Assignment Analysis
Assignment Analysis
Excelsior College Online Writing Lab Website
http://owl.excelsior.edu/
Jeannie Anderson
Elgin Community College
Waubonsee Community College
College of DuPage
Online Writing Lab
Excelsior College has created a student-friendly, interactive Online Writing Lab (OWL) made up of 10 resource guides that cover a variety of writing topics, including a comprehensive guide to assignment analysis.
Assignment Analysis
http://owl.excelsior.edu/posts/view/11
Begin this unit by reviewing the Assignment Analysis page, including the What Is Rhetoric, and How Can It Help Prezi by Michelle Healy.
Navigation
You will use the green arrows circled in red on the left to navigate to the Assignment Analysis pages
Review each page in the series on the OWL Website
Purpose
Audience
Voice
Changing Audiences Activity
Notice the differences in voice, diction, and tone in each of the three paragraphs
Rhetorical Activity
Complete this activity on the OWL website. Click the Restart button to begin
Rhetorical Activity
Scroll over each Research Purpose for additional information
Example and Assignment
See it in Practice
2-minute video cast of a student explaining her rhetorical analysis for her research paper.
Your Turn Now
In a one-page reflection, address the following:
Summarize the content from this learning module, highlighting the most relevant aspects.
Read the essay 1 assignment: you will be writing a literacy narrative. Explain your purpose, audience, and voice for this assignment.
Reviewing the Steps
It can be confusing to go back and forth between a Powerpoint and a website, so the below link will guide you through the website part of this presentation.
http://screencast.com/t/loWHmHHldBA
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