Final Project

It carries 25 points and has two parts: 

1. Read, label, annotate (explaining why you think as you do) a New Yorker article for 12 points. 

1. The rhetorical situation: persona of the writer, purpose, audience, genre; 2 point 
2. Mark the claims, & so what, and add your own headings so you paraphrase the whole arc of the argument (or writer’s stance). 4 points 
3. Find, label and explain these: 3 points
   1. At least 3 strategies for coherence 
   2. Why it (the issue or problem in the article) matters
4. Find & discuss any two examples of two of these items below: 3 points 
   1. Everyday language
   2. Metacommentary 
   3. Templates 
   4. Voice markers 
   5. Naysayers & answers to the naysayer 
   6. “Framed” or “nested”  quotations 

2 Work the Metacognition table, thoughtfully and completely for 13 points.

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