The topic is Aria: A memoir of a Bilingual Childhood. by Richard Rodriguez. Book: The Language of Composition Second Edition page 303-313

Worth: 20%
Due: Friday, November 25, 2016
Length: approximately 1200 words
Purpose: To have you integrate the skills you’ve learned this semester
Instructions:
• Choose a reading from the textbook that HAS NOT been covered in this course, either as an assigned reading or as an option for a previous assignment. Failing to meet this requirement will result in a mark of zero
• In essay format, analyze how successful the text you have chosen is. You may argue that it is wholly successful, partially successful, or wholly unsuccessful. Your argument must at some point include a discussion of at least FOUR (4) of the terms/concepts covered in this course
• Your argument must meaningfully incorporate material from a minimum of FOUR (4) high-quality research sources that you found in academic journals. Failing to meet this requirement will result in a mark of zero
• Important note: Your research essay must be developed out of your research essay proposal. If you want to alter significant aspects of your proposal (e.g. choosing a different reading, replacing the majority of the sources you identified in your proposal, etc.) in the finished essay, you must first obtain permission from your professor
• Submit your essay as a Microsoft Word file to the appropriate dropbox by the deadline. If you don’t have Word, use RTF, ODT or PDF format. Files in other formats will not be opened and will receive zero
• The penalty for late submissions is 10% per day, including weekend and holidays. In order to submit late without penalty, you must provide official documentation (e.g. a doctor’s note)
Grading
• Your research essay will be graded out of 100
1. Identify common modes of writing (e.g. exposition, persuasion, argumentation, etc.), and create texts in these modes
2. Implement appropriate style and tone choices that reinforce a text’s purpose and that speak to its audience
3. Summarize texts, including advanced argumentation
4. Find and productively use appropriate secondary/research sources
5. Properly document the use of others’ writing/work
Essential Employability Skills Evaluated
1. Communicate clearly, concisely and correctly in the written, spoken, and visual form that fulfills the purpose and meets the needs of the audience
2. Apply a systematic approach to solving problems
3. Use a variety of thinking skills to anticipate and solve problems
4. Locate, select, organize, and document information using appropriate technology and information systems
5. Analyze, evaluate and apply relevant information from a variety of sources