Project 3: Public Argument Due: 11/18 by midnight GENERAL INFORMATION Now that you've completed your Controversy Analysis research paper, you've become pretty knowledgeable about your topic. You've probably also developed a new opinion (or strengthened an existing opinion) about your topic. The Public Argument is a chance for you to share your opinion, and back it up with supporting evidence from your research. Our Public Argument assignment will produce TWO end products: a Written Argument (worth 20% of your final grade, like the other essays) and a Presentation (worth 5% of your final grade). The Written Argument will be due on April 24th ; our Presentations will take place April 22nd-May 2nd in class. For your Written Argument, you'll decide on a Stance ( which position do you argue?) and an Approach ( The type of argument: proposal, causal, position, refutation, evaluative ), as well as a Genre or form/medium for your message. The following are some examples of what most of you have chosen: ( remember to run your choice by me if you haven’t ) · A letter to the Editor or Op-Ed in a specific newspaper or magazine · A letter to Someone in Power (a legislator/other lawmaker, the head of a company, etc.) · A blog post / Facebook note / website/ online petition · A video · A poster/brochure or pamphlet This is not an analysis. It’s an argument! You’ve been looking at and picking apart and putting into conversation everyone else’s texts: Now, it’s your turn to speak your mind. This essay is more creative than the other two, and you’re encouraged to have as much fun with it as possible while still remembering… the Rhetorical Situation. -To write your public argument, you must remember both the author’s(s’) and your own rhetorical situation. The rhetorical situation is comprised of the audience, purpose, and context. *The audience is “for whom” the writing is produced, the persons whose minds and hearts the author hopes to move to think or feel in a certain way. *The purpose is “for what” the writing is produced, the aim of the author in composing. *The context includes the time, place, and circumstances in which the writing is written, impacting, in turn, its composition, distribution, and reception. This assignment will not have a length requirement. The form your writing takes will be based on what Genre you choose to write in. No matter what form your writing takes, though, it still must: · Have a clear thesis, well-supported by researched evidence & your own explanations. You need to use at least 3 sources to back up you argument . · Be composed in Standard Written English, following appropriate grammar and spelling rules · Appropriately cite referenced sources: depending on what format you choose, you might still want to use MLA in-text citation, or you could use footnotes, or hyperlinks – just be CONSISTENT and have a REASON why you chose to cite the way you did. · Include a Works Cited page (in standard MLA f.