- English 200W
- Unit 2
- Spring 2023
Overview and goals
“Research about the Power of Writing” will involve doing additional research from a number of topics that will be introduced in the class over the course of the semester—language standards, literacy, writing and technology, raciolinguistics, and mass writing.
The project
For this project, you’ll do research into an aspect of a topic that interests you and write an annotated bibliography. Then students will construct an argumentative project that communicates your stance and the research you think other people should know. This can take the form of a traditional academic essay, but these projects can also take the form of a video, podcast, website, personal essay, graphic essay, infographic, meme series, or twitter thread (or some combination). In addition to your project, you’ll write a short 1-page reflection on the genre and your argument.
Requirements
Annotated Bibliography: 5-7 texts minimum in a mix of popular sources (news sites, blogs, etc.), multimodal sources (meaningful images, YouTube videos, etc.), and scholarly sources such as journals on writing/rhetoric found online and through the college databases.
Elements of each annotated bibliography entry:
- Full MLA citation of the text and URL/DOI when available,
- A short (3-5 lines) summary of the text.
- A short reflection on how you will use the text and how it contributes to the argument you intend to make.
- 1-2 quotes you anticipate referring back to or using in your argument text.
Full Draft Length: 1200-1500 words (equivalent of 5-6 pages without images). You are also welcome to do the equivalent with slides, video, audio or any other medium of your choosing, although I ask that you don’t use a medium that you’ve used for an assignment before (alphabetic text essays are the only medium that can be repeated).
Reflective Blog Post: 1-page reflection (aprox. 500 words) analyzing the text you made, discussing its genre, your purpose in the text, your audience considerations, and how the form fits/enhances/assists/etc. your argument.
Annotated Bibliography: 4/3
First draft: 4/17
Final: 4/28
