Assignment Sheet for Week of Oct. 13

Assignment Sheet for Week of Monday, Oct. 13, 2014

Writing 101, MWF

Rhetorical style: All styles since 9/6 (narrative, example, comparison/contrast, classification/division).
Catch-up and revision week.

Added 10?15:

Writing question for Fowles essay.  This will be due Oct. 24/25:

Fowles essay:  Due Oct. 24

First, read the essay.

Choose one of Fowles’ 15 appeals of advertising—select the category you find the most interesting.

Using hard copy magazines and newspapers, find three examples of this appeal being used in ads. Examine what Fowles has to say about the appeal and see how it applies to the ads you chose.

 In an essay, examine how your three ads use the appeals that Fowler outlines. If you see emotional exploitation, say what you think it is.

Tie your results together in your conclusion and make a statement about what the ads say about the target audience of the advertiser.

Due date:  All essays must be revised and completed by Oct. 19.

Writershelp:  Apostrophe:  “Apostrophe in possessives” to “Misuse of the apostrophe.” Do the two exercises.
Quotation marks. Read and do the exercises.  “Quick Help Quotation Marks” to “Misuses of quotation marks.”

Due date:  Fri., Oct. 17

Writing 101, Sat.
Same as 101-MWF, except due date is Oct. 18

Assignment for Business Communication 122  

All businesses want additional sales, so think of a business you would like to help. Design and write five questions, the answers to which will help you design a persuasive e-mail, ad, or brochure. The objective is to obtain new business. Your questions will have been reviewed at the Oct. 10 class.

Once the questions are approved by the instructor, post them at surveymonkey.com.  Using your Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram accounts, ask people to take the survey. Deadline for posting:  Oct. 17.  Obtain answers for your survey from the 17^th-21^st. On the evening of the 21^st, close out your survey and tabulate the results for class the following day.

At the Oct. 22 class, we will be in a lab and make charts and graphs from the survey data. We will be using Excel. Please note:  practice with Excel will be required. It is recommended that you spend time each day exploring the program.

Writershelp:  Apostrophe:  “Apostrophe in possessives” to “Misuse of the apostrophe.” Do the two exercises.
Quotation marks. Read and do the exercises.  “Quick Help Quotation Marks” to “Misuses of quotation marks.”

Assignment for Communication Dynamics, 128

Read Ch. 6, “Communicating Verbally,” and do the accompanying workbook chapter.