ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry Public Piece Project Background Throughout this course, we have been examining how audiences are persuaded by various styles, rhetorical appeals, and ways of presenting information based on their specific needs and expectations. For this final major component of the semester, you will be taking the argument of your research paper and restructuring in a creative and purposeful way for a new audience. How to Approach the Assignment 1. Audience. Consider your research paper argument. Who would benefit from knowing the information you learned in your research? Choose a new audience for your focus. 2. Purpose. Once you have your audience in mind, what purpose do you have in connecting with them? What information from your research do you want them to know and what would you encourage them to do with it? 3. Genre. Choose a medium for presenting your research argument to your audience. How you choose to restructure your argument is a vital part of this assignment. Make sure the genre you choose has value and purpose for the audience. Possible public pieces include: brochure, public service announcement, commercial, magazine article, newspaper editorial, letter, podcast, original poetry/music, video, poster presentation, etc. Creativity is encouraged as long as it thoughtfully conveys your argument! Note: PowerPoint presentations are not allowed, because they are evil. 4. Create. Compose/create a high quality, professional product. Any scripts, transcripts, or other written components should accompany the actual product. Documents, videos, and images will be uploaded to Blackboard. 5. Presentation. Near the end of the course, you will present your argument to the class, briefly. You will need to discuss what your argument is, the audience you chose, and how your public piece connects effectively with the audience. You may choose to present your actual piece as if the class is your intended audience. Grading Criteria Your public piece will be graded based on how well you do the following: · Demonstrate that the audience is appropriate for the topic/argument · Demonstrate that the medium of the public piece is effective for your audience · Connect your public piece content to your research paper argument · Create a professional, appealing product · Present your ideas in an engaging and articulate manner ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry Rhetorical Analysis Essay For this assignment, you will craft an essay that analyzes and evaluates two news articles that discuss the same topic from two different perspectives. For instance, think of a current issue and find an article that focuses on the pros of this issue and one that focuses on the cons of this issue. Your essay will examine the rhetorical context (author, audience, topic, purpose) as well as the strategies used to convey its message (diction, tone, evidence, imagery, and rhetorical appeals: logos, ethos, and pathos). Since you are comparing two arguments, yo.

1. ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry
Public Piece Project
Background
Throughout this course, we have been examining how audiences
are persuaded by various styles, rhetorical appeals, and ways of
presenting information based on their specific needs and
expectations. For this final major component of the semester,
you will be taking the argument of your research paper and
restructuring in a creative and purposeful way for a new
audience.
How to Approach the Assignment
1. Audience. Consider your research paper argument. Who
would benefit from knowing the information you learned in
your research? Choose a new audience for your focus.
2. Purpose. Once you have your audience in mind, what purpose
do you have in connecting with them? What information from
your research do you want them to know and what would you
encourage them to do with it?
3. Genre. Choose a medium for presenting your research
argument to your audience.
How you choose to restructure your argument is a vital part of
this assignment.
Make sure the genre you choose has value and purpose for the
audience.
Possible public pieces include: brochure, public service
announcement, commercial, magazine article, newspaper
editorial, letter, podcast, original poetry/music, video, poster
presentation, etc. Creativity is encouraged as long as it
thoughtfully conveys your argument! Note: PowerPoint

2. presentations are not allowed, because they are evil.
4. Create. Compose/create a high quality, professional product.
Any scripts, transcripts, or other written components should
accompany the actual product. Documents, videos, and images
will be uploaded to Blackboard.
5. Presentation. Near the end of the course, you will present
your argument to the class, briefly. You will need to discuss
what your argument is, the audience you chose, and how your
public piece connects effectively with the audience. You may
choose to present your actual piece as if the class is your
intended audience.
Grading Criteria
Your public piece will be graded based on how well you do the
following:
· Demonstrate that the audience is appropriate for the
topic/argument
· Demonstrate that the medium of the public piece is effective
for your audience
· Connect your public piece content to your research paper
argument
· Create a professional, appealing product
· Present your ideas in an engaging and articulate manner
ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry
Rhetorical Analysis Essay
For this assignment, you will craft an essay that analyzes and
evaluates two news articles that discuss the same topic from two
different perspectives. For instance, think of a current issue and

3. find an article that focuses on the pros of this issue and one that
focuses on the cons of this issue.
Your essay will examine the rhetorical context (author,
audience, topic, purpose) as well as the strategies used to
convey its message (diction, tone, evidence, imagery, and
rhetorical appeals: logos, ethos, and pathos).
Since you are comparing two arguments, your ultimate task is to
argue which piece most effectively reaches the audience. Please
note, your task is not to argue which side you personally agree
with; your task is to examine the effectiveness of each argument
based upon how it was written to an audience. Also, your task is
not to summarize the articles, but to analyzethem.
Assignment Guidelines
1. Your essay must follow a formal essay structure, to include
an introduction with a detailed thesis, body paragraphs, and a
conclusion.
a. An introduction should open by engaging the reader with the
topic. Then, you
should formally introduce the authors and titles of your articles.
Your introduction should end with a thesis that sets up the focus
for your paper and outlines your main points.
b. Your thesis statement should clearly state which piece was
most effective and
which strategies you focus on in the paper to arrive at that
conclusion.
c. Each body paragraph should include specific examples
(quotes or detailed references) from each of the articles to
highlight your points.
Remember:Main Idea, Evidence, Analysis, and Link for each
paragraph

4. d. Finally, your conclusion paragraph should summarize your
main points and explain the overall significance or discuss the
greater implications in terms of audience and purpose.
2. Your essay must be two (2) pages in MLA format with an
additional Works Cited page to document your two sources.
Within your paper, you should smoothly and ethically integrate
your quotes with proper in-text citations. These citations must
correspond to the Works Cited page.
ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry
Argumentative Research Essay
Your essay should make an effective argument about your
chosen topic to an academic audience. A strong argument
establishes the relevance of the argument, addresses the
opposition to your claim, and supports the argument with
specific, credible evidence and analysis. To support your ideas,
you must integrate at least four (4) scholarly sources,
two(2) of which will be academic journal articles.
Assignment Guidelines
1. Your essay must follow a formal essay structure, to include
an introduction with a detailed thesis, body paragraphs, and a
conclusion.
2. Your essay must be at least four (4) complete pages in MLA
format with an additional Works Cited page to document at least
four sources.
3. All source material must be credible and appropriate to the
academic community.

5. 4. Two of your four sources should be academic journal articles.
When in doubt about a source’s credibility, please ask!
5. In your introduction, you should open by engaging your
reader in the topic. After you introduce the purpose of your
paper generally, move into a specific thesis to state your
position and your major reasons. This thesis sets up the
organizational frame and focus of the paper.
6. In each body paragraph, you should use specific examples
(quotes or paraphrases) to “show, not tell” your topic sentences.
Make sure you add analysis after each example to show WHY
that evidence is relevant to your point. You should organize
each paragraph using M.E.A.L., and include transitions, both
within the paragraphs and between them, to guide your reader
smoothly.
7. In your conclusion, you should summarize your main points
and then end with the “so what?,” where you explain your
paper’s significance and greater implications.
8. You should smoothly and ethically integrate your quotes with
proper in-text citations. These citations must correspond to the
Works Cited page. All documentation must be in 8th edition
MLA format (textbook pp. 193 ff.)
Public Piece Project
As you decide on your topic and craft your argument for the
research paper, remember that you will be creating/writing a
public representation of your argument for a different audience.
This will be final major assignment of the semester.