1) Make a new post, entitled as: Blog Post #11: Annotating Sources for the Proposal draft.
2) Based on the library assignment that you completed in class on Thursday, March 31, determine at least 3-4 credible sources to develop your proposal topic. You can also consider interviews or a mini-survey as your sources. Cite these sources in the MLA format, and list the citations in the alphabetical order in your post.
3) Review and paraphrase/summarize the relevant parts of each source, including relevant quotations (in other words, annotate your sources). Copy and paste your annotations under the citation for each source.
4) Then, write at least a 500-word preliminary draft of your proposal, including your claim and the reasons that support your claim-- especially based on your research. Include a copy of this draft at the end of your post.
Bring a printed copy of this pre-writing to the class on Tuesday, April 5.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Blog Post #10: Analyzing Proposal Structures (Due Thursday, March 31)
Specify your proposal topic. Read the two sample proposals in our main textbook (pp. 399-414), and analyze these proposals' structures. Consider the following questions: What claim does the writer make, and what reasons does he or she give to support the claim? (You don't have to answer these questions in your blog; just read the sample and study them with these questions in mind.)
Then consider how you can structure your own proposal. In a new post in your blog, answer the following questions for your own proposal:
1) What is the problem addressed in your proposal?
2) What is the solution offered? Write your solution in the form of a claim.
3) What reasons are you going to give to support your claim? For now, write at least a few possible reasons. More reasons may become apparent, as you research your topic.
4) Make a list of readers' likely objections to the solution you offer. Then revise your solution in a way to make it workable for your audience.
Number the answers. Use full statements in your answers, such as "The problem my proposal addressing is ..."
As usual, be ready to talk about your blog post, if prompted in class.
Then consider how you can structure your own proposal. In a new post in your blog, answer the following questions for your own proposal:
1) What is the problem addressed in your proposal?
2) What is the solution offered? Write your solution in the form of a claim.
3) What reasons are you going to give to support your claim? For now, write at least a few possible reasons. More reasons may become apparent, as you research your topic.
4) Make a list of readers' likely objections to the solution you offer. Then revise your solution in a way to make it workable for your audience.
Number the answers. Use full statements in your answers, such as "The problem my proposal addressing is ..."
As usual, be ready to talk about your blog post, if prompted in class.
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