Instructor: Jerri A. Harwell
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Course Description
English 2010 will expose students to a number of different genres of writing that will be appropriate in academic contexts and in public writing situations. This course will focus on three related aspects of rhetoric and composition: academic writing from sources, public writing, and document design. The course will ask students to enter ongoing conversations about public issues and to become legitimate participants in those conversations by informing themselves through research. |
Position/proposal paper
Compose a position and proposal about the issue of concern. This is a two-part document. You will compose a position about the issue and move to proposing a solution to the issue.
A position explains multiple sides of an issue and defends your position about that issue. Your goal is to explain the various sides of the issue and highlight the differences between these views. Use solid reasoning and factual evidence to persuade your readers to adopt your point of view. Your position should identify the problem, make claims that you will support, provide a summary of your understanding of the issue, include a point-by-point discussion of the limits of the various views about the issue, and establish and support your own position about the issue. A proposal moves beyond reporting facts or arguing for a particular perspective in order to persuade the reader to take some kind of action in relation to your issue. The proposal will build on the position you have established and should, therefore, persuade the reader that it is indeed a problem that needs to be addressed, and then lay out a specific proposal to solve the problem. It should offer a conclusion that looks to the future and stresses the importance of taking action. |
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