1,000 to 1,500 words, typed, double-spaced; MLA with Works Cited page and annotated bibliography with at least five (5) sources.
At least four (4) of these sources should be books, reference works or articles (full-text electronic articles are fine); others can be websites. Make sure your sources are found on both or multiple sides of an ethical position, and that you fairly examine and evaluate both or multiple sides of your topic. Consider incorporating some original interviews.
Your essay should be well argued and well-written, and your assertions should be supported by evidence.
Your conclusion may argue for one side, or conclude the evidence & ethical argument is finely balanced.
Argue the ethical issues while considering other dimensions (political, scientific, religious etc.).
Suggested Steps
Begin with background reading on the issue that interests you. you’ve done the background work, add to your brief by addressing how it is affecting USF or the community today. Interview at least three people who are either hurt by the injustice or somehow involved in causing or perpetuating it. Use their information plus your own observation to demonstrate concretely how the injustice impacts people today. Show who is most deeply hurt by the injustice and demonstrate how it affects them. Be sure this section provides the development – that is, the detailed information to develop and support your main idea.
Next write a proposal that describes what you think is a viable solution to the injustice. In other words, what would be a better alternative?
Then list five actions that you and/or your supporters who want to correct this injustice could take. (The action items can include anything from writing a letter to the editor, writing and collecting signatures for a petition, producing a TV or radio commercial, establishing a web site, creating a community organization, writing your congressperson, lobbying the legislature, writing an op-ed piece, organizing a legal action, giving a speech, creating an e-zine, making flyers, leaflets or posters, organizing a demonstration etc.). However, at least two of these actions need to involve writing. Also include some brief comments on each of the five items that explain:
Why the action makes sense.
Who would be involved or impacted by the action.
If it involves mobilizing people, how you would persuade them to take an active role.
What results you expect and why.
Finally, actually do one of the written projects on your list (a letter to the editor, a mission statement on a petition, a script for a TV or radio commercial etc.)
Now organize the interviews, proposal, and action plan into a draft essay, and prepare a short presentation that you can give to the class. Include an annotated bibliography.
Review the guidelines below for completing Project 2.
7/21/2006 3:22:52 PM - Joe Moxley-131.247.116.47
Review guidelines for Project 3. Write a paper or website about social injustice
6/28/2006 10:22:14 AM - Joe Moxley-71.251.125.55
We will follow the portfolio guidelines published at the FYC site: "Portfolio Guidelines":http://collegewriting.us/Shared%20Documents/Portfolio%20Info.aspx with one exception: You only need to revise two of your projects, the first two. We just don't have time to revise the Social Action Project in a six week semester.
6/28/2006 10:30:42 AM - Joe Moxley-71.251.125.55
The +Style+ presentations are a group effort. I ask that you meet in and out of class to prepare for your presentation. You may have up to 30 minutes for the lesson your group is offering. Below list date and time for your style presentations and links to style presentations below. Please take a moment, also, to add the link to your presentation at the DetailedSchedule. For specific guidelines on this assignments, see "Effective Language and Style Group Presentation":http://www.collegewriting.us/Shared%20Documents/Style.aspx Thanks.
8/8/2006 1:24:56 PM - -131.247.202.253
At the DetailedSchedule I will provide specific blog topics that I want you to address. Otherwise, you are free to choose your own topics. Remember: your blog will be more persuasive if you are very specific, use paraphrases or quotation, and provide hyperlinks. Throughout the semester, I will read your blog three times and assign a grade. At a minimum, you must have three blogs each week for five weeks--approximately 2500 words.
8/16/2006 7:20:35 AM - Joe Moxley-72.64.250.172
For ENC 1102, you are to required to publish your major projects online at Writing Wiki. After the course is over, you may delete your site or leave it on the server. If you wish, you may use a pseudonym. Remember not to put anything on the Web that you do not want readers to peruse, now or in the years ahead (see "Public Writing":http://writingwiki.org/default.aspx/WritingWiki/PublicWriting.html for details). At a minimum, link to your major course projects, presentation, +Style+ exercises and blog at your wiki homepage. It's perfectly fine to place the +Style+ exercises on your homepage.
