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Demonstration of Application

Purpose

This assignment gives you the opportunity to apply course material, both assigned readings and texts from your own inquiry, in a way that both provides evidence that you understand the scholarship and allows you to generate texts (papers, plans, and/or tools) that you can use after this course.


Instructions–Invention

Choose a L2 writing related topic that you want to work with. While you are encouraged to use the topic you chose for the Blog Entries, Literature Review, and the Lesson/Workshop, you can choose another topic with the understanding that you will have to start your research from scratch.

Then you will...

  • decide the type of text you think will 1) be usable after this course and 2) demonstrate what you have learned from this course. Types of texts can include, but are not limited to:
    • traditional term paper; a text other than or builds upon your Literature Review Essay
    • a pedagogical outline for a course or a unit
    • a workshop for an academic or non-academic context
    • resource materials
    • a research plan for a study
  • many of these practice-oriented options cannot stand on their own; you will need to supplement your tool with a theoretical rationale.

You cannot re-use your Lesson/Workshop for this assignment.

Instructions-Writing

The writing process will vary from project to project. However, the following parameters will be consistent across projects:

  • choose an appropriate genre for the project and follow the generic conventions
  • a 250 word abstract that provides the context for the text(s) you are submitting
  • a 2500-5000 word text or series of texts
  • an argument in one form or another–either in an academic essay or in a rationale for proposed practices or resources


Criteria

  • 2500-5000 words
  • appropriate genre
  • due on April 30, 2010
  • 200 points

In addition to the general evaluation criteria, the instructor will be looking for evidence of...

  • a sense of audience–the DOA should be written for the appropriate audience for the given document
  • an informed understanding of the course material and its application; this will be supported by your readings for the course and other research
  • an ability to articulate your knowledge of the course material
  • a document that is "original," at least in the context in which it is being applied
  • a document that is viable; this obviously has a different definition for different genres. For an academic paper it should be conference-worthy; for a pedagogical apparatus, it should fulfill your academic goals. You need to demonstrate an understanding of the genre you have chosen
  • a rhetorical awareness of the situation and/or discipline you are proposing to work within
  • appropriate use of conventions, including MLA or APA citation formatting