Writing Effectively TCXG 272 May 13, 2008Dr. Riki Thompson

Housekeeping Due Thurs –Reflection Handout –Peer Review Evaluations –Essay proposal on ePortfolio and Hard Copy Next week –Drafting and Workshopping Week 9 –Presentations

Analyzing Academic Argument Audience –Who is the audience? –What are the style features that help you evaluate the genre? –What are the audience expectations within an academic discourse community? –What elements tell you the author is attempting to write for an academic audience? Argument –What is the argument? –What type of argument is it? Theme –How does this paper connect with the theme of sustainability? –Do you sense a debate about the topic?

Essay Proposal 1 page proposal due Thurs (ePortfolio and HC) –Sustainability issue that interests you –Informal write-up –What is the problem –What sources do you want to examine –What is your initial reading of the problem –Note the chapter on proposals (ch 12)

Topics Fuels-bio/fossil/ Biodiversity-oceans, lands, animals, fish, endangered species, honey bees Culture-religions, languages Disease & Population Carson-Toxins/DDT/Malaria Food production-humanitarian effort, community gardens/local vs. global issues Pollution & health & e-waste Land conservation-readings Climate change-global warming Oil drilling, economics, prosperity Globalization –disease, food, economics, diversity