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WRIT1001 – Assessment Overview
(Short Writing Tasks and Final Essay)

 
In WRIT1001 you submit four short writing tasks corresponding to different aspects of the writing process. These tasks will be submitted throughout the semester as you build toward the completion of an argumentative academic essay. The final essay will conduct a rhetorical analysis of a debate/issue/event that is of interest to a specific academic discipline. You will be expected to:
 
·        identify various scholarly and/or non-scholarly viewpoints on your topic and analyse those opinions using rhetorical concepts and terms
·        refer to (and accurately cite) academic sources related to your topic AND related torhetoric
·        create your own argument that is supported by a rhetorical analysis of the topic
·        use academic sources (both related to your topic AND to rhetoric) to support your claims and define key terms
·        write and present your argument in a style (formality, tone, complexity, layout, etc) that is suitable for an academic reader with general knowledge about your topic and a special interest in the study of rhetoric
 
Because the Short Writing Tasks build to the Final Essay in WRIT1001, you can re-use research and writing submitted for the Short Writing Tasks.But unless you have permission from the unit of study coordinator, you cannot re-use writing you have completed for any other course in WRIT1001. Equally, you cannot re-use writing completed in WRIT1001 for any other course.
 
Following academic conventions, for all assessments submitted in WRIT1001 you should reference and cite all sources you refer to in your submission. Students should follow APA or MLA style guidelines for citation, referencing, and formatting. See: http://libguides.library.usyd.edu.au/content.php?pid=160012&sid=1510179
or
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/
 
The remainder of this document contains the instructions for the four Short Writing Tasks and the Final Essay.
 
 

 

Assessment Instructions

Short Writing Task 1: Invention Task

DUE (online via blackboard): due Monday 3 April, 11:59pm;
WEIGHTING: marked out of 10, worth 10% of your overall grade for the unit
LENGTH: 500 words, reference list not included
 
The goal of this task is to introduce and investigate the topic you will analyse for your final essay, suggest how you will analyse it, and identify what field/discipline of academics are engaged with the debate. You must:
 
·        describe the debate and identify at least two views on the issue that are supported by different lines of reasoning or argumentative appeals
·        define and explain how you will use rhetorical conceptsto evaluate the various viewpoints and stances.
Note - You might use concepts such as the rhetorical situation, rhetorical appeals, rhetorical fallacies, canons of rhetoric, branches of rhetoric. Or you might use single components of these concepts (eg, ethos, pathos, logos, slippery slope fallacies, scare tactics, invention, arrangement, Rogerian argumentation, deliberative / epideictic / forensic rhetoric, etc).
·        cite at least three sources including at least one academic source relating to the study of rhetoric
·        explain why your analysis will be of interest to an academic reader with general knowledge about your topic and a special interest in the study of rhetoric
 
On a separate page at the end of your SWT1 you must include a Reference list or Works Cited list for all sources mentioned in the submission.
 

Short Writing Task 2: Research Task

DUE (online via blackboard):due Monday 3 April, 11:59pm.
WEIGHTING: marked out of 10, worth 10% of your overall grade for the unit
LENGTH: 500 words, excerpts and reference list not included
 
The goal of this task is to engage with research relevant to your topic AND to the study of rhetoric. You will find one academic source on your topic and one academic source about rhetoric. For each of your academic sources you must:
 
·        include and reference an excerpt from the source that is 4-5 sentences long
·        under the subheading ‘Summary’, summarise and cite the excerpt
·        under the subheading ‘Paraphrase’, paraphrase and cite the excerpt
·        under the heading ‘Direct Quotation’, introduce and cite a short quote from the excerpt, and follow the quote with one or two sentences that connect the quote to the argument you are developing for the final essay
 
On a separate page at the end of your submission for SWT2 you must include a Reference list or Works Cited list conforming to the requirements of a style guide (see page 1). You can use the sources you used in SWT1 for SWT2 as well as any paragraphs/sentences written for assessment tasks in WRIT1001.

Short Writing Task 3: Arrangement Task

DUE (online via blackboard):due Monday 8 May, 11:59pm
WEIGHTING: marked out of 10, worth 10% of your overall grade for the unit
LENGTH: 500 words, quotes and reference list not included
 
The goal of this task is tobuild on your topic from SWT1 and create an outline for an essay conducting a rhetorical analysis of the issue/debate you identified. Your plan (using subheadings and dot points) should:
·        include a draft thesis statement that is clear, complex, and interesting, and that will be supported by your essay’s rhetorical analysis (using any of the concepts you identified in SWT1)
·        use an arrangement strategy discussed in class and/or in the readings to plan an essay that identifies how rhetoric is used in the debate/issue you’re discussing
·        include an essay title that mentions rhetoric and argumentative subheadings that show the progression of your argument
·        include at least four accurately referenced/cited academic sources and describe how they will be used in your argument
 
On a separate page at the end of your submission for SWT3 you must include a Reference list or Works Cited list conforming to the requirements of a style guide (see page 1). You can use the sources you used in previous Short Writing Tasks as well as any paragraphs/sentences written for assessment tasks in WRIT1001.
 

Short Writing Task 4: Style Task

DUE (online via blackboard):due Monday 8 May, 11:59pm
WEIGHTING: marked out of 10, worth 10% of your overall grade for the unit
LENGTH: 500 words, reference list not included
 
The goal of this task is to practice using and/or adapting academic language and paragraph conventions to best support your argument. You will draft an introduction and a body paragraph from your essay. The introductory paragraph should:
·        contain and interesting hook and opening comments suitable to the type of essay you’re writing
·        contain a clear, interesting, and complex thesis statement that can be supported by a rhetorical analysis
·        indicate the overall method or outline of the essay
The body paragraph should:
·        make a substantial contribution to the essay’s rhetorical analysis and use research about rhetoric
·        engage with evidence to display advanced critical thinking
·        draw a strong connection between the paragraph and the overall argument
Both paragraphs should be written in a style engagingan academic reader with general knowledge about your topic and a special interest in the study of rhetoricwhile accurately citing and referencing sources mentioned in the paragraphs.
 
On a separate page at the end of your submission for SWT4 you must include a Reference list or Works Cited list conforming to the requirements of a style guide (see page 1). You can use the sources you used in previous Short Writing Tasks as well as any paragraphs/sentences written for assessment tasks in WRIT1001.
 
 

Final Essay

DUE (online via blackboard):due Friday 9 June, 11:59pm
WEIGHTING: marked out of 40, worth 40% of your overall grade for the unit
LENGTH: 1500 words, reference list not included.
 
The goal of the final essay is torespond to feedback to deliver a clear, interesting and complex argument supported by a rhetorical analysis. The essay should be arranged using a strategy discussed in the course and written in a style that engages an academic reader with general knowledge about your topic and a special interest in the study of rhetoric. Your final essay should:
 
·        communicate competently and confidently in a style that engages an academic readership
·        demonstrate an awareness of how to arrange an effective rhetorical analysis that supports an overall argument
·        use and/or adapt typical conventions of academic writing (such as a title, clear argument statement, critical use of academic sources, well-ordered paragraphs, accurate citations and references, and appropriate formatting) to support your argument
·        be edited to avoid typographical and grammatical errors, as well as to ensure the ideas presented are complex and clear
 
On a separate page at the end of your submission for the Final Essay you must include a Reference list or Works Cited list conforming to the requirements of a style guide (see page 1). You can use the sources you used in the Short Writing Tasks as well as any paragraphs/sentences written for assessment tasks in WRIT1001.

WRIT1001 – Oral Presentation

 
DUE: in class during weeks 9 and 10, and online via Blackboard
by Monday22 May 11.59pm.
WEIGHTING: marked out of 20, worth 20% of your overall mark for the unit. The presentation component is marked out of 10 (worth 10% of your overall mark for the unit), and the written component is marked out of 10 (worth 10% of your overall mark for the unit).
 
For your oral presentation you will need to contribute to the planning and delivery of an in-class 15-minute panel discussion/presentation, and create a written response (in 2 parts, 200-300 words each) about your team’s rhetorical strategies and your team’s communication plan for a multicultural audience.

Presentation component (15 minute group presentation)

All students will work with a group of 5-6 classmates to develop and present a 15-minute panel discussion on one of two films presented in the course, either Thank You for Smoking (2005) or The Sapphires (2012). Your group will be assigned one of the following presentation weeks and topics:
·        TYFS, group 1 –Discuss whether rhetorical strategies used by characters inTYFScould be used in public health discussions about mobile phones.
·        TYFS, group 2–would you describe characters in the film as sophists or rhetors and to what extent does the film present an ethical argument?
·        Sapphires, group 1–Discuss whether language used inThe Sapphiresis in line with current community standards on inclusive communication.
·        Sapphires, group 2–what rhetorical purpose is served by archival footage of civil rights movements and by musical styles in the film?
·        (backup topic) – how might TYFS and The Sapphires might be interpreted differently by various national audiences, and what might have been done differently to broaden the audiences of these films?
 
Your group must meet prior to the in-class presentation to discuss readings and assign roles from which each member will present. Different roles include:
·        Host –present a critical (ie, research informed) overview of the group’s question and direct the conversation by making comments and asking questions of the other panellists.
·        Academic critic/s (1 or 2) – discuss the main concepts(eg, ethical communication) and/or academic articles about the film.
·        Popular film critic (1 or 2) –present an overview of newspaper and online reviews of the film and evaluate different aspects of the film (eg, storylines, scenes, characters, performances, script features).
·        A film producer –discuss the various marketing and production aspects of the film such as poster design, DVD cover design, advertising strategies.
 
Your presentation will need to use rhetorical strategies to engage your audience. Consider how you might use, for eg, the rhetorical appeals to engage your audience.
 
Your presentation should demonstrate effective teamwork. There is an expectation that each group member contributes equally. While each group member should talk for at least 2-3mins during the presentation, consider usingpresentation techniques (eg, debates between different panellists, panellists asking each other questions) to show you have engaged with each other’s ideas.
 
Every group member in a group that demonstrates equal teamwork to present a research-informed discussion about the topic and film will receive a mark of 10/10 for the presentation component of the task.
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Written component

To complete the oral presentation task you will need to create a word document responding to the following two prompts and submit it via Turnitin by the due date.
 
Inclusive Communication (500 words)
·        Refer to academic research about culture and communication, intercultural rhetoric or inclusive style to describe (a) the expectations your audience might have had for your presentation, and (b) strategies you and your team used to ensure your presentation appealed to a multicultural audience. You might also mention whether the presentation has changed your understanding of audience expectations for university presentations.
 
In both entries you will be rewarded for discussing what this task reveals about academic communication. You must refer to at least two academic sources in order to pass this component of the task.
 
Every group member will need to submit individually authored journal entries and will receive an individual mark out of 10 (based on the above breakdown of marks) for their journal entries.
 
You should accurately reference and cite all sources you refer to in your submission. Students should follow APA or MLA style guidelines for citation, referencing, and formatting. See: http://libguides.library.usyd.edu.au/content.php?pid=160012&sid=1510179
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