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Assignment: Research and Analysis

Task: Write a 'point first' OR 'point last' essay and use a formal, academic register. Ensure that you follow the conventions of an academic essay.

Requirements:

Primary texts: Select TWO primary texts from the reading list. (They can be essential OR further readings.) You cannot use the text that you used in Assignment One.

Secondary sources: Find TWO secondary sources. Your sources must be credible sources.

Instructions: Use both your primary texts AND secondary sources to answer ONE of the following questions:

QUESTIONS: Sections A - F (plus "Special Topic")

Section A: Narrative and Argument:

1. Write an essay that assesses whether or not narrative is an effective approach for presenting a controversial or unfamiliar argument.

Section B: Register, Language, and Audience.

2. "So easy to read:' Use this observation from Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue" to analyse how register and tone enable or impede clear communication to an audience. (Note: You do not have to use "Mother Tongue" to answer this question.)

Section C: Academic Reading and Writing.
3. Write a point first or point last essay that examines the 'ideals' and conventions of academic writing. How useful are these to the practical experience of writing an academic essay?

Section D: Perspective:
4. "Arguments are not 'airtight'. In an essay, you may concede; you may even change your mind." Write an essay that reflects on either authors and/or audiences seeing different viewpoints or even changing their perspective.
Section E: Writing Against the Grain.
5. "I knew that I could resist. I could rebel. I could shape the direction and focus of the various forms of knowledge available to me:'
Use this quote as a starting point to consider how different authors write against the grain and challenge the status quo.

Section F: Our Changing Language
6. "Digital writing often reveals deep-seated anxiety over the deterioration of orthography or 'proper' writing:' Is proper writing deteriorating? Answer this question with reference to at least TWO texts on the course.

Special Topic:
• Outline a topic or area of interest and construct your own question which you must answer.
• You must use at least ONE text from the course. (You can use TWO texts on the course OR use one text and a second text, of your choice, from outside of the course.)
• You must consult with your tutor or convenor and present your essay idea and question and seek approval before you proceed with your topic.
• You must use at least TWO secondary sources.

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