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Develop a question that proposes writing that you would want to read and that students would want to produce on topics that are relevant and interesting.\u003Cbr>Lessons Learned. Ask yourself what Learning Outcomes your students will demonstrate by the type of writing you have chosen to have them complete in this assignment. Consider listing them on the assignment.\u003Cbr>Audience. For whom should they imagine themselves writing?\u003Cbr>Key Words. What do the key words in the instructions mean to students (e.g., analyze, argue, critique, explore, evidence, support)?\u003Cbr>Evidence. What form of evidence is required, and do your students know how to reference it correctly.\u003Cbr>Word Count. Giving students a word count will help them (and you). They need to learn concision and clarity.\u003Cbr>Preparing students to succeed:\u003Cbr>Presenting the Assignment. Discuss the assignment in class so students can ask questions and have the assignment in mind as they read and discuss the texts. Remember to explain what you mean by the key words (e.g., argue) used in your assignment.\u003Cbr>Research. If research is involved, you will need to review how to obtain and evaluate sources as well as how to cite them using APA.\u003Cbr>Rubric. If you intend to use a rubric, please go over it with them. Be as transparent as possible about how you will evaluate their work.\u003Cbr>Authenticity. Review your expectations concerning AI-generated texts and sources.\u003Cbr>1\u003Cbr>|  |\n\nScaffolding the Writing Process:  \nScaffolding. Smaller assignments should prepare students for larger ones. Students should engage in some thinking and writing in class before writing a draft. For larger papers, students should submit outlines or drafts and receive feedback (even if the latter is only a response to a proposal or thesis statement) .  \nConsultation. If possible, meet with students individually to discuss their writing. Nothing inspires them more than feeling like you care about their work and development.  \nReflection. Students should reflect on each stage of their writing.  \nCompleting your Assignment:  \nModeling. This is the most effective method for teaching writing. When you complete your own assignment, you will truly be able to evaluate its clarity and effectiveness. You will also see how you might be unnecessarily taxing your students. But, above all, you will be providing your students with a model of how to complete the assignment and what clear and concise prose looks like.  \nHere’s an example. The reading is Book 2 of More’s Utopia.  \nStep one: After a brief lecture on More and the Northern Renaissance, we discuss the following questions in class:  \n• Is More serious? Is his Utopia a satire or an honest effort to resolve sixteenth-century issues?  \n• Given human nature, to what degree is More’s conception of a perfect community a realistic endeavor? Would it work or would it collapse?  \n• What are the positive features of More’s Utopia? What are the problems?  \n• What problems do we deal with in today’s world that More resolves in Utopia, and what problems are we dealing with that he does not address?  \nStep two: Students hand-write a two-page essay in class.  \nThe Assignment:  \nYour task is to argue that More’s Utopia is a blueprint for a perfect society, using evidence from the text. Your audience is comprised of educated readers who wish to learn more about More’s Utopia. Your first draft is an in-class handwritten paper, at least 2 pages long. You may use your book.  \nIntroduction: In your first paragraph, you will introduce Sir Thomas More and his book, Utopia. Your first paragraph should also state your thesis. You will argue that book 2 of Utopia is meant to be taken seriously as a remedy for the problems confronting More’s sixteenth-century contemporaries. 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