Purdue CM220 Unit 1 Discussion Latest 2019 October

CM220 College Composition II

Unit 1Discussion

Introduce Yourself!

Throughout this course, you will have many opportunities to respond to the opinions and comments of your classmates. Take this opportunity to introduce yourself and to learn about each other. Be sure to include your name, location, and something about yourself that you would like your classmates to know.

Discussion Overview

Topic 1:

Welcome to the first Discussion Board! This week, the readings covered the basics of writing in college and effective persuasive communication. You learned about how writers can use persuasive models like the rhetorical situation to motivate an audience to take action or change the way they think about something. You also looked at how John, Eric, and Alice might apply persuasive communication in their future jobs as a restaurant owner, nurse, and crime scene investigator.

This course will also help you develop your skills in assessing your work based on the grading rubrics provided with each assignment. Please review this short video that introduces you to the concept of self-assessment.

After reviewing the video on self-assessment and completing the Reading and Learning Activities for Unit 1, respond to the following questions in at least two well-developed paragraphs:

Introduce yourself by telling the class about your background with persuasive communication. What are you studying and how do you imagine you will use persuasive writing in your career?

Choose one of the following examples of persuasive writing on the topics of charter schools and food labels. Identify the different parts of the rhetorical situation. Who was the speaker and who was the target audience? What was the purpose of the argument? What setting did the argument take place in and how might the communication have changed if it were in a different context? Analyze how well this example illustrates the qualities of effective persuasive communication from the readings this week, note at least one weakness in the argument and how the author could address that flaw, and discuss whether the article changed your perspective on charter schools or food labeling and why.

Charter Schools:

“Charter Schools Can Help Underserved Students Realize the American Dream”

“Stop Federal Funding of Charter Schools”

“Charter Schools Hurt Traditional Public Schools”

Food Labels:

“A Food Label That Gets Right to the Point”

“Genetically Modified Food Labeling: A ‘Right to Know’?”

“I Run a G.M.O. Company — and I Support G.M.O. Labeling”

Wrap up your post with at least one open-ended question for your classmates to consider as they help you dig deeper into the ideas you shared this week.

To earn full participation credit, you will need to respond substantively to at least two peers’ initial Discussion posts and show active engagement in the Discussion as described in the grading rubric. These responses should stay on topic and generate further discussion by asking questions, mentioning relevant examples, and referencing concepts from the readings.

 

All Discussion posts and responses to peers should be written in complete sentences using Standard English. Before posting, proofread for grammar, spelling, and word-choice issues. Be sure to respond fully to every aspect of the Discussion.

 

When you refer to concepts from the unit’s readings, be sure to use a signal phrase like “According to [name of reading] . . . ” If you are directly quoting the reading or another source, be sure to use quotation marks and cite the source using proper APA in-text citations and full references. The PGWC has resources on APA citation formatting.