Essay engagement management

PROJECT 3

CROSS-CULTURAL/RHETORICAL LITERACIES

CROSS-CULTURAL/RHETORICAL LITERACIES Purpose: The purpose of this project is to demonstrate how students from different cultural backgrounds use different rhetorical (writing) strategies to describe and analyze their cultural artifacts (see project 2 project guidelines) In this paper, you will: ● write a cross-cultural/rhetorical analysis paper ● read your peers’ papers (there will be 4-5 students in a group); your peers’

papers will be your sources. You can also use additional sources to support your argument

● summarize, paraphrase, and quote your peers’ essays ● compare, contrast, and also critically analyze the essays ● demonstrate how everyone uses different rhetorical strategies to describe

cultural artifacts ● state what is old knowledge (you already knew) and new knowledge ● avoid plagiarism (and also help your peers avoid plagiarism)

WORKING ON THE PROJECT: WRITING PROCESSES ● Write 7-10 inquiry questions on Google Drive and share them with your

colleagues (and share with your peers for peer review--make it commentable).

● Arrange your inquiry questions and create outline on Google Drive (and share with your peers for peer review--make it commentable).

● Begin to develop your project based on the outline and inquiry questions (if you change some, let me know).

● Post your draft -1 in Eli and do peer review (group peer review) based on the rubrics (I will assign groups after you post your drafts); peer review guidelines will be posted in Eli.

● Revise your project based on your peers’ feedback and comments and post Draft -2 on Google Drive (or Eli--I will let you know) for peer review

● Revise your project based on the comments and feedback. ● Final project--post on the project 3 web page (like project 1 and 2)

THINKING WHILE WRITING ● What is the main thesis/focus? Does it have a central idea? Is it clearly

established and maintained throughout (the paper)? ● Does it develop the purpose of your paper? ● Does it provide important evidences to support your claim? ● Does it address (global) audience well? You have audience from all around

the world. ● Does it raise question that you are trying to explore? ● How is the main idea supported by evidences (or supported by other

sub-titles)? ● What evidences, examples, sources, images, and videos do you have to

support your ideas? ● Does the writer/you quote/cite and analyze the sources well? ● Is the “Works Cited” page for MLA) or “References” page for APA created

(in a separate page)? ● Are the use of syntax, grammar, and mechanics accurate?

AUDIENCE/PURPOSE-DRIVEN ESSAY ● Your last name/page number, your/professor’s name, course information,

project, and due date ● Title/subtitles ● Main idea is explained well that is followed by illustrations, evidences,

examples, and images/tables etc. ● You can use figures, tables, and graphics (use captions-see model

essays); if you are using them, they should communicate what you intend them to do; they should not result in unnecessary clutter

● Sources: Summarize, paraphrase, and quote them properly (be aware of plagiarism)

● Revise your essay several times and also ask your peers to read it for you; revise where your readers do not understand, or wherever they tend to get lost

● Edit, polish, and proofread ● Final Paper!

REQUIREMENTS ● 12 point font ● One-inch margins ● Arial/Calibri ● If it is more than one page,

your last name and page numbers on each page (MLA)

● Your name ● Professor’s name ● Course (WRA …) ● The name of the assignment ● Due date (see sample

essay/s)

● Double spaced ● Caption/s (if you have any

images) ● 6-8 pages ● MLA/APA citation format ● Save everything electronically

(dropbox and Google Drive recommended)

● See the model essays (on the “Resources/Materials”)

PROJECT 2 :: GRADE ALLOCATION

● Inquiry Questions/Outline - 10% ● Draft 1 – 10% ● Draft 2 – 10% ● Draft 3 – 10% ● Global Peer Review - 10% ● Final – 50% For due dates (other information), check syllabus and calendar

THANK YOU