Required Assignment Sequence

PWR 2 (4 units): Focus on Research-Based Argument

Students in PWR 2 continue to focus on research-based writing, though the focus of research will broaden to include field-based research as well as library and Web research. In PWR 2, moreover, students will begin to move beyond traditional academic forms of argument, making rhetorical choices about genre, diction, style, and media that are appropriate to the goals of their research and to the audiences they wish to address. Finally, PWR 2 will focus on delivery, the 5th canon of rhetoric, and thus on the written, oral, and multimedia presentation of research.

The assignment sequence below aims to provide you with the structure within which to engage students in serious research and argument. As with the generalized assignment sequence for PWR 1, the sequence below provides a model that you can follow. You may also want to incorporate several of the assignments from the PWR 1 series, although your PWR 2 course must culminate in a research-based argument. The assignment sequence below should provide the basis for all PWR 2 syllabi. You can see this material on the PWR “Syllabi” page. To see a variety of model assignments, follow the “Assignments” link from the "Teaching Resources" page.

Assignment Sequence for Writing 2 (Minimum of four to five assignments):
The PWR Curriculum Committee will be focusing on developing this assignment sequence during fall term, 2003. The sequence will be posted to the instructor page of the PWR Website.

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