Homework for April 3

Please post your genre example, answers to the questions i n SG, and a description of the publication that the example is in.

Homework for March 13

What are the strenghts of the essay that you read in WPL? Be specific and thorough.

Homework for Monday, March 9

See the reading assignment in the syllabus to answer the questions: 

What are the three common mistakes people make in their essay?  

How can you best avoid bias in your own essay?

Homework for Friday, Feb. 20

After completing the assigned reading in the WPL, summarize the situation with the cartoon in the Daily Wildcat, highlighting the most important points from the chapter.

Homework for Monday, Feb. 16

After completing the assigned reading, answer the questions. 

What is the difference between a subject and a topic?  What is a potential topic for your controversy analysis? What is your potential research question? Who would be the stakeholders? 

For Friday, Feb. 6

See the SG, p. 196. Then write a preliminary thesis statement for your first essay assignment.  We will workshop these in class on Friday, so bring your laptops/tablets.

Homework for Wed, Feb 4

Read the New York Times newspaper Op-Ed piece and answer the questions:

Identify the primary and secondary audiences (they are pretty obvious, as he addresses the text to them specifically in a national newspaper). 

What is the author's tone? What effect might this have on the two audiences and why?