Choice Assignment ENGLISH 1101

Choice Assignment ENGLISH 1101

Due November 24, 2019

Voltaire gets credit for coining the phrase: “With great power comes great responsibility.” Peter Parker’s Uncle Ben in Spiderman is also on record for this saying. You have freedom of choice for this final assignment, but that entails some responsibility for our penultimate assignment before the semester exam.

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Here are the parameters for the choice assignment.

• Your submission should be a minimum of 1000 words.* If your writing task has a slightly lower word count, clear it with me. For example, you might complete a writing contest submission that has an 800-word maximum. If I know what you are doing, that is ok.
• You may work with a partner. In this case, your word count must be 1500 words.
• You must use a minimum of five sources and cite them correctly within the text and on the Works Cited

  page. Choice Assignment ENGLISH 1101

• You must use MLA style, if applicable. There are some choices included here that will not be in MLA essay

  style but still will need a Works Cited page. For example, if you are submitting to KSU’s newspaper, the staff uses AP style. If you are submitting a professional piece to a research journal, you might need to write in APA style. The Writing Center can help you with style considerations.

• All work will be uploaded in the assignment area of D2L and cross-referenced with Safe Assign. Use your own words and ideas. The intention is for you to have a polished, professional piece that you can do something with—publish it, submit it, or use it to solidify your dreams and goals.
• Regardless of what you choose, you are making an argument. I will grade it with the argument rubric that we used earlier in the term.

  Here are some ideas:

  Policy Brief- This is an issues-oriented problem-solution essay directed toward a specific audience. The tone is serious, academic, and intellectual. You might include these sections in your work.

• Title: A good title quickly communicates the contents of the brief in a memorable way.
• Executive Summary: This section is often one to two paragraphs long; it includes an overview of the

  problem and the proposed policy action.

• Context or Scope of the Problem: This section communicates the importance of the problem and aims to

  convince the reader of the necessity of policy action. You might end up sending your policy brief to the

  university or to your local or state legislators.

• Policy Alternatives: This section discusses the current policy approach and explains the proposed options.

  It should be fair and accurate while convincing the reader why the policy action proposed in the brief is the

  most desirable.

• Policy Recommendations: This section contains the most detailed explanation of the concrete steps to be

  taken to address the policy issue.

• Works Cited Page

  Business Plan- Some students in the class have an entrepreneurial spirit. Here is your chance to put your ideas into action. This is also a structured document with a professional tone. You might need to use some language specific to the business field. The Small Business Association recommends these sections.

Guest Column for the KSU Sentinel. This would look fabulous on your resume. Many of you are passionate about politics or issues of our day. Here is your chance to voice your opinion. (So you know the Sentinel’s standards, I copied and pasted them from the KSU Sentinel’s website)

Submit a Column The Sentinel welcomes letters and guest columns from readers. The Sentinel reserves the right to edit all letters for style, space, libel, and grammar. The Sentinel reserves the right to print any submission as a letter or guest column. Submission does not guarantee publication.

The Sentinel’s Standard Guidelines for Guest Columns

• Guest columns should be between 500 and 750 words. (NOTE: You would use the 750-word count.)
• Columns must take a stand, take a defensible position and defend it. Be clear and to the point.
• Submission does not guarantee publication. Publication is solely at the editor’s discretion.
• Columns will be edited – nothing personal. The Sentinel uses the Associated Press (AP) Stylebook as our

  guide.

• Columns are usually selected based on campus concerns, local Kennesaw/Cobb County issues, Georgia

  issues, national and world issues (in that order). Columns concerning KSU issues are always given

  priority. If it is something you are thinking about, others at KSU are probably also thinking about it.

• Don’t be boring.
• Columns, letters, and the Opinion section are not for personal vendettas, attacks on individuals (except for

  public figures), or on specific businesses.

• The Sentinel believes in transparency. Anonymous columns or letters will not be accepted.
• The Sentinel owns any work we publish and reserves the right to republish and promote.
• The staff of The Sentinel and KSU Student Media may not submit guest columns.