What unique viewpoint does your discipline bring to problems or real-world situations? What lens do people in your discipline view problems through? What kinds of debates do scholars in your field write about? Alternatively, what kinds of researchers are involved in research on your topic? What are some current topics scholarly articles in your field tackle? Or, who are the most current voices in the conversation on your topic? Do scholars in your field conduct first-hand research? What kind of data do they use?

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Discourse Community Analysis of Criminology and Law

Part One
In a brief essay of at least 700 words, describe how scholars in your field conduct research for publication. Here are a few questions to help you get started thinking about this subject:

• What unique viewpoint does your discipline bring to problems or real-world situations?
• What lens do people in your discipline view problems through?
• What kinds of debates do scholars in your field write about? Alternatively, what kinds of researchers are involved in research on your topic?
• What are some current topics scholarly articles in your field tackle? Or, who are the most current voices in the conversation on your topic?
• Do scholars in your field conduct first-hand research? What kind of data do they use?
• How many outside sources do scholars in your field or researchers in your discourse community quote from or reference in their essays?
• What kind of resources do members of your discourse community rely on?
• How is published knowledge constructed and shared in your field?
• How do scholars evaluate the quality of published research by others in the field?
• What are some important theories in your field? Who are some important thinkers?
• Are there certain professional organizations that people in your field are likely to belong to?
• What are the most important journals in your field or dealing with your research topic?
If it helps, imagine that your essay will be published as a brief guidebook to be handed out to GMU students when they declare a major in your academic discipline or to introduce them to the expectations of your discourse community.

Your response to this assignment should be typed and double-spaced using Times New Roman 12pt font. Include your name and the assignment name at the top of the page.

Part Two
In a reflection of at least 300 words, discuss how you decided where to draw the limits of your discourse community. Describe challenges you have encountered finding unresolved issues in your field. Describe how you researched the members of your research community. How does having a discourse community in mind make you think about the possible counterpoints or different reactions readers might have to your writing?

Write a personal essay describing how you understand the relationship between art and protest using specific examples from our texts.

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Reflection paper

Final Reflection on literary representations of Protest and resistance: 20%

Over the course of this class, we have read from a wide archive to investigate the modes and means of literary representations of protest and resistance. For your final reflection, write a personal essay describing how you understand the relationship between art and protest using specific examples from our texts.

Sources:

The Souls of Black Folk chapter 6 of the training of black men

Link: https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/203/the-souls-of-black-folk/4438/chapter-6-of-the-training-of-black-men/

George Takei, They Called us Enemy (2019)

Citizen An American Lyric

Link: https://marisanakasone.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/claudia-rankine-citizen-an-american-lyric-2.pdf

 

Write at least one argumentative research project with 5-8 pages of formal writing, incorporating at least six college-level sources. Develop cogent arguments that are free of logical fallacies and demonstrate a logical organizational structure.

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Argumentative research project

https://libguides.msjc.edu/az.php -must use data base

Write at least one argumentative research project with 5-8 pages of formal writing (approximately 125 to 2000 words), incorporating at least six college-level sources. Develop cogent arguments that are free of logical fallacies and demonstrate a logical organizational structure.

Write an essay in which you argue for or against one of the following:

  1.  Drunk drivers are involved in more than 50 percent of traffic deaths.
  2.  Airbags ought to be removed from vehicles because they can kill young children and small-framed adults.
  3.  The United States government ought to rescind DACA because it is unconstitutional, has yielded terrible humanitarian consequences and was not authorize by congress.

Your essay must be six (6) pages in length, including the “Works Cited” page. So technically you’re submitting five (5) pages of text and the sixth page is your “Works Cited” page.

You should have a minimum of six different sources cited on your “Works Cited” page. One of your sources must be a book. One of your sources must be a scholarly journal. E-Books fulfill this requirement.

Note: Six online sources WILL NOT satisfy this requirement of the assignment.

Your paper must be double-spaced and fully formatted according to MLA standards. Fully formatted means double space from the first line of the heading all the way to the last line of your “Works Cited” page.

Your last name and page number number must be at the top right-hand corner of each page, 0.5 inches from the top of the page.

Your paper must meet the minimum page requirement to be considered a complete essay.

Describe what those conformities are and, based on your research of those issues, write an analytical essay that defends your thesis that these conformities either still exist or no longer exist for both or either of these groups.

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URGENT-

Read, research and annotate the short story, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the poem, Dear John Wayne by Louise Erdrich.
Both narrators are expressing dissatisfaction that women and Native Americans have with the conformities of American society.

Describe what those conformities are and, based on your research of those issues, write an analytical essay that defends your thesis that these conformities either still exist or no longer exist for both or either of these groups.

The thesis created is – The conformities regarding gender roles, women independence, and personal development still exist among women and native Americans, showing the need to advocate for advanced social beliefs and structural ideologies.

General Instructions- Critical to use logic and development and analysis and synthesis and examples of how knowledge as to how to synthesize credible examples in papers

Analyze, interpret, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically integrate and cite primary and secondary sources into academic documents. Compare the two sources and determine what may have been missing in one over the other. While looking at the differences, analyze which source type you think would be more useful for a research project such as your Portfolio Project.

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Advanced Research, Writing, and Presenting

Completing this Assessment will help you to meet the following outcome:

Course Outcome

  • Analyze, interpret, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically integrate and cite primary and secondary sources into academic documents.

Goal: To successfully classify and discuss primary and secondary resources, comparing and contrasting their differences to analyze suitability for research projects.

Directions

For this assessment, you will be writing a mini-essay looking at two resources. The first resource is an interview with Leonard Nimoy, recorded live on CNN. The second resource is a news article talking about Nimoy’s interview after his passing. Both resources can be found in our Week 3 module.

 

To get started, review both resources carefully. You may want to take notes on things you noticed or what you took away from the source. Determine which source is the primary one and which source is considered secondary.

 

Once you have reviewed both sources, you are ready to start your essay. Your paper should consist of three paragraphs:

 

  1. Paragraph one should cover the primary resource. Identify which one is the primary resource and explain why.  Infer and describe the main idea and purpose of this resource.

 

  1. Paragraph two should cover the secondary resource. Identify which one is the secondary resource and explain why. Infer and describe the main idea and purpose of this resource.

 

In your third and final paragraph, consider some of the differences between the two sources. Compare the two sources and determine what may have been missing in one over the other. While looking at the differences, analyze which source type you think would be more useful for a research project such as your Portfolio Project. Recommend which source you would choose for a project. Justify your recommendation with examples.

Write an essay that takes a specific, nuanced position responding to the class’s closed research theme question which is “How can we regulate cyberspace or should we even try?”

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Cyberspace regulation

Overview: Write an essay that takes a specific, nuanced position responding to the class’s closed research theme question which is “How can we regulate cyberspace or should we even try?” Use arguments to convince readers of that position, using evidence found in the closed research theme readings and independent library research. (My position is that we should regulate ourselves.)

Objective: To develop your own distinct position in response to the class’s closed research theme question; to write an essay in which you present a thesis, frame your position in contrast to others’ views, and use argumentation and other rhetorical strategies to support your thesis.

Medium: An academic essay, Minimum 1250 words; formatted and cited according to APA style.

For this project, you will respond to your class’s closed research theme question, offering arguments in favor of your view that are supported by evidence from the closed research theme reading, background readings, and the independent library research you conduct.

RESEARCH READINGS

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/04/30/53-of-americans-say-the-internet-has-been-essential-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/Jaron Lanier, Delete Your Social Media Accounts Right Now, A Model Argument by Jaron Lanier.

Provide a summary or overview of the project concept and requirements. Prior to execution of the project, detail all objectives established during the project planning phase. Detail the execution of the project along with any issues encountered during the execution. Analyze the project success and identify the wins/opportunities.

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Project Concept and Requirements

Instructions: Provide a summary or overview of the project concept and requirements.

Project Planning Instructions: Detail preparation that was taken to plan for this project.

Project Objectives Instructions: Prior to execution of the project, detail all objectives established during the project planning phase. # Objectives 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Project Execution Instructions: Detail the execution of the project along with any issues encountered during the execution.

Project Post-Analysis Instructions: Analyze the project success and identify the wins/opportunities. Detail the analysis results here.

Lessons Learned and Application Steps Instructions: Document 3-6 lessons learned (and any application steps you will take) after completing this project. #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

What advice would you give to those who want to start writing? Do research on the internet choosing two authors with different points of view on writing.

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Writing

What advice would you give to those who want to start writing? Do research on the internet choosing two authors with different points of view on writing.

What is the subject of the piece? What are the general topics/and/or/ideas contained in the text? What is the occasion? What are the time, place, and setting of the piece? Who is the audience? To whom is the piece directed? What is the purpose? What is the purpose or reason this piece was written? Who is the speaker? Who is the voice that tells the story?

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Provide a SOAPStone of analysis for “The Road Not Taken”

SOAPSTone WORKSHEET
(The following two pages are an AP graphic organizer to be used for primary document analysis within the lesson)

S What is the subject of the piece? What are the general topics/and/or/ideas contained in the text?

O What is the occasion? What are the time, place, and setting of the piece?

A Who is the audience? To whom is the piece directed?

P What is the purpose? What is the purpose or reason this piece was written?

S Who is the speaker? Who is the voice that tells the story?

Tone What is the tone of the piece?

What is the attitude or emotional characteristics present in the piece?

SOAPSTone DESCRIPTION

Who is the Speaker?
 The voice that is speaking. Identification of the historical person (or group of people) who created the primary source.
 What do we know about this historic or contemporary person?
 What role does he play in an historic event?

What is the Occasion?
 What is the time and place? The context in which the primary source was created?
 What is the Geographic and Historic intersection at which this source was produced?

Who is the Audience?
 The readers to whom this document is directed.
 The audience may be one person, a small group, or a large group; it may be a certain person or a certain people.

What is the Purpose?
 What is the reason behind the text
 Why was it written?
 What goal did the author have in mind?

What is the Subject?
 What is the general topic, content, or idea contained in the text?
 Summarize in a few words or phrase.

What is the Tone?
 What is the attitude expressed by the speaker?
 Examine the choice of words, emotions expressed, imagery used to determine the speaker’s attit

In his final paragraphs, Graff offers a proposal: students should be able to write about subjects of their own choosing, so long as they approach these subjects through “academic eyes”. Write an argument for this proposal.

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Hidden Intellectualism

In his final paragraphs, Graff offers a proposal: students should be able to write about subjects of their own choosing, so long as they approach these subjects through “academic eyes”. Write an argument for this proposal.

From Gerald Graff’s “Hidden Intellectualism”