Assignment Prompt-Project 5

Project 5: Final Feature Project (250 points)

An analysis focuses on describing how something works by breaking it down and examining its various components. In this project, we must submit our article to the publication of our choosing that we’ve been recently researching in Project 4 in our “Venue Publication Analysis”.  The submission requirements needed to submit to this publication should already be known based off our previous project.  Throughout the semester we have been compiling a collective file of information that can be useful for this assignment. From the blog posts, to the translation assignment, public venue analysis and now this piece.

This assignment has two main goals:

1. Give you practice submitting your articles to a popular publication
2. And researching and structuring your writing specifically for that publication.

Assignment Prompt

The publication venue used will be New York Times.  The paper length fully depends on the submission requirements max word length.  1200-word is usually about 4 pages. Make it a worthful read.  This paper should be typed, double-spaced, in an appropriate font (Times New Roman, Cambria, etc.), and formatted in proper APA or MLA style.

Due Date: Upload your paper to Blackboard and your blog before class on December 12, 2017.

Outline:

1. Catchy, relatable beginning remark on the topic at hand which then goes into the summary of article and why it is important.

1. Analysis of article should focus on implementing and describing three different components of the article’s argument:
   • • Ethos- add in your article, as did the author of the article your analyzing, the things that makes themselves appear credible and trustworthy for the article’s target audience.  Exp: Through direct quotes from experts, pictures, research studies source information etc.
     • Pathos- add in your article appeals to the emotions and/or beliefs of your article’s target audience by using visual aids, like pictures or videos, rhetorical scenarios, expert quotes, etc.  Look at what the author of the original source did to appeal to the pathos of their readers, like yourself.
     • Logos-  Add in how the article appeals to the logic of target the audience’s expectations for appropriate supporting evidence using examples from the text to demonstrate your point.

1. Claim/Conclusion
   • Hone and restate the importance of your claim. Example: “Early Alzheimer’s prevention techniques should begin as early as age 30 because early-onset Alzheimer’s begin at age 50.” Or “With over five million people living with this disease today, being added onto the list, should be a main concern of someone reaching midlife. But, you can effectively lower your risk!”

The essay must also have a title that identifies the topic of the paper (e.g., An Analysis of “Article X” and a “hook” that gives readers some sense of the paper’s main idea). Here are some examples:

• “Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire: A Rhetorical Analysis of ‘Climate Change Crisis’”
• “Best Ways to Keep My Memory: Lowering your Risk of Alzheimer’s as you Age”

Writing Tips and Tricks

• Be careful with using too many scientific terms.
• Make it readable for lay readers.
• Proof-read before submission.
• Lightweight tone. Exp: use abrev. “EGCG” instead of “Polyphenol Epigallocatechin Gallate”. (or) “As you may already know, green tea is a type of tea from the country of origin, China.  It is often used as an antioxidant and nutrient for your body.”
• Use hyperlinks for easy clicks directly to the source of the information.
• Give photo credit when using pictures.