Assignment task 1:
Purpose:
This assignment is intended to help you learn to do the following:
- Evaluate academic writing genres.
- Analyze the effectiveness of a scholarly article.
Overview:
In this assignment, you will develop a short genre analysis of one of the scholarly articles that you have identified in your Module Discussion: Research Plan assignment. This article should be one that is central to your research question. Because this is academic work, make sure that you abide by the practices of academic writing as detailed in Module 1 Preparation.
To meet the requirements of this assignment, your genre analysis must:
- Describe some of the ways in which this scholarly article exemplifies conventions of the academic writing genre.
- Identify how the conventions used in the article contribute to its effectiveness as a piece of academic writing. Need Assignment Help?
To address these requirements, select ONE of the following four aspects of academic writing and respond to the associated questions:
1. Reasoning:
o What is the central line of reasoning of the scholarly article you selected?
o What distinguishes this line of reasoning from other types of writing you have experience with (e.g. persuasive essays, workplace writing, etc.)?
o How would you evaluate the quality of this article's line of reasoning in relation to others you have read? Is its central claim supported by clear, well-evidenced reasons, or are there shortcomings?
2. Genre Competency:
o How would you describe the form and structure of the scholarly article?
o At the broadest level, what are the article's key components, and what purposes do these components serve?
o At a narrower level, how are paragraphs structured, and how does this structure support the goals of the article?
o How would you evaluate this article in terms of the way in which it does or does not realize the typical conventions of the genre?
3. Reader Engagement:
o What aspects of the text demonstrate that the writer has (or has not) written the scholarly article with the reader's expectations and values in mind?
o How would you evaluate the article's engagement of the reader in comparison with other articles you have read?
4. Style:
o In general, how would you describe the voice and tone of the scholarly article?
o How would you describe any of the following aspects of the article's syntax and mechanics: first-person language, sentence length, diction, passive voice, or some other stylistic consideration?
These four aspects of effective writing - reasoning, genre competency, reader engagement, and style - can be used to describe and
Action Items:
1. Select one of the scholarly articles that you identified in your Module 3 Discussion: Research Plan assignment. This article should be one that is central to your research question.
2. By the due date indicated, create your initial post. Include:
a. A link to the scholarly article that you are analyzing.
b. Your genre analysis, written according to the instructions and requirements described in the Overview.
Assignment task 2:
Purpose: This assignment is intended to help you learn to do the following:
- Analyze the effectiveness of a scholarly article.
- Develop a research area.
Overview:
In your Scholarly Article Genre Analysis, you will expand on your work in the Discussion: Genre Analysis assignment. Focusing on the same article you analyzed in that assignment, while using at least one other article for comparison, you will continue to discuss the ways in which your selected article exemplifies conventions of the academic writing genre and how those conventions contribute to its effectiveness as a piece of academic writing.
You will develop a 3- to 4-page, double-spaced essay that includes the following:
Thesis Statement
Develop a thesis statement that addresses these questions:
- What distinguishes academic writing from other types of writing (e.g., workplace, social networking, etc.)?
- What distinguishes the article you are analyzing from other genres of academic writing in terms of its convention, purpose, reasoning, and style?
Genre Analysis Questions:
In the Discussion: Genre Analysis assignment, you chose one of the following four aspects of academic writing. Build on that work by responding to each of the remaining aspects. You do not have to respond to each individual question under each of the four aspects. Select the questions that are most relevant to your article and analysis.
1. Reasoning:
- What is the central line of reasoning of the scholarly article you selected?
- What distinguishes this line of reasoning from other types of writing you have experience with (e.g. persuasive essays, workplace writing, etc.)?
- How would you evaluate the quality of this article's line of reasoning in relation to others you have read? Is its central claim supported by clear, well-evidenced reasons, or are there shortcomings?
2. Genre Competency:
- How would you describe the form and structure of the scholarly article?
- At the broadest level, what are the article's key components, and what purposes do these components serve?
- At a narrower level, how are paragraphs structured, and how does this structure support the goals of the article?
- How would you evaluate this article in terms of the way in which it does or does not realize the typical conventions of the genre?
3. Reader Engagement:
- What aspects of the text demonstrate that the writer has (or has not) written the scholarly article with the reader's expectations and values in mind?
- How would you evaluate the article's engagement of the reader in comparison with other articles you have read?
4. Style:
- In general, how would you describe the voice and tone of the scholarly article?
- How would you describe any of the following aspects of the article's syntax and mechanics: first-person language, sentence length, diction, passive voice, or some other stylistic consideration?
5. Research Question Development:
- Has anything in your analysis caused you to want to refine your research question? If so, in what ways? If not, how has your analysis confirmed or supported your confidence in your research question?
Action Items:
1. Re-visit the scholarly article you analyzed in the Discussion: Genre Analysis assignment.
2. Complete your genre analysis according to the instructions and requirements described in the Overview.
3. Submit the completed first draft of your assignment. Your work will automatically be checked by Turnitin.
4. Access your Turnitin report by reviewing your Submission Details for this assignment. Revise your work as needed based on the feedback.
5. By the due date indicated, re-submit the final version of your work.