Writing Project Essay

W27,​ ​Fall​ ​2017 Unit​ ​1:​ ​Where​ ​are​ ​we​ ​coming​ ​from,​ ​and​ ​how​ ​did​ ​we​ ​get​ ​here? Unit​ ​Readings:

★ Genre​ ​Toolkit​ ​(HWW) ★ Generating​ ​Arguments​ ​(HWW) ★ The​ ​Parachute​ ​Generation ★ The​ ​Globalization​ ​of​ ​America’s​ ​Colleges ★ #You​ ​Are​ ​Welcome​ ​Here ★ The​ ​unbelievable​ ​things​ ​some​ ​Chinese​ ​students​... ★ “My​ ​Bondage​ ​and​ ​my​ ​Freedom” ★ “Memoirs​ ​of​ ​a​ ​Rebel​ ​Princess” ★ “Mother​ ​Tongue” ★ Making​ ​a​ ​Thesis​ ​Evolve ★ 10-on-1

Unit​ ​1​ ​Learning​ ​Outcomes

Reading Writing

➢ Annotate​ ​readings​ ​to​ ​improve​ ​your ability​ ​to​ ​use​ ​texts​ ​for​ ​writing

➢ Compare​ ​different​ ​textual​ ​genres​ ​that address​ ​the​ ​similar​ ​topics​ ​to​ ​better understand​ ​how​ ​texts​ ​are​ ​designed​ ​to meet​ ​different​ ​aims

➢ Identify​ ​key​ ​concepts​ ​in​ ​a​ ​reading ➢ Provide​ ​feedback​ ​to​ ​peers​ ​on​ ​drafts​ ​to

improve​ ​your​ ​ability​ ​to​ ​assess​ ​and essay’s​ ​effectiveness

➢ Learn​ ​(or​ ​review​ ​vocabulary​ ​words associated​ ​with​ ​writing​ ​and​ ​reading processes)

➢ Define​ ​key​ ​concepts​ ​in​ ​an​ ​essay ➢ Summarize​ ​and​ ​analyze​ ​readings ➢ Generate​ ​raw​ ​material​ ​that​ ​can​ ​be

used​ ​in​ ​an​ ​essay​ ​(500​ ​words​ ​+ 10-on-1)

➢ Provide​ ​feedback​ ​to​ ​peers​ ​on​ ​drafts​ ​to improve​ ​your​ ​peers’​ ​writing

➢ Move​ ​beyond​ ​the​ ​5-paragraph​ ​essay format

➢ Develop​ ​a​ ​thesis​ ​driven,​ ​text-based integrative​ ​essay

➢ Answering​ ​the​ ​“so​ ​what?”​ ​question ➢ Write​ ​an​ ​essay​ ​that​ ​you’d​ ​be​ ​proud​ ​to

share​ ​with​ ​friends​ ​and​ ​family

Your​ ​Task:​ ​​The​ ​article​ ​“​The​ ​Parachute​ ​Generation​”​ ​by​ ​Brook​ ​Lamer​ ​highlights​ ​different​ ​types​ ​of cultural,​ ​social,​ ​educational,​ ​and​ ​economical​ ​problems​ ​faced​ ​by​ ​Chinese​ ​international​ ​students and​ ​the​ ​educational​ ​enterprises​ ​that​ ​try​ ​to​ ​entice​ ​them​ ​to​ ​study​ ​abroad.​ ​For​ ​your​ ​essay​ ​focus​ ​on one​ ​of​ ​these​ ​concepts​ ​or​ ​any​ ​combination​ ​of​ ​these.​ ​Using​ ​examples​ ​from​ ​the​ ​article​ ​and​ ​from​ ​at least​ ​one​ ​additional​ ​source​ ​we’ve​ ​read​ ​so​ ​far,​ ​write​ ​an​ ​essay​ ​in​ ​which​ ​you​ ​explore​ ​your​ ​values and​ ​relationship​ ​to​ ​being​ ​an​ ​international​ ​student​ ​in​ ​America.​ ​You​ ​may​ ​want​ ​to​ ​identify​ ​this relationship​ ​through​ ​your​ ​own​ ​motivation​ ​and​ ​reasons​ ​for​ ​learning,​ ​using​ ​terms​ ​such​ ​as intrinsic-learner​,​ ​​extrinsic-learner,​ ​multicultural-learner​ ​​or​ ​any​ ​other​ ​term​ ​you’ve​ ​chosen​ ​to consider​ ​yourself.

To​ ​get​ ​started,​ ​consider​ ​the​ ​following​ ​prompts:​ ​Name​ ​your​ ​position​ ​(e.g.​ ​​intrinsic-learner​, extrinsic-learner,​ ​multicultural-learner,​ ​etc)​​ ​and​ ​define​ ​the​ ​term​ ​you​ ​are​ ​using.​ ​Provide​ ​your reader​ ​with​ ​examples​ ​that​ ​help​ ​them​ ​(i)​ ​understand​ ​your​ ​definition​ ​and​ ​(ii)​ ​why​ ​you​ ​are assigning​ ​it​ ​to​ ​yourself.​ ​In​ ​addition,​ ​provide​ ​context;​ ​how​ ​do​ ​your​ ​views​ ​compare​ ​to​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the claims​ ​and​ ​examples​ ​made​ ​by​ ​the​ ​authors​ ​we​ ​have​ ​read?​ ​Answer​ ​the​ ​“So​ ​what? Question--what​ ​does​ ​your​ ​analysis​ ​reveal?​ ​What​ ​is​ ​at​ ​stake?​ ​Why​ ​should​ ​we​ ​(the​ ​readers) care?​ ​Other​ ​ways​ ​to​ ​get​ ​started,​ ​include​ ​mining​ ​your​ ​previous​ ​prompts​ ​from​ ​to​ ​help​ ​you​ ​discover a​ ​position​ ​you’ve​ ​already​ ​taken​ ​or​ ​doing​ ​some​ ​focused​ ​freewriting​ ​on​ ​one​ ​of​ ​your​ ​concepts​ ​until you​ ​have​ ​a​ ​general​ ​idea​ ​of​ ​where​ ​you​ ​you’d​ ​like​ ​to​ ​begin. Your​ ​final​ ​draft​ ​should​ ​be​ ​4​ ​full-5​ ​pages​ ​long​ ​(Times​ ​or​ ​Arial,​ ​12​ ​pt.,​ ​1”​ ​margins,​ ​double-spaced) and​ ​use​ ​MLA​ ​or​ ​APA​ ​style​ ​citations.​ ​Please​ ​see​ ​the​ ​course​ ​syllabus​ ​for​ ​more​ ​formatting​ ​details. First​ ​and​ ​final​ ​draft​ ​due​ ​date​ ​are​ ​are​ ​located​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Class​ ​Calendar.​ ​​Print​​ ​one​ ​copy​ ​and​ ​​Upload the​ ​first​ ​draft​ ​to​ ​Google​ ​Classroom.