Organizational Communications Application Paper Length: Paper: 5 - 6 double-spaced pages Value: 220 Points for 22% of the grade Post: Week 8 Assignments Prepare and submit through Turnitin, a 5 – 6 page paper that identifies and discusses how you will apply organizational communication strategies and practices studied during COMU 410 by discussing three (3) insights gained into being an effective communicator, your assessment of how the application of each can enhance your success professionally and/or academically, and your action plan to apply each insight. The paper should be specific; your grade will be determined by how well you demonstrate understanding of effective organizational communication. While the paper focuses your personal learning and application, it must be based on course concepts and supported by 3 or more academic sources. Organizational Communication Application Paper Guidelines In preparing your paper, reflect and respond to the following: · Insights Gained: What were the three most valuable insights gained into effective organizational communication practices during COMU 410? Using your text and/or other expert sources, define, describe and connect each insight gained to effective organizational communication. · Insight Assessment: Why are the three insights gained into effective organizational communication valuable in enhancing your success professionally and/or academically? How has your behavior and/or thinking changed to integrate your learning? · Action Plan: What specific action(s) will you take to apply each insight gained to enhance your professional and/or academic effectiveness? How does each action connect to the insight, and what is the desired outcome? Evaluation Criteria for Organizational Communications Application Paper Paper Elements Exemplary Proficient Developing Emerging Not Included Insights Gained 50 - 46 Clearly and concisely defines and describes 3 significant insights into organizational communication practices directly connecting each to COMU 410 coursework 44 - 40 Defines and describes 3 fairly significant insights into organizational communication practices mostly connecting each to COMU 410 coursework 39 - 35 Partially defines and describes 2 - 3 insights although 1 may not be relevant or substantial. Somewhat connects the importance to COMU 410 coursework 34 - 30 Limited identification of relevant insights gained in into organizational communication. Insights if defined may have limited connection to COMU 410 coursework. 0 Not included Insight Assessment 50 - 46 Clearly and concisely describes value of 3 insights gained for professional and/or academic success. In-depth analysis of how behavior and/or thinking has changed. 44 - 40 Fairly clearly describes value of 3 insights gained for professional and/or academic success. Discusses how behavior and/or thinking has changed. 39 - 35 Partially describes value of 2 - 3 insights gained although 1 may lack substance. Som.

1. Organizational Communications Application Paper
Length: Paper: 5 - 6 double-spaced pages
Value: 220 Points for 22% of the grade
Post:Week 8 Assignments
Prepare and submit through Turnitin, a 5 – 6 page paper that
identifies and discusses how you will apply organizational
communication strategies and practices studied during COMU
410 by discussing three (3) insights gained into being an
effective communicator, your assessment of how the application
of each can enhance your success professionally and/or
academically, and your action plan to apply each insight. The
paper should be specific; your grade will be determined by how
well you demonstrate understanding of effective organizational
communication. While the paper focuses your personal learning
and application, it must be based on course concepts and
supported by 3 or more academic sources.
Organizational Communication Application Paper Guidelines
In preparing your paper, reflect and respond to the following:
· Insights Gained: What were the three most valuable insights
gained into effective organizational communication practices
during COMU 410? Using your text and/or other expert sources,
define, describe and connect each insight gained to effective
organizational communication.
· Insight Assessment: Why are the three insights gained into
effective organizational communication valuable in enhancing
your success professionally and/or academically? How has your
behavior and/or thinking changed to integrate your learning?
· Action Plan: What specific action(s) will you take to apply
each insight gained to enhance your professional and/or
academic effectiveness? How does each action connect to the
insight, and what is the desired outcome?

2. Evaluation Criteria for Organizational Communications
Application Paper
Paper Elements
Exemplary
Proficient
Developing
Emerging
Not Included
Insights Gained
50 - 46
Clearly and concisely defines and describes 3 significant
insights into organizational communication practices directly
connecting each to COMU 410 coursework
44 - 40
Defines and describes 3 fairly significant insights into
organizational communication practices mostly connecting each
to COMU 410 coursework
39 - 35
Partially defines and describes 2 - 3 insights although 1 may not
be relevant or substantial. Somewhat connects the importance to
COMU 410 coursework
34 - 30
Limited identification of relevant insights gained in into
organizational communication. Insights if defined may have
limited connection to COMU 410 coursework.
0
Not included
Insight
Assessment
50 - 46
Clearly and concisely describes value of 3 insights gained for
professional and/or academic success. In-depth analysis of how

3. behavior and/or thinking has changed.
44 - 40
Fairly clearly describes value of 3 insights gained for
professional and/or academic success. Discusses how behavior
and/or thinking has changed.
39 - 35
Partially describes value of 2 - 3 insights gained although 1 may
lack substance. Somewhat discusses how behavior and/or
thinking has changed.
34 - 30
Limited description of value of insights gained. May not discuss
how behavior and/or thinking has changed
0
Not included
Action Plan
50 - 46
Clearly and concisely identifies 1 or more specific and viable
actions for each insight. Discusses why each was chosen and
how it will enhance professional and/or academic effectiveness
44 - 40
Identifies 1 fairly specific action for each insight. Mostly
discusses why each was chosen and how it will enhance
professional and/or academic effectiveness
39 - 35
Identifies 3 actions to enhance effectiveness but 1 action may
not link to an insight gained and/or actions may be more general
than specific.
34 - 30
Limited identification of actions to apply insights and/or
enhance communication effectiveness or actions may not relate
to insights identified.
0
Not included
APA
20 - 19

4. Cites 3 or more academic sources, Uses headers and accurately
adheres to APA standards; reference page and citations are
correct. All sources listed in References are cited in paper
18 - 17
Cites 3 sources although 1 may not be academic. Uses headers
and adheres to APA standards; reference page and citations are
correct with minor (1-3) errors. .All sources listed in References
are cited in paper
16 - 15
Uses 2 - 3 sources although 2 may not be academic. May not use
headers and somewhat adheres to APA standards with numerous
(4 – 10) errors. Sources listed in References and citations may
not match
14 - 13
Uses 0 – 3 sources. Limited adherence to APA standards in the
paper and Reference page; work of others may be cited but with
multiple (11+) errors. Sources listed in References and citations
do not match
0
No APA adherence
Writing Mechanics
50 - 46
Paper is organized and professionally written. Spelling,
grammar and punctuation are accurate. Paper is the required
length of 5 - 6 pages of content..
44 - 40
Paper is fairly organized and professionally written. Minor (1 –
3) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. The content
may be 5% too long or short.
39 - 35
Paper is somewhat clear but may lack organization. Several (4 –
10) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. Content may
be 10% too long or short.
34 - 30

5. The paper lacks clarity and may be confusing. Contain
numerous (11+) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation.
The content may be 15% too long or short.
0
No adherence
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Graphic Organizer#1
What is King’s argument in “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and
“Beyond Vietnam—A Time to Break Silence?”
In your thesis statement, you will indicate that “Martin Luter
King, Jr. uses __pathos_____, ___ethos___, and ___logos__ to
strengthen his argument that ___________ in his speeches
_________ and __________.
Type King’s argument below:
What rhetorical element does King first utilize to strengthen his
argument?
(1. consider reasoning: moral, social, religious, political, or
logical reasoning; 2. Consider types of evidence: examples,
statistics, or historical facts as evidence; 3. Consider language
choices: analogies, allusions, personification, metaphors, calls-
to-action, loaded words, or parallelism as persuasive

6. language/rhetorical devices.)
This will serve as the first of three subpoints in your thesis
statement and a topic for your first body paragraph.
Type a topic sentence introducing the first rhetorical method or
device below:
Provide evidence of the first rhetorical element from both texts.
“ as you such to explain to your six years old daughter why she
can’t go to the public amusement park that has just been
advertised on television and see fears welling up in the eyes
when she is told Funtown is closed to colored children” 3rd
page.
“We were taking the black young men who had been drippled by
our society and sending them eight thousand miles away to
guarantee liberties in Southeast Asia which they had not found
in Southwest Georgia and East Harlem”. 2nd paragraph
]Explain the textual evidence from both texts.
This personal expert on Dr. King helps the audience to sue
“more” in-depth how Black people are affected by Certain
Situations.
Explain how the first rhetorical element will impact the
audience and improve the effectiveness of King’s argument.
The element (pathos) helps the audience to emotionally connect
to Dr. King’s perspective. He is trying to represent. Many Black
people’s points of view to the masses to help support. This is
why he uses so many experiences of people he knew and his
own personal experiences.
Graphic Organizer#2
The argument does not change.
What second rhetorical element does King utilize to strengthen

7. his argument?
(1. consider reasoning: moral, social, religious, political, or
logical reasoning; 2. Consider types of evidence: examples,
statistics, or historical facts as evidence; 3. Consider language
choices: analogies, allusions, personification, metaphors, calls-
to-action, loaded words, or parallelism as persuasive
language/rhetorical devices.)
This will serve as the second of three subpoints in your thesis
statement and a topic for your second body paragraph.
Type a topic sentence introducing the second rhetorical method
or device below:
Provide evidence of the second rhetorical element from both
texts.
“My next reason moves to an even deeper level of awareness,
for it grows out of my experience in the ghettoes of the North
over the last three years- especially the last three summers. As I
have walked among the desperate, rejected, and angry young,
men, I have told them that Molotov cocktails and rifles would
not solve their problems.” 3rd paragraph
“In 1957 when a group of us formed the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference, we chose as our motto: “To save the
soul of America”. 4th paragraph
Explain the textual evidence from both texts.
This personal expert on Dr. King helps the audience to really
understand what happened during this time period when Dr.
King was trying to change the world for the better.
Explain how the second rhetorical element will impact the
audience and improve the effectiveness of King’s argument.
The element (logos) helps the audience really understand and

8. believe Dr. King and also understand his perspective. Dr. King
is trying to connect to the audience on a deeper level. This is
why he uses his own stories with the dates and times so they
really know what happens during his time.
Graphic Organizer#3
The argument does not change.
What third/final rhetorical element does King utilize to
strengthen his argument?
(1. consider reasoning: moral, social, religious, political, or
logical reasoning; 2. Consider types of evidence: examples,
statistics, or historical facts as evidence; 3. Consider language
choices: analogies, allusions, personification, metaphors, calls-
to-action, loaded words, or parallelism as persuasive
language/rhetorical devices.)
This will serve as one of three subpoints in your thesis
statement and a topic for your third body paragraph.
Type a topic sentence introducing the third and final rhetorical
method or device below:
Provide evidence of the third rhetorical element from both texts.
“It seemed as if there was a real promise of hope for the poor-
both black and white- through the poverty program.” 1st
paragraph
“Perhaps a more tragic recognition of reality took place when it
became clear to me that the war was doing far more than
devastating the hopes of the poor at home.” 2nd paragraph.
Explain the textual evidence from both texts.
This personal expert on Dr. King helps the audience to really
know if what King is saying is really true.

9. Explain how the third rhetorical element will impact the
audience and improve the effectiveness of King’s argument.
The element (Ethos) helps the audience to really know or not if
what Dr. King is saying is really right. King is trying to really
connect with the audience.