Project+3

= English 1000: Project 3 = = It’s All About my Major/Career: Information for Students =

In this project, you will explore your future academic major or career field by conducting research and reporting on your research in multiple genres.
 * Project Overview:**


 * Major Project Assignments:**
 * Interview a professional in your academic major or career field (Interviewing current undergraduate students is not acceptable. Interviewing family members is acceptable, but highly discouraged).
 * Write a report about this person’s academic major or career, his/her workplace responsibilities and communication practices.
 * Write three (3) genres related to your major/career field.


 * Students will engage in the following course goals:**
 * Developing dexterity with writing processes of prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing.
 * Preparing you to be an active member of a writing community by both giving and receiving commentary on work from others in the class (including the instructor).
 * Learning to identify, analyze, and produce various genres of academic and non-academic writing.
 * Engaging in appropriate uses of technology to research topics, draft papers, and publish final projects.
 * Developing flexible research skills for composing print and non-print projects.
 * Learning to self-assess and improve writing conventions.

** Due Dates: **
Mon 3/14: Revised introduction & background sections of report due

Wed 3/16: Research findings section of report due

Mon 3/21: Completed report draft & Multigenre proposal due

Wed 3/23: Genre 1 due

Mon 3/28: Genre 2 due

Wed 3/30: Genre 3 due

Mon 4/4 OR Wed 4/6: Meet with peer review group. Send Erinn update on your peer review group meeting.

Mon 4/11: Revised report DUE. Revised genres DUE.

Resources : Writing Your Report


Sample Introduction and Background sections of report

In-Class Exercise on using headings and grouping information

Sample "Research Findings" example for report.

Resources: Writing Your 3 Genres
Please use this proposal form. You must choose your 3 genres and submit this proposal form to the instructor by Monday, 3/21.

Example of the "Timeline" Genre