Written Assignments

Report Assignment

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Report Assignment

Audience and Purpose

The audience for this assignment will be your English 104 instructor and other members of the class. The purpose is for you to investigate a controversial area within your field of study, enabling you to learn more about one phase of your future career.

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Readings

  • Read Chapter 3: “Reports” in Writing in a Visual Age.
  • Read Chapter 9: “Starting Research and Finding Sources” in Writing in a Visual Age

Inventing (pre-writing)

Revision of Art-On-Campus

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Revision of Former Essay

For this assignment, you will revise either your art-on-campus essay or your report. Revision here means more than editing: It means “re-seeing” the subject. As such, you should plan on including additional material, reorganizing your thoughts, and doing a significant amount of writing and rewriting. Your original paper, then, is simply a springboard for your revision.

Planning and Drafting

Profile Essay and Newsletter

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Objectives

  • Write a profile essay (500–800 words) about a person or team/group assigned in class (we’ll use class time for interviews and observation).
  • Observe, during the course of the assignment, the place where the person or team/group works or carries out activities that serve as the focus of the profile.
  • Give an impression of the person’s, or group/team’s, unique characteristics.
  • Work in teams of four in class to create a profile newsletter, using good design strategy and reading audience awareness.

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ePortfolio Resources

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Basic ePorfolio Mockup with CSS Codes
This mini-site was created in fall 2005 by Don Payne for use by his English 105H students.

  • http://donpayne.public.iastate.edu/105H/home/tabfour2.html
W3 Schools CSS Tutorial
Introductory lessons on using cascading style sheets (CSS) to control the layout and design of HTML pages. Includes numerous examples and online quizzes.

  • http://www.w3schools.com/css/
Layout-o-matic

Final portfolio parts with grading criteria

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Part 1 Reflection

Include multiple artifacts to demonstrate the qualities below. (Put in first 2-pocket folder.)

  • Thorough
  • Thoughtful
  • Honest
  • Forward thinking, as well as backward assessing

Part 2: Process

Include multiple artifacts to demonstrate the qualities in the chart below. (Put in second 2-pocket folder.)

  • Quantity of artifacts shows engagement with process

Final portfolio reflective self-assessment letter

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Purpose

After working for a semester on WOVE (written, oral, visual, electronic communication), you’re now equipped to consider what you’ve learned about these modes of communication as you compile your end-of-semester portfolio.

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