Breakdown of assignments with brief description

(1) Literacy Narrative 500 -750 words (2-3 pages), required for Composition section. The literacy narrative assignment is a response to an image with a thematic focus. Write a narrative where you discuss and respond to the image of Charcot, “A Clinical Lesson at the Salpêtrière.” How does it make you feel? What emotions does it evoke from you? Feel free to make connections to other art, literature, or other moments in your life that you can connect to the literature. Discuss any issues with gender and ideas of hysteria.

(2) Summary and Response Essay 500 -750 words (2-3 pages), required for Topic section.

The summary & response assignment is an essay where you engage with the ideas of others. You will summarize a text—or boil the text down to its basic ideas in your own words—and then respond to how you feel about the text, while citing the primary source to support your points and claims.

(3) Exploratory Essay 1000-1250 words (4-5 pages ), required for both sections.

This essay will introduce you to research and citation practices and asks them to interpret and summarize the text. It will build upon the skills used in the summary and response essay.

(4) Researched Critical Analysis Essay & oral presentation 1250-1750 words (5-7 pages), required for both sections.

The critical analysis will build upon all the other genres studied in this class. You will use the skills you’ve learned to write a thoughtful and critical research paper, including a well-defined thesis (argument) and using both primary and secondary sources as evidence, cited correctly.

Critical Analysis must include and cite Freud within your research and writing.

(5) Reflection Assignments 250- 500 words (1-2 pages), required after each formal essay.

Reflection pages:  After each assignment except for the annotated bibliography you will compose pages in which you reflect on what you have written. For each reflective page or pages, you will describe your own essay in terms of its:

•    Genre – What are its characteristic features?
•    Exigence – What prompts you to write about this subject (beside the fact that you have to complete the assignment for class😀)?
•    Purpose – What did you hope to accomplish?
•    Audience – Who is the potential audience for the essay?
•    Context – What is the relationship between you as writer, your potential audience, and the medium you’re using to communicate? What knowledge, assumptions and/or goals do you and your audience share or not share?

(6) Final Portfolio and Self-Reflection  750-1000 words (3-4 pages), required for Composition section.–  A final portfolio accompanied by a final reflective essay (five to six pages for the final reflection);

The portfolio and final reflection essay are in certain ways the most important documents that you’ll create for this class. Assembling the portfolio will help you to see your progress as a writer over the course of the semester; the final reflective essay will give you the chance to further reflect on and evaluate your progress using your own criteria as well as the course learning outcomes.

N.B. Word counts do not include headings or Work Cited page.

How and when to submit assignments

All formal assignments are due electronically, via Blackboard on Turnitin, at 11:59 p.m. on the noted due date. Formal assignments should be typed using 12 pt, Times New Roman font, double-spaced, with standard 1-inch margins.

Due dates for rough drafts and prep work will be noted on the assignment sheets.

Reflections are due with the final paper at 11:59 p.m. on the noted due date. You should upload the paper and reflection as one document; however, the reflection should be on a new, separate page. Papers without a reflection will  have two points deducted from the final grade.

Late papers will be accepted with 1 point off final grade for each day late, up to 10 days/ 10 points; after that instructor grades at their discretion. In the event you need to submit a paper late, you should let your instructors know ahead of time.

Due dates and times for class assignments will be discussed in class or via email.