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Excelsior College Online Writing Lab Website
http://owl.excelsior.edu/
Jeannie Anderson
Elgin Community College
Waubonsee Community College
College of DuPage
? Excelsior College has created a student-
friendly, interactive Online Writing Lab
(OWL) made up of 10 resource guides that
cover a variety of writing topics, including a
comprehensive guide to assignment analysis.
? http://owl.excelsior.edu/posts/view/11
? Begin this unit by reviewing the Assignment
Analysis page, including the ¡°What Is
Rhetoric, and How Can
It Help¡± Prezi by
Michelle Healy.
? You will use the green
arrows circled in red on
the left to navigate to the
Assignment Analysis pages
? Purpose
? Audience
? Voice
? Changing Audiences Activity
? Notice the differences in voice,
diction, and tone in each of the
three paragraphs
Complete this activity on the OWL website. Click the Restart button to begin
Scroll over each Research Purpose for additional information
? See it in Practice
? 2-minute video cast of a student explaining her
rhetorical analysis for her research paper.
? Your Turn Now
? In a one-page reflection, address the following:
1. Summarize the content from this learning
module, highlighting the most relevant aspects.
2. Read the essay 1 assignment: you will be
writing a literacy narrative. Explain your
purpose, audience, and voice for this
assignment.
? It can be confusing to go back and forth
between a Powerpoint and a website, so the
below link will guide you through the website
part of this presentation.
? http://screencast.com/t/loWHmHHldBA

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Owl lesson 1 assignment analysis

  • 1. Excelsior College Online Writing Lab Website http://owl.excelsior.edu/ Jeannie Anderson Elgin Community College Waubonsee Community College College of DuPage
  • 2. ? Excelsior College has created a student- friendly, interactive Online Writing Lab (OWL) made up of 10 resource guides that cover a variety of writing topics, including a comprehensive guide to assignment analysis.
  • 3. ? http://owl.excelsior.edu/posts/view/11 ? Begin this unit by reviewing the Assignment Analysis page, including the ¡°What Is Rhetoric, and How Can It Help¡± Prezi by Michelle Healy.
  • 4. ? You will use the green arrows circled in red on the left to navigate to the Assignment Analysis pages
  • 5. ? Purpose ? Audience ? Voice ? Changing Audiences Activity ? Notice the differences in voice, diction, and tone in each of the three paragraphs
  • 6. Complete this activity on the OWL website. Click the Restart button to begin
  • 7. Scroll over each Research Purpose for additional information
  • 8. ? See it in Practice ? 2-minute video cast of a student explaining her rhetorical analysis for her research paper. ? Your Turn Now ? In a one-page reflection, address the following: 1. Summarize the content from this learning module, highlighting the most relevant aspects. 2. Read the essay 1 assignment: you will be writing a literacy narrative. Explain your purpose, audience, and voice for this assignment.
  • 9. ? It can be confusing to go back and forth between a Powerpoint and a website, so the below link will guide you through the website part of this presentation. ? http://screencast.com/t/loWHmHHldBA