Assignment
In various aspects of life, you will write pieces for many different genres, including more formal genres for college or work. Becoming familiar with a variety of genres will help you create a writing toolkit to leverage throughout your career path and personal life.
This week you will demonstrate your ability to adapt to a particular rhetorical situation and writing context by writing a piece that achieves a specific goal. This assignment allows you to demonstrate how effectively you can compose an original written work that employs appropriate rhetorical situation, genre, and organization.
Note: You might find it helpful to review faculty member feedback on previous assignments from this course before completing this assignment.
Watch the assignment preparation videos located in the Resources section of this assignment.
Part I: Written Piece
Choose 1 topic you are interested in and ensure it can be written about in 1 of the following genres:
1. Professional email advocating for a change at work.
2. How-to essay describing a process for at home or work?
3. Persuasive essay on a debatable issue.
Write a maximum five hundred and fifty two -words written piece that includes the necessary components for your chosen genre. Review the items in the Resources section, if needed.
Address the following in your written piece:
1. The genre's audience
2. Purpose and context
3. Conventions and trends (e.g., citations, word choice, and writing to the correct official) for your chosen genre
4. Correct formatting and structure for your chosen genre
Part II: Reflection
Insert a page break after your piece of writing.
Write a reflection addressing the following questions in at least 1 sentence each:
1. What genre did you choose for your written piece? In what ways does your writing demonstrate this genre?
2. All writing has a purpose that is unique to the situation. What did you hope to accomplish with your written piece?
3. What research did you do for this assignment?