What parts of the historical record as presented in Spirit could help even readers who are already familiar with language challenges facing some refugee groups better understand the specific communication challenges faced by Lia’s family or her doctors?

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WA 3: Empathy In Historical Context (15% final draft + 5% process)

Use quotes from the book “The Spirit catches you and you Fall Down” By Anne Fadiman from pages 3-249.

Assignment Directions:

Philosopher J.D. Trout argues that empathy is having a full understanding of someone’s situation. Readers bring various perspectives, knowledge, experience, and attitude to a book such as Fadiman’s The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. Therefore, to gain a fuller understanding of Lia’s story, various readers need different kinds and amounts of information. Writing with a particular part or segment of Fadman’s possible audiences in mind will help you define your task, emphasis, and evidence in this essay.

Genre: Analysis

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to think about the societal dimension of empathy and dialogue by exploring the historical contexts embedded in cross-cultural communication. As we did in WA 1 and 2, we will practice a process of drafting, review, and revision to facilitate critical thinking and clear, complete writing.

Writing Task and Audience: Write a 4-5 page essay (not including Works Cited) that analyzes the extent to which the historical context Fadiman provides may help different readers better empathize with selected characters in the book who are in dialogue with each other. Consider the following questions to think about the effects of historical context in Fadiman’s The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down and the way that history relates to Lia’s story:

  • To what extent does the historical record as presented in Spirit help readers completely unfamiliar with Hmong culture understand Lia’s story?
  • What parts of the historical record as presented in Spirit could help even readers who are already familiar with language challenges facing some refugee groups better understand the specific communication challenges faced by Lia’s family or her doctors?
  • How important is the Afterword to the book for helping readers who are or are not familiar with healthcare management practices in the U.S. empathize with the issues faced by the doctors or by Lia and her family?

Write your essay for a segment of Fadiman’s possible readers that is mentioned in one of the bullet points above. That group of possible readers will be your audience for this essay. The perspective that you imagine those readers would bring to the book is you “They Say” for this essay. You, your class, and/or instructor may brainstorm some other possible readers of Fadiman’s book that you could use for this analysis. The “I say” should address whether, why, and/or to what extent the historical context is relevant for the understanding of Lia’s story. Consider which parts of that history matter most for the type of reader you are addressing.

Format and Core Writing Policy: Use Calibri, 12-point font, 1-inch margins, double spacing, MLA format. See the syllabus for the Core Writing Policy for formal writing assignments (draft policy, required deliverables, Honor Code information, format requirements, using the Writing Center). Your essay should include Works Cited.

Reference materials: TSIS, Chapter 3: The Art of Quoting (pp. 47-55); Chapter 7: Saying Why It Matters (pp. 96-104)

Pre-writing tasks, peer review and draft due dates: See course schedule.

 

What is your purpose in writing? Who is your intended audience? What are some parameters for your topic?

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Controversial question \problem

In this assignment, you will need to propose a topic for your argument paper. Your topic should be a controversial question or problem that you have observed or identified, possibly in the field in which you are studying.

In the proposal, you will need to include the following:

Your focused research question

The rhetorical situation: What is your purpose in writing? Who is your intended audience? What are some parameters for your topic?

A short background of the topic, explaining any elements that may not be familiar to your reader a summary of the debate: why is the topic is controversial? Briefly explain the varying points of view on the topic

Information about why you have chosen the topic – why is the topic important to you? Why is it important in general?

What type of paper are you thinking about writing for the writing of choice assignment?

What is the author’s purpose, audience, genre, and message? How does the author support this central belief/main idea with other ideas, images, language, or emotional content? Is there anything else that makes the text special?

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Assignment 1: Should I read…?

For this assignment, you will write a post for an imaginary student blog To Read or Not To Read. Curious, intelligent, busy undergraduate students visit this blog to find out about texts other students are reading. In your post, you will review one of the readings we have covered so far this term and help your audience decide whether to read it on their own time or not. Obviously, they should read the text if it has been assigned to them for a class, so don’t make your review about that. Instead, ask yourself: Is the text wise, beautiful, funny, or otherwise delightful? Is it a slog, but still worth reading for the ideas it contains? Is it deeply aggravating, but important for understanding an issue? Or is it just plain not worth reading unless you absolutely have to?

Skills: Evaluating a text, making an argument, writing for an audience. These are foundational skills for many of the essays that you will write as an undergraduate at UNB.

Audience: Readers of To Read or Not To Read (students like you!) You are writing to inform and persuade your peers, so this shouldn’t sound like an ‘academic essay.’ Feel free to use the pronoun ‘I’, make jokes (if appropriate to the subject matter), and drop pop culture references your tutor might not get. Don’t use a thesaurus or any words you don’t know (this is good advice whatever you’re writing). Be clear and engaging!

Process:
If you completed the Before and After exercise, you can skip to step 5!

1. Choose your text.
Here are your options:
Rebecca Thomas, Etuaptmumk
Genesis selection from the Torah
Exodus selection from the Torah
Homer, Odyssey (excerpt from Book 9)
Sappho, Selected Poems (choose one or two as your focus)

2. Analyze the text.
What is the author’s purpose, audience, genre, and message? How does the author support this central belief/main idea with other ideas, images, language, or emotional content? Is there anything else that makes the text special? Jot down some notes in answer to these questions.

3. Think about the audience for your blog post.
How much do your peers across the country already know and care about the text, its author or topic? Does the text contain ideas that could change their thinking? Would they benefit in some way from reading it? Jot down some notes in answer to these questions.

4. Decide on your position.
Will you be encouraging your peers to read the text or not? Why? In making your argument, will you be changing their minds about something?

5. Write a draft.
Writers draft in lots of different ways. You can write from a detailed outline listing every main point and supporting point you plan to include. Or you can ‘free write’, see where you end up, and then reorder what you have until it flows. Or maybe something in the middle will work best for you. Just remember your audience and purpose, and be open to revising when you’re finished.

6. Test your draft.
Ideally, exchange your draft with a student or friend who is not taking ARTS 1001. Have them read your review and then try to answer the following questions without referring back to the review. Or you can re-read your own draft, set it down, and try to answer the same questions.
• What text is being reviewed?
• What is the reviewer’s recommendation regarding the text? Thumbs-up? Thumbs- down? Thumbs-sideways?
• What reasons or evidence does the reviewer give to support their recommendation? List as many as you can remember. Are there any you forgot? Why weren’t they as memorable?
• Do you have any questions? What do you wish you knew that isn’t in the review?

7. Revise.
Revise your review, attempting to meet any missing audience needs.
• Is it easy to identify the text being reviewed?
• Is your recommendation clear?
• Is your representation of the text fair and accurate?
• Is your evidence convincing and memorable?
• Is there any other information you should add to the review?

8. Edit and polish.
Run a spell and grammar check to catch typos and errors. Read your review out loud to
yourself, slowly. Does each sentence make sense? Do the sentences flow together? Does
anything just sound awkward? Edit and polish until you’re happy with your writing.

Write a summary of a research paper from your discipline.

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Write a summary of a research

Write a summary of a research paper from your discipline where you include ALL of the following: (around 2 pages)

Citation type
1. Direct quotation – block
2. Direct quotation -integrated
3. Indirect quotation – paraphrase
4. Indirect quotation – summary
5. Integral quotation – one author
6. Integral quotation – two authors
7. Non-integral quotation – one author
8. Non-integral quotation – two authors
9. Prefixes within quotation
10. Suffixes within quotation
11. Scare quotes
12. Reporting verbs with integral citations (proper use)

https://www.proficientwriters.com/download/5b8aa257-66f7-4477-a813-dd4612f46692

Charlotte Perkins Gilman speaks about the dangers of patriarchy (male domination) in society. Using examples from her short story, discuss this.

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Dangers of patriarchy

Charlotte Perkins Gilman speaks about the dangers of patriarchy (male domination) in society. Using examples from her short story, discuss this.

What formality and complexity of language are expected and appropriate in this genre? What attitudes and tone are expected and appropriate in this genre? Do you see any deviations from these expectations, and if yes – what effect do they create?

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Analyzing Genres About the Rise in Rents post COVID 19 Pandemic and its effects on evictions that lead to homelessness

This is an analytical, academic essay. The essay needs to present a clear and effective argument. Your essay should follow the conventions for academic writing and be directed toward an academic audience. Make a clear and precise analysis using the rhetorical strategies.

Requirements and Formatting:

Genre: Genre Analysis

Sources: 3 genres related to your human rights issue. YOU MUST HAVE TWO TEXTS FROM THE TYPOGRAPHY CATEGORY PLUS ONE FROM EITHER THE ICONOGRAPHY OR THE ORAL CATEGORY. See the Understanding Genres Class PowerPoint for details.

Audience: professional or academic persons interested in your topic or the genre, your classmates, and your instructor

Citation: Cite the texts you chose for writing your genre analysis and any additional sources in APA format on an APA style References page (so you will have an APA References page with at least three citations on it). Any references to a source inside your paper must have an APA style in-text citation.

Length should be 1,400-1,800 words (not including the APA References page, the title page, or copy/link to the texts)

Use 12-point font, Times New Roman or Calibri

Use 1-inch margins all the way around

Correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and language usage

Effectively organized with paragraphs in a logical order; it should have a clear introduction and conclusion.

Grading Criteria:
See attached grading rubric for a breakdown in grading categories. Points worth: 120 points in the Unit 3 grading category.

Content choices and rhetorical knowledge
The analysis addresses most of the assignment questions effectively and offers an insightful evaluation of the chosen genre.
The writer analyzed all of the important aspects of the genre and provided a clear description of the relevant aspects.
The analysis demonstrates solid knowledge of the concepts it discusses.

Genre conventions
The analysis meets the genre conventions including a specific title, an engaging and informative introduction, unified body paragraphs, a clear conclusion, and appropriate transitions.
Word choices and sentence structure are appropriate for the audience and purpose.
The analysis is free of distracting spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors.

Writing Process
The writer created multiple drafts of the analysis and participated in peer review. Successive drafts of the essay demonstrate the ability to explore and develop ideas, learn from instruction, apply feedback, and self-correct.

Research
The analysis includes three samples of the chosen genres related to the human rights issue.
All outside sources are used ethically and effectively.

Assignment Submission:
Upload your assignment to the Writing Project #3 – Genre Analysis FINAL assignment link as a Word document or as a PDF. Do not submit a link or a Google Doc. Do not email assignments. See Helpful Websites and Videos… if you need to convert your document to Word or PDF.
Draft – Word document with at least 1100 words, the APA style References page, a scanned copy, image or link to the texts (with their visuals) you are analyzing. Word count does not include title page or References page or the copy/link to the texts. AFTER YOU UPLOAD YOUR PAPER TO THE ASSIGNMENT LINK, PLEASE POST ANOTHER COPY TO THE DISCUSSION BOARD FOR THE PEER REVIEW!!!

Final Version – Word document with 1400 – 1800 words with significant revisions to the draft based on peer reviews, plus an APA References page, and a scanned copy, image or link to the texts (with their visuals) you are analyzing. Word count does not include title page, References page, or the copy/link to the texts.

See the late policy for MAJOR assignments for additional details.

Due Dates:
Rough draft due: Wednesday, Week 13 by 11:59 p.m.
Peer review due: Wednesday, Week 13 and Friday, Week 13 by 11:59 p.m.
Final project due: Friday, Week 14 by 11:59 p.m.
See the Assignment Submission, Late Work and Absences for additional information.

Task
Project Overview:
For this assignment, you will need to choose three (3) genres based on YOUR chosen human rights topic and then write an analysis of those genres. You will analyze the common features that a text has to display to be considered part of a genre, and you will determine the expectations for writers working in that genre. By examining academic and professional genres you become more knowledgeable about these particular genres, but more importantly, you will develop analytical skills that will help you work with any new genre you will encounter in your academic or professional career.

Project Details:
Carefully consider the concept of genre that applies to this class (Rhetoric and Composition), how to recognize different genres, and the features that differentiate one genre from another. As you begin, think about all the different genres that may communicate about your topic such as academic articles, documentaries, humanitarian organization websites, government documents, posters, documentary photography, instruction sets, editorial and opinion pieces, essays, and even comics.

Two of the genres must be Typography (written, and try to make sure there is only one author to the written form to make it easier for your analysis); and the third genre may be selected from Iconography or Oral categories. All of them will be on your same human rights topic. **Choose your genres carefully—poor choices will lead to an insufficient genre analysis**

Step 1: Prepare for the essay:

For EACH of your genres, begin by answering the questions below. You will use your answers from step 1 to write your essay as explained in step 2. You will NOT include a numbered list from step 1 in your essay but your answers will become incorporated into step 2.

Rhetorical Situation:

Who are the authors of the samples you chose? Do you have to have certain credentials or specialized training to work with this genre? If the author is unknown, why is that?
Who is the main audience for this genre? Are there any groups that are excluded? (e.g., you can say that highly specialized medical reports exclude people with no medical training)
What is the occasion for the genre? What is it trying to accomplish?
What kinds of issues does it address? Are there any limitations in terms of what kinds of issues can be raised?

Language and Form:

What formality and complexity of language are expected and appropriate in this genre?
What attitudes and tone are expected and appropriate in this genre? Do you see any deviations from these expectations, and if yes – what effect do they create?
What are some common terms or specialized expressions you notice?
What are the format expectations for this genre? What are the typical length, structure and organization, layout, visual elements?
Does this genre interact with other writing in any way? Why or why not? (e.g., do your samples include references or links to other texts? Do they mention other texts or other writing on the subject?)

Provide a six-page research essay about Japanese American Ben Kuroki. Use the thesis “Ben Kuroki overcame racial prejudice, had an outstanding military career, and served his country.”

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Research essay about Japanese American Ben Kuroki

Provide a six-page research essay about Japanese American Ben Kuroki. Use the thesis “Ben Kuroki overcame racial prejudice, had an outstanding military career, and served his country.” Then a body that consists of those three thesis points that are developed with explanation and examples and then a conclusion.

After narrowing your choice to one topic and completing Argument Essay Process 1, locate a scholarly article about the topic as a solid option in the essay.

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Argumentative Essay

Writing Process

Please refer to the Writing Guide for Argumentative Writing attached to this module from last week.

Assignment:

1. Choose a topic you would like to discuss in your Argumentative Essay. You may brainstorm a few topics for this assignment.

2. Ask yourself, WHAT about this topic?

3. Formulate a statement about numbers one and two WITHOUT using the first person, I.

Argument Essay Process 2

After narrowing your choice to one topic and completing Argument Essay Process 1, locate a scholarly article about the topic as a solid option in the essay.

To what degree or under what circumstances should an individual rebel against, rather than conform to, society?

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SOPHOMORE ACCELERATED ENGLISH

REBELLION/CONFORMITY PROCESS SYNTHESIS ESSAY

Prompt: Drawing from Fahrenheit 451 and at least two other selected texts from our inquiry unit–“On Trial,” “The Unknown Citizen,” “Pockets,” “Snowman,” “The Pedestrian,” Self Reliance, Civil Disobedience, My So-Called Life (“The Substitute” episode), Obedience (documentary film), and the Roxane Gay and Michelle Kwan essays in American Like Me–write a thoughtful, well-organized, and well-supported essay that answers the following question:

To what degree or under what circumstances should an individual rebel against, rather than conform to, society?

Based on your research of the topic and having read ”The Happiness Hypothesis”, what is the most interesting thing you have learned about the idea of happiness, how has that idea informed your perception of your own happiness, and what, if anything, will you consider doing differently going forward to pursue, and perhaps achieve, happiness in your life?

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Final Exam Essay

Prompt:

This entire semester has revolved around the idea of happiness. Based on your research of the topic and having read ”The Happiness Hypothesis”, what is the most interesting thing you have learned about the idea of happiness, how has that idea informed your perception of your own happiness, and what, if anything, will you consider doing differently going forward to pursue, and perhaps achieve, happiness in your life?