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DUE DATE: End of FINALS WEEK
30 pts. | see Google Classroom for additional information, resources, & official due dates
Your final project in the class in indented to measure your overall mastery of our ENGLI 1101 course objectives. For this project, you will be required to identify a problem that exists within a discourse community that you are a member of. Once you have done this, you will be asked to (1) pitch your idea, (2) write a proposal, (3) plan your solution to that problem, and (4) deliver your product to a real person (or persons) within that discourse community.
This project will require you to compose in a variety of genres. For starters, your proposal should carefully identify the problem, and also the steps you suggest for solving that issue. The design of your product is ultimately dependent upon what you think is the most persuasive way of convincing your audience. The document -- or whatever form your product takes -- should likely be multimodal, providing a clear summary of the problem, and should also indicate a solution for how the problem may be fixed or improved.
You will also have to craft a cover letter to your audience which introduces -- and summarizes the purpose of -- your proposal. Think of this as a brief introduction to the product you've created.
Finally, in addition to the cover letter and the proposal, you will be asked to craft a reflection essay which explains how your project provides evidence of your own mastery of our course objectives.
This project will require you to evaluate some of your own discourse communities in an attempt to identify an issue which could be solved via written text crafted by you. A really good option here would be to look across our own COD campus; what issues do you see out there? How can the college, or a program, do a better job of serving you? How can you design something which highlights the problem while also affording some solution?
We will spend much of November and December working on this project. You are encouraged to reach out to me as you think about, plan, and design your project. Finally, you may -- and are even encouraged to -- work in groups.
Evaluation Criteria:
Do you observe the proper etiquette of a cover letter? Does it provide a succinct summary of your proposal? Is your language written in a clear and concise tone, and free of grammatical errors?
Does your proposal clearly identify a problem while offering a reasonable solution? Is your proposal designed effectively and persuasively?
Do you participate in-class workshops and peer review? Does your project undergo appropriate revisions?
Finally, in conjunction with your cover letter and proposal, does your reflection essay provide evidence of your mastery of our course objectives?
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