Final Project (3)

Objectives
Students will be able to
a) Finish and revise their audience analysis.
b) Review important characteristics of thesis statements.
c) Learn about thesis statement vs problem statement.
d) Write an analysis about the problem statement in the student's case essay.

I. Finish and revise Analysis 1: Audience Analysis.(10 minutes)

For paragraph 1 you need to respond the question: What is it important to analyze audience before writing? Please, do not just generalize. Offer specific information. Use the ideas and materials from the website or go on line to get more info. (Remember to USE CITATIONS when you use the ideas of others.)
For Paragraph 2 you need to read the Professor's prompt and the student's case essay carefully. Then decide whether or not this student had an specific audience in mind when writing his/her essay;discuss how this writer has addressed the needs and wants of his/her audience? Give specific examples from the essay. USE CITATIONS.  If the writing does not address the needs of a specific audience, give suggestions that will improve this student's writing.
Professor's prompt
Student's case study


II. Analysis 2: Thesis Statement vs Problem (or Position) Statement
Four criteria of an effective thesis statement: specific, focused, offers original perspective, presents a clear position.
Using these criteria, we can easily distinguish between a good thesis statement and a bad one.
Remember: a clear thesis statement should tell readers specific purposes of the paper.

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In a case-based essay, the thesis statement is called "position statement" - a statement where a writer states a position and expresses an intention about the organization of the essay (Ellet, 2007, p.10). While a thesis statement of an essay is typically one or two sentences, a position statement in a case-based essay tends to be longer. However, the basic principles for an effective position statement and thesis statement are the same. Read "How to write a case-based essay" (pp.106-109) for more details.

A thesis statement and a problem statement have similarities and differences. While they both have a claim that structures and directs the purpose of a writing, there are some subtle differences. For instance, to name just a few, a thesis can be an arguable/exploratory claim while, a problem statement describes a main issue in order to potentially solve it. That is why it is called a "problem" statement. In order to write the problem statement, we have to know exactly what the problem is. Read "How to write a problem statement for business" for more details.

Exercise 
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Application
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In an introduction section, we talked about having a good hook and some background information/context about the topic, and then usually a thesis statement in the last or first sentence of the introduction.  Instead of having background information in the introduction of the case study, it will have a summary of potential solutions (recommendations) in the introduction. Why? Because the purpose of the case study is to present a problem statement and the potential solutions (recommendations) to the problem. This explanation connects back to different audience and purpose as well.

  Task: Analysis of thesis(position) statement & problem statement: Reflect on what you learned today about good thesis statements and problem statements.

a) Write a summary paragraph of what you learned about thesis statements and problems statements. 

b) Go over the student's case study and analyze his/her application of these principles you have reviewed/learned today. Point out at any weaknesses and provide ways to solve the problem. 

Homework
Finish your two paragraphs if you didn't in class. Upload them to Dropbox. I will take a look at them tonight or tomorrow.
Those of you who have not finished your audience analysis paragraphs must do so tonight as well. 
   

Final Project (2)

Objectives
a) students will review what was done last class (Final Project (1))
b) students will be able to review the concepts studied for audiences analysis and write a paragraph summarizing what is important regarding this point.
c) students will analyze the prompt for the case study and decide who is the audience for the students essays.
d) students will read the case study essay.
e) based on what they have reviewed in audience analysis, students will critique the audience analysis made by the writer of the essay.

I. Review

II.  Review Audience Analysis

III. Prompt

IV. Case Study Essay

V.  Writing Workshop for Audience Analysis

Final Project (1)

Objectives for the Final Assignment
Students will be able to
a) identify the basic elements in the writing of a case-based essay by examining sample prompts and essays.
b) experience the steps involved in the writing of a critical analysis.
c) review important writing notions learned during the course.

Objectives for today's class
Students will be able to
a)  become acquainted with the guidelines for the writing of the final paper.
b)  describe what critical analysis is.
c)  read and discuss the Heineken article.
d)  review what they learned about audience earlier in the semester.
e)  analyze purpose and audience expectations of a sample case study memo by studying its writing prompt.
f)  critically analyze a sample essay in relation to purpose and audience.


1.  Mini-Presentation (10 min)

2. Final Paper (10 min)
Final grade components
Overview
Instructions and tentative outline
Example paragraphs 
Example 1
Example 2
 

3. What is Critical Analysis? (5 min)
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4. Please, read the following article (20 min)
Heineken article

5.  Review main notions presented for Audience Analysis (5 min)
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7.  Open a Word document. Write a paragraph about the importance for writers to make an anlysis of their audience before starting to write. Please use citations if you are using specific ideas from the website materials. Go to Dropbox, click on your Final Project file. Open a sub-file and entitle it, Audience Analysis, save this document there.  (15 min)

6. This is the  prompt the Professor gave students for responding to the Heineken article. (5 min)
Write a few notes about the audience of this writing task. Share with your classmates. (5min)

 Homework
Finish the Heineken article.
Finish the review of audience analysis.
Finish the paragraph on important notions to consider regarding audience analysis.
Finish reading the prompt.
Finish writing a few notes that analyze the audience of the writing task assigned by the Professor.

Final Writing Worshop (Critique) - Presentation of Final Project

I. Review-editing of first draft (critique)
II. Introduction to final project
Heineken case study

Writing Workshop today

Goal: To finish first draft for critique

Writing a Critique (2)

Objectives:
1. to listen to the next group of mini-presentations
2. to review summary written last class
3. to distinguish between critique and criticism
4. to list main characteristics of a critique
5. to begin writing firs draft for critique

I. Mini-Presentations (15 min)

II.  Revise your summary. Make sure it has all the elements necessary to be an effective summary.  You may check last class contents or the following links for information about summaries: (15 min)

tips for summarizing

suggestions for writing a summary

 Here are examples of a summary

III. Writing a Critique (20 min)

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questions for evaluating commercials

Critique vs Criticism (handout)

How to write a Critique

IV. Workshop: Writing a Critique (30 min)




Sources:

 Gulcat, Z. (2007). Suggestions for Writing a Summary. Retrieved from:

http://www.buowl.boun.edu.tr/students/summarizing/summarizing.htm

  Jewel, R. (2012). Sample Summaries by Students. College Writing Info. Retrieved from:  http://www.tc.umn.edu/~jewel001/CollegeWriting/WRITEREAD/Summary/samples.htm

 Michelson, K. (2012). Materails from her lesson Writing a Critique. Retrieved from UIUC TA Resource Materials: http://esl505ta.blogspot.com/2012/06/day-10-summary-critique-1.html

 Splice. Essay Tips. Retrieved from:

http://tipsforresearchpapersandessays.blogspot.com/2008/11/how-to-summarize-essay.html

 The Academic Support Center. Chesapeake College. Helpful Hints for Writing a Critique. Retrieved from: http://info.chesapeake.edu/lrc/tutoring

Writing a Critique

Objectives
Students will be able to
a) summarize the most important ideas from the assigned article.
b) identify the required elements of a summary.

I. Now that you have read the article Would Soda Taxes really Yield Health Benefits, it's time to work on summarizing the most important ideas presented in the article.

1. Choose a partner to work with and try to answer the following questions without looking at the article:

a) What is the article about?
b) What is the author(s)' main argument?
c) What evidence do the authors use to support this argument?

2. Based on what you discussed with your partner, write a summary of the article. Again, do not look at the article; write based on what your remember from your reading.

3. Now that you have a short summary, go back to the article and check on the information you have forgotten or were confused about.

4. Finally, we'll go through the Do's and Dont's of a summary together. Check your work and make corrections as needed.

The Dos of Summary Writing

• the first sentence contains the title, the name of the author and sometimes, background information about the author and/or source.
•  A summary should begin with a thesis statement (usually one sentence)that sums up the main point of the source.
• A summary should include the main ideas of the text and one or more examples to illustrate the author's points.
• It should be written in your OWN words. 

The Don'ts of Summary Writing

• The summary should not include your own ideas or opinions of the text.
• It should NOT summarize minor details.

Sources
Original ideas and format for this class were taken and adapted from Stacy's Defibaugh's Lesson on Summary Writing and Introduction to Critique. Retrieved from:  
http://esl505n2012.blogspot.com/2012/10/summary-writing-and-critique.html