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For the final activity of this lesson, you will write a 1-2 page “Dear

Professor” letter, discussing how you first became interested in your

topic.

Be sure to use some of those developing narrative skills to tell your

story. Part of what you want to do here is to provide some context to

help your professor understand why this topic is important to you.

You’ll be using appeals to pathos to introduce your topic, telling a story

that convinces your professor that this is indeed a topic worth pursuing.

You will also have an opportunity to think critically about a problem

that is associated with this topic.

The purpose this letter is to practice using an academic tool, the proposal

– a specific genre used in many classrooms for evaluating whether or not

a topic is appropriate and worth pursuing. The topic proposal in this

class is meant to help you identify a topic that you want to pursue – one

that is worth the time, thought, and energy required of you as you see

this topic through to establishing a problem relevant to the issue, and

ultimately proposing a project that has the potential to contribute to

solving the problem. Your topic should be particularly meaningful to

you and worth pursuing, in that it is in some way relevant to others.

Using some of the methods which were discussed in this class -listing,

brainstorming, connecting with others, and surfing the internet – you

have now identified a broad topic of interest. As part of this assignment,

consider why you are interested in the topic; what you already know

about this topic; what you want to know more about; and what ideas you

have for a project. If you haven’t yet made a firm decision, this

assignment should help you move forward in making a decision.

For this assignment:

1. Begin by writing a short paragraph that shows your professor

why you are interested in this topic. Draw on your narrative skills and

tell me a story, one that demonstrates your interest in this particular

issue.

Avoid an introduction that starts with “I’m interested in this topic,

because…” or “My topic is…”

Instead, use your skills as a writer/artist to do some good rhetorically

savvy work. See the “Sample” section for an example.

2. Next, consider what you know already about your topic and what

you would like to know.

3. Finally, identify the problem associated with this topic that you

believe should be addressed. An important part of this assignment is to

identify the problem, so you’ll want to include a problem statement,

such as “I believe it’s a problem that…”

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