Demonstrate critical awareness of the rhetorical uses of different kinds of English

Description

ENG 1020 Project 1: Reflective Essay on Language and Literacy

Purpose

Through this project, you will identify and reflect on the role of language in your everyday life by analyzing how you use language in different settings. In addition to seeing how this class relates to your own life, you will return to this project at the end of the semester as you prepare for Project 5, the final reflective essay. As you write this project, you will work on the following objectives:

Analyze your own writing process.

Demonstrate critical awareness of the rhetorical uses of different kinds of English

Use a writing process that involves multiple steps and analysis of your rhetorical choices

Develop strategies for composing a reflective. analytical essay

Compose a short essay (500 words minimum that explains how you use language in two different social settings from your everyday life.

In your essay, identify, describe, and analyze your specific examples of language by writing about your audience, social context, and purpose as a speaker or writer in each social setting. Discuss how your use of language is similar and/or different in each social situation. Potential social settings might include home, work, school, social media, religious institutions, social clubs or hobby groups (including those inside or outside of school). Potential examples of language use that you might identify as artifacts or examples include snippets from conversations, song lyrics, books, or your own writing.

Organize your essay using an introduction, focused paragraphs with topic sentences, and a conclusion in which you summarize what you understand about your language practices from reflecting on and analyzing these examples.

Your primary audience for this essay is yourself and your classmates, with whom you may discuss the essay.

Both your draft and your final, revised project must be typed and double-spaced, with an MLA heading and page numbers.

Evaluation

This essay is worth 50 points, as outlined in the rubric below.

Criteria

Points possible

Description and Analysis of Language

Example 1 – examines specific examples of language in relation to your audience

context, and purpose in a social setting

Description and Analysis of Language

Example #2 – examines specific examples of language in relation to your audience, context. and purpose in a second social setting

Comparative Evaluation – identifies similarities and differences in your language use within different social settings

Organization – contains an effective introduction and conclusion

– organizes paragraphs in a logical manne

Writing Style – demonstrates purposeful use of grammatical techniques to enhance the piece.

-There are no non-purposeful run-ons or fragments.

Formatting and Mechanics – utilizes MLA format. which includes Times New

Roman 12 pt font, double-spacing, 1-inch margins, and page numbers.

Requirements: 500 words max