The purpose of this response is to ask you to critically think about some of the new concepts or old concepts that you learned in new ways. By doing this critical reflection, you have the opportunity to think about what you have learned in this class and how it is useful beyond the "walls" of this class.
First, think about how you would define the following concepts that you have worked with this semester:
- genre
- research questions
- IMRAD
- rhetorical situation
- rhetorical grammar
- collaborative writing
Second, think about what you learned about these concepts:
- Did you learn anything about the concept? Was the concept completely new?
- Did you get re-introduced to this concept?
- Did any of these concepts correspond to what you already learned in previous classes? Which classes?
- Were these concepts presented the same way that they were presented in previous classes? If not, what do you think accounts for the differences?
- What did you do this semester in English 110C that really helped you to understand the concept best?
- Did you apply any of these concepts to work that you did in another class or context this semester?
- In what ways do you think you will be applying these concepts in future academic, workplace, civic, or social contexts?
Third, write a 500 -750-word cohesive letter to the instructor in which you...
- comply with the genre of a letter. Note that the purpose of this letter is NOT to articulate to the instructor what you liked about the class; instead the point is to demonstrate what you have learned.
- define all of these concepts above using your own words
- choose three of these concepts
- compose cohesive statements about these three concepts using the questions above
Logistic:
- 500 - 750 word, single spaced statement
- On April 29, 2019 submit your letter on the "Student Work" page for "Assignment #5: TED Talk" in the Google Classroom
- 50 points
In addition to the general evaluation criteria, the instructor will be looking for evidence of...
- an understanding of the course concepts and an ability to articulate them to an audience
- an understanding of your audience, the instructor
- the points that you are trying to make about the three concepts using concrete examples from your work and your peer's work
- appropriate use of conventions, including MLA, APA, or an appropriate citation formatting