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ENG 130 Module Two Reading Response Template Exploring the Text

Complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information.

Selected text you will use for your project: [Insert text.]

Identify a possible primary audience of the text: [Insert text.]

Identify other possible audiences for the text: [Insert text.]

Explain why both possible audiences (primary and other) are appropriate regarding the genre of the text: [Insert text.]

Explain why both possible audiences (primary and other) are appropriate regarding the writing situation of the text: [Insert text.]

Describe how the writer attracts and guides the audience: [Insert text.]

ENG 130 Module One Reading Response Template Interviewing the Text

Complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information.

Choose the text you will use for your project. Then, explain why you chose that text: [Insert text.]

Identify the topic of the text: [Insert text.]

Identify the genre of the text: [Insert text.]

Describe the writer’s purpose: [Insert text.]

Determine the historical context of the text: [Insert text.]

Determine the cultural context of the text: [Insert text.]

Identify the core idea of the text: [Insert text.]

Identify details of the text that are relevant to the core idea: [Insert text.]

ENG 130 Module Two Written Response Exemplar Audience Understanding

Complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information.

Selected text you will use for your project: “What Everyone Needs to Know to Be More Productive” by Dana Rousmaniere

Identify an audience for your project: The people who need this information include employees of any size business, business owners, and people just starting in their careers who need advice. I think the information could also be useful for college students, especially those who also work or have children, because they also need to manage their time better and treat their college work as paid work. Therefore, I’d like to focus on employees as my first audience.

Identify a second audience for your project: Business owners or managers could also use this information and include it in new employee training or as advice in their employee management. For this reason, I’d like to focus on staff managers as my second audience.

Describe the writing situation for your project: Since my project writing situation will focus on evaluating and analyzing the article for these two different audiences who are connected to workplace situations, I’d like my project to focus on workplace issues and concerns in 2022, especially the way the workplace is changing.

Explain why each audience is appropriate for the content and writing situation: Both audiences are appropriate for the content and writing situation of my project, because in my project, I will focus on analyzing an article about productivity in the workplace. My analysis of the information in that article would meet the needs of both of my audiences. For example, my analysis could help employees understand the information in the article, which could help them be more productive at work while managing their energy levels. Similarly, staff managers could use my analysis when developing trainings for their employees or when leading their teams to be more productive while practicing healthy habits. It will be interesting to think through how to customize the paper for each audience.

ENG 130 Module Two Reading Response Exemplar Exploring the Text

Complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information.

Selected text you will use for your project: “What Everyone Needs to Know to Be More Productive” by Dana Rousmaniere

Identify a possible primary audience of the text: If I return to my thinking in week 1, the core idea is “being productive is important, but equally important is creating a balance between productivity and regular life in order to remain fresh and energetic for both.” The primary audience for this core idea might be people in the workforce who find it difficult to create a work–life balance. This could be adults of all ages who are in the workforce.

Identify other possible audiences for the text: Other possible audiences for the article might be managers of people who struggle to find work–life balance, HR staff, and workplace wellness staff. The families of workers who find it difficult to be both productive and have energy for regular life might also find it useful.

Explain why both possible audiences (primary and other) are appropriate regarding the genre of the text: It’s a persuasive and informative article, so it can help persuade any of these audiences, and the information could be useful and valuable in its own way for each specific audience.

Explain why both possible audiences (primary and other) are appropriate regarding the writing situation of the text: When I look back at the purpose I wrote about in Module One, I said that the author wrote the article to educate readers on the useful and not-as-useful productivity tips. I also said that the topic looked into self-care as well as productivity in the workplace. The two audiences I’ve listed for the article are both connected to workplace situations, so the writing situation is appropriate to inform and persuade both audiences.

Describe how the writer attracts and guides the audience: The writer provides specific examples, is strictly informational, and offers links to articles that detail each example offered.

ENG 130 Module One Reading Response Exemplar Interviewing the Text

Complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information.

Choose the text you will use for your project. Then, explain why you chose that text: For my project, I have selected “What Everyone Needs to Know to Be More Productive” by Dana Rousmaniere. I chose this text because I found the topic useful, and I can apply aspects of it to my real life.

Identify the topic of the text: This article is about how to be more productive in the workplace and in your life, but it’s also about self-care and how to maintain a balance between productivity and mental health and rest required to do good work and be a better person.

Identify the genre of the text: This is a persuasive and informative article that evaluates other information about productivity. So, it combines the genres of persuasion, explanation, and evaluation.

Describe the writer’s purpose: The author seems to have written the article to educate readers on the best and most popular productivity tips as well as popular tips that are not as useful.

Determine the historical context of the text: This article was written in the early twenty-first century, a time when workers in the West felt they were competing with AI, technologies, and each other. As a result, people want to be more productive to be more competitive in the workplace and as earners.

Determine the cultural context of the text: This article was written within the contexts of business culture and productivity culture. Evidence for this is the publication itself ( Harvard Business Review) and the sheer volume of articles the author read and condensed to share the highlights of productivity practice.

Identify the core idea of the text: Being productive is important, but equally important is creating a balance between productivity and regular life to remain fresh and energetic for both.

Identify details of the text that are relevant to the core idea: At the start of the article, Rousmaniere (2015) supports the idea that productivity is important: “we can all benefit from learning to ramp up our own personal productivity” (p. 2). Later in the article, the need for balance and non-productive time is emphasized: “You can often get more done by focusing less on work and committing to less. So, by all means, take a break, regroup, and come back with renewed energy and focus” (p. 4).

Module Two Written Response Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Now that you have examined the writer’s choices in relation to audience in the text you have chosen for the project, you will turn your attention to your own writing. This assignment will prepare you to identify the audience for each version of the paper you will write for your project, describe the needs of the audience, and describe the needs of the writing situation for your project.

Directions

For this assignment, you will address prompts about the audience and writing situation of your own writing using the template linked in the What to Submit section.

Specifically, you must address the following:

1. Identify an audience for your project.
   1. Who needs the analysis of the text that you will communicate in your project?
   2. This will be the primary audience you will address in your project.
2. Identify a second audience for your project.
   1. Who else needs that information?
   2. This will be the secondary audience you will address in your project.
3. Describe the writing situation for your project.
   1. What do you think the writing situation is for your project?
4. Explain why each audience is appropriate for the content and writing situation.
   1. Why are the two audiences you identified appropriate for the content and writing situation of your project?

What to Submit

Submit your completed Module Two Written Response Template for grading. Although you will refer to your selected text in your assignment, you will not refer to any sources from outside this course.

Supporting Materials

The following resources will support your work on this assignment:

Student Exemplar: Module Two Written Response Exemplar This is an example of a completed written response template for this assignment. You may want to use this as a guide when addressing the rubric criteria for this assignment.

Module Two Written Response Rubric

Criteria	Proficient (100%)	Needs Improvement (75%)	Not Evident (0%)	Value
Audience	Identifies an audience for the project	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying an audience based on who needs the analysis that will be communicated in the project	Does not attempt criterion	20
Second Audience	Identifies a second audience for the project	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying a different audience from the one identified as the first audience or identifying an audience on the basis of who else needs the analysis that will be communicated in the project	Does not attempt criterion	20
Writing Situation	Describes the writing situation for the project	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include describing a writing situation relevant to the project	Does not attempt criterion	25
Why Each Audience Is Appropriate	Explains why each audience is appropriate for the content and writing situation	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include explaining why the audiences identified in the assignment are appropriate based on the content of the project or based on the writing situation of the project, or including an explanation for each audience	Does not attempt criterion	25
Clear Communication	Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience	Shows progress towards proficiency, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding	Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication	10
Total:	100%

Module Two Reading Response Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

In this assignment, you will continue to work with the text you chose for the project. Like the reading response you completed last week, this activity will guide you in analyzing key aspects of the text. This assignment will prepare you to explain the writer’s choices in relation to the genre of the text and explain the writer’s choices in relation to audience, purpose, and/or subject of the text. It will also prepare you to identify an audience for the second version of your paper, describe the needs of that audience, and describe the needs of the writing situation for the second version of your paper.

Directions

For this assignment, you will address prompts about the audience and writing situation in relation to genre, core idea, and purpose using the template linked in the What to Submit section.

Specifically, you must address the following regarding your chosen text:

1. Identify a possible primary audience of the text.
   1. On the basis of the core idea and purpose of the text, who do you think could be the primary audience of the text?
   2. Remember that in this assignment, you are thinking about who the writer of your chosen text might have intended to address, not the audiences that you will address in your project.
2. Identify other possible audiences for the text.
   1. What are other possible audiences for the text?
3. Explain why both possible audiences (primary and other) are appropriate regarding the genre of the text.
   1. Why are the audiences appropriate considering the genre of the text?
4. Explain why both possible audiences (primary and other) are appropriate regarding the writing situation of the text.
   1. Why are those audiences appropriate considering the writing situation of the text?
5. Describe how the writer attracts and guides the audience.
   1. How does the writer capture the attention of the audience?
   2. How does the writer guide the audience in the text?

What to Submit

Submit your completed Module Two Reading Response Template for grading. Although you will refer to your selected text in your assignment, you will not refer to any sources from outside this course.

Supporting Materials

The following resources will support your work on this assignment:

Student Exemplar: Module Two Reading Response Exemplar This is an example of a completed reading response template for this assignment. You may want to use this as a guide when addressing the rubric criteria for this assignment.

Module Two Reading Response Rubric

Criteria	Proficient (100%)	Needs Improvement (75%)	Not Evident (0%)	Value
Possible Primary Audience	Identifies a possible primary audience of the text	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying a possible primary audience based on the core idea and purpose of the text	Does not attempt criterion	18
Other Possible Audiences	Identifies other possible audiences for the text	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying a different audience from the one identified as the primary audience	Does not attempt criterion	18
Appropriate Regarding Genre	Explains why both possible audiences are appropriate regarding the genre of the text	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include making connections between each possible audience and the genre of the text	Does not attempt criterion	18
Appropriate Regarding Writing Situation	Explains why both possible audiences are appropriate regarding the writing situation of the text	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include making connections between each possible audience and the writing situation of the text	Does not attempt criterion	18
Attracts and Guides the Audience	Describes how the writer attracts and guides the audience	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include describing how the writer captures the attention of the audience or describing how the writer guides the audience in the text	Does not attempt criterion	18
Clear Communication	Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience	Shows progress towards proficiency, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding	Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication	10
Total:	100%