Category Archives: Modeled Writing

Model Works Cited

Posted on February 25, 2015 by davidbdale

Beginning with the Definition Essay, your Shorter Arguments and of course your Research Paper will have to include a Works Cited. Please understand this is different from a Bibliography, which identifies every source you consulted in your research. The Works … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Polio

Posted on February 11, 2015 by davidbdale

Why We Still Have Polio Professor’s Foreword Whenever possible, I will provide models of the type and quality of work I hope for from you. Today, I offer a draft of my own White Paper on the hypothesis that despite … Continue reading →

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Sample Student Proposal Plus 5

Posted on February 9, 2015 by davidbdale

This sample by a student in an earlier semester is offered as a model of completeness. It was neither the very best Proposal in its class nor the worst. For additional assistance, read the Instructor Feedback in the Reply field … Continue reading →

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Assignment: Purposeful Summaries

Posted on February 4, 2015 by davidbdale

When I ask you to make purposeful summaries of articles that just happen to have counterintuitive themes, I want you to be able to read some examples, and at the same time, gain a better understanding of what I mean … Continue reading →

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Learn from Peers 01

Posted on February 4, 2015 by davidbdale

From Sall’s Stone Money post, here’s a very insightful analysis of the relative benefits of checks and cash in an economy where we can be paid in either. The median of exchange is very similar to what is presently used. … Continue reading →

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A02: Visual Rhetoric, Moving Image

Posted on January 21, 2015 by davidbdale

Visual Argument As an example of a visual argument analysis, I will show a brief public service announcement (PSA) produced by the Ad Council for a campaign to prevent or reduce domestic violence. While the producers depend on the voice-over … Continue reading →

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