Category: Weekly Assignments (Page 1 of 2)

Homework DUE Wed. Nov. 17th

Write a proposal that is at least 200 words. The proposal should answer the following questions in depth. That means don’t just answer the question: What is the genre. Article. But what type of article, maybe even start thinking about a specific publication for the article.

• A 1-2 sentence statement of what you want to teach your audience (the most important thing you learned in Module 2);
• The audience you are trying to reach
• Your purpose (or really how you are hoping your audience will react)
• The genre you are planning to write in and why you chose it
• The KEY Elements of the genre (what has to be included to make it an example of the genre!)
• A plan — how do you intend to get started?
• Anything you might be worried about.  What are your concerns about finishing this project?

Use slides 8 through 27 in this PowerPoint to help you.

Week 11

Wed. Nov. 10th

1. Week 11 Wednesday PowerPoint
2. Introduce Project 3
3. Look closely at many different genres and how different genres present information about different topics to different audiences!

Week 12

Mon. Nov. 15th

In Class

1. Week 12 Mon. PowerPoint. 
2. Continue to think about how different genres address different topics and different audiences. Think about how we can apply this to our writing and our topics. 
3. Project 3: Step 1 – Choose an audience and a genre! DUE END OF CLAS TODAY!
4. Discuss what a project proposal is and what to include in one. Model how to write one and plan for how to write your own. Begin to draft your project proposals.

Homework

1. Project Proposal Due. Reply to the Post on OpenLab under Week 12, Mon. Nov. 15th.

Wed. Nov. 17th

In Class

• Week 12 Wednesday PowerPoint
• Review Proposals! 
• Identify the KEY elements of some different genres (Blogs, News Articles, Opinion Articles)
• Explore 2 key strategies to explain complex concepts and expand ideas (summarizing and paraphrasing) 
• Discuss how to begin drafting genre piece

Homework

1. Find a Mentor Publication. So if your genre is a blog, find an example of a blog that you like and want to model your piece after, or a news article, etc. NOTE, it can be one of your sources or one of the pieces we have read/ watched this year! Write a BRIEF description of what you like about the mentor piece and what text features/ genre elements you might use from it.  
2. Begin to draft your genre piece. Think about what quotes you might use (look at your quotable from project 2! Look at your summaries of your sources from project 2 and think about what you might take from them, think about what you might paraphrase from your sources to help you write your genre piece! 

Week 13

Mon. Nov. 22nd

In Class

• Week 13 Monday PowerPoint
• Share your Mentor Publication! Discuss
  • What Elements will you include? What TONE will you chose? What might you borrow (style wise) from your mentor publication?
• Project 3: Drafting – What to Include
• Project 3: Drafting – Strategies to explain complex concepts and expand ideas (Summarizing, Quoting and Paraphrasing) Transitional Words \ Phrases 

Homework

• “Popular Culture Is Killing Writing” by Bronwyn T. Williams. Answer the following questions on OpenLab.  
  • What did you think of this text? Explain!  Be honest! Did you find any parts interesting? Did you learn something new?
  • What is it mostly about? Write a 2-3 sentence summary. Be specific. Refer to the text itself. Use quotes even! 
  • What is the genre of the text? What is the tone?
  • Who do you think is the intended audience of the piece? Who is meant to read this text?
  • What do you think is the purpose of this text? Why do you think the author wrote it?
  • Some people argue that popular culture is killing writing, explain their argument.
  • The author disagrees with the argument that popular culture is killing writing. What proof does the author provide that in fact, popular culture is not only killing writing but helps student writing. Provide 1-2 examples.
  • Do you agree or disagree with the author’s argument? Explain! Use examples of your writing to support your argument. 
• Think about WHAT you are going to include in your drafts. Begin your drafts. Start to PARAPHRASE, SUMMARIZE and QUOTE from your sources! 

Wed. Nov. 24th

In Class

• Week 13 Wednesday PowerPoint
• Discuss Read “Popular Culture Is Killing Writing” by Bronwyn T. Williams
• Drafting Project 3 – Adding Evidence
• Drafting Project 3 – How to add text features (headings, captions, audio-visuals, etc) and images. Read “Clean Up Your Mess: A Guide to Visual Design for Everyone” 
• Meet individually with Professor Coleman for a check-in on Project

Homework

• Catch up on missing work
• Begin to draft Project 3. MAKE sure to keep the GENRE and GENRE ELEMENTS in Mind! 

My GENRE is    ||    GENRE Elements I must include are 

MY AUDIENCE is || To reach my audience I must 

My PURPOSE is 

MY MAIN MESSAGE / CLAIM / IDEA is

EVIDENCE (statistics, data, experts, etc.) to include are 

Week 14

Mon. Nov. 29th

In Class

• Week 14 Monday PowerPoint
• Consider how to add ethos, pathos and logos to strengthen the message 
• Introduce and plan for the artist’s statement

Homework

• DRAFT of Project 3 and Artist’s Statement–Due Monday, December 6th
• Catch up on missed assignments!

Wed. Dec. 1st

In Class

• Week 14 Wednesday PowerPoint
• Discuss the genre elements you must include and think about how to incorporate them
• Take time to draft genre piece and artist’s statement

Homework

• DRAFT of Project 3 and Artist’s Statement–Due Monday, December 6th
• Catch up on missed assignments!

Week 15

Mon. December 6th

In Class

• Revise and edit drafts of Project 3
• Week 15 Monday PowerPoint 

Homework

Continue Revising Project 3–Final project DUE Monday, December 13th!

Wed. December 8th

In Class

• Week 15 Wednesday PowerPoint
• Revise and edit drafts of Project 3
• Discuss how to create a Works Cited page for your genre piece
• Read and discuss “The Maker’s Eye” by Donald Murray and apply to our artist’s statements

Homework

• Final project DUE Monday, December 13th!
• TURN in BOTH the GENRE PIECE AND the ARTIST’S STATEMENT

Upload Final Project 3

Week 16

Mon. December 13th

In Class

• Week 16 Monday PowerPoint
• Share favorite part(s) of Project 3!
• Introduce the Final Reflection
• Introduce the Final Portfolio
• Discuss the writing process and strategies that are transferable across genres and content areas, ways we use writing in our lives

Homework

• Final Portfolio DUE Monday, Dec. 20th
• Final Reflection DUE Monday, Dec. 20th
• Next week I would like to celebrate our learning! I would like for you to prepare to share a favorite piece of your writing from this semester with the class! 

Link to Folders:

  10am Proj. 1   || 10am Proj. 2     ||  10am Proj. 3 

Use the Google Drive folder titled Final Portfolios to upload your FINAL PORTFOLIO. 

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