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DESCRI PTI ON “ I nt e ns i vee xpos ur et os o meo ft hebas i cwr i t i ngf o r mat si nt he c o mmuni c at i o nspr o f e s s i o n:ne wsr e l e as e s ,l e t t e r s ,f e at ur e s ,andpr o fil e s .Le ad wr i t i ng ,e di t i ng,andt e c hni que so fi nt e r vi e wi ng.Ex t e ns i v ewr i t i ngand r e wr i t i ng .De ve l o psbas i cwr i t i ngs ki l l sf o rdi ffe r e ntaudi e nc e s .Thi sc o ur s e f ul fil l sas i ngl euni ti nt hef o l l o wi ngBU Hubar e a:Wr i t i ngi nt e ns i ve Co ur s e .4c r .Ei t he rs e m. ” Bo s t o nUni v e r s i t yCo ur s eDe s c r i pt i o ns–2019

BU HUB:WRI TI NG I NTENSI VE ( CM331) LEARNI NG OUTCOMES  St ude nt swi l lbeabl et oc r af tr e s po ns i bl e ,c o ns i de r e d,andwe l l s t r uc t ur e dwr i t t e nar gume nt s ,us i ngme di aandmo de so fe xpr e s s i o n appr o pr i at et ot hes i t uat i o n.  St ude nt swi l lbeabl et or e adwi t hunde r s t andi ng,e ngage me nt , appr e c i at i o n,andc r i t i c alj udgme nt .  St ude nt swi l lbeabl et owr i t ec l e ar l yandc o he r e nt l yi nar angeo f ge nr e sands t y l e s ,i nt e gr at i nggr aphi candmul t i me di ae l e me nt sas appr o pr i at e .

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I NTRODUCTI ON Themo s ti mpo r t antqual i t i e so fwr i t i ngpe r t ai nt ot hev o i c eo ft het e xt .Go o d wr i t i ng“ s o unds ”ast ho ughs o me o nei ss pe aki ngt oy o uasy o ur e adt hewo r ds . Whi l ewewi l lfindt hatdi ffe r e ntpi e c e sr e qui r edi ffe r e ntvo i c e s ,o neo ft he mo s ti mpo r t antmi l e s t o ne swec anac hi e vei nt hi sc o ur s ewi l lbet ode ve l o p y o uro wnuni quewr i t i ngvo i c et haty o uadaptt oy ourc hangi ngaudi enc e s . Thr o ugho utt hi ss e me s t e r ,wewi l le mphas i z ebo t ht hepr e par at i o nand o r gani z at i o no fmat e r i alaswe l lasc o mpo s i t i o n,e di t i ng ,andr e wr i t i ng. Thebas i so ft hi sc l as si sc l i e nt c e nt e r e d,audi e nc ebas e d,c o mme r c i alwr i t i ng. Thi si sno tac r e at i v ewr i t i ngc l as s .Eac has s i gnme nti nc l ude sdi ffe r e nts e t so f c o ns t r ai nt sf o rwo r dc o unt ,vo i c e ,andaudi e nc e .Thes econs t rai nt sareas i mport antasact ualcompos i t i on.

KEYSTO SUCCESSI N CM 331 Thi sc o ur s ehasal o to fmo vi ngpar t s .The r ear emanyas s i gnme nt sand nume r o usi ns t r uc t i o ns .I nmye xpe r i e nc e ,t he r ear eaf e wi mpo r t antf ac t o r s t hatwi l lc o nt r i but et oyo urs uc c e s si nCM 331: 

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Yourabi l i t yt of o l l o w di r e c t i o nsc ar e f ul l y.I fy o ur e adt hi ss yl l abus t ho r o ughl yandf o l l o wt hei ns t r uc t i o ns ,yo u’ l lbefine .I ’ m as ki ngyo ut o f o l l o w manygui de l i ne si nt hi sc o ur s e .Pl e as et aket het i met of ami l i ar i z e y o ur s e l fwi t ht he m. Yourabi l i t yt oat t e nde v e r yc l as sandar r i vepunc t ual l y. Yourwi l l i ngne s st oc o mpl e t et heas s i gne dr e adi ngs .The r ear emany di ffe r e ntpi e c e st or e ad,andIwi l lqui zyo uo nt he s er e adi ngs ,s or e t e nt i o n i sal s oe s s e nt i al . Yourabi l i t yt os ubmi twe l l pr e par e dho me wo r kas s i gnme nt st hatr e fle c t t i me ,e ffo r t ,andat t e nt i o nt ode t ai l . Yourappr o pr i at epar t i c i pat i o ni nc l as st hr o ughge r maneque s t i o ns , r e adi ngy o urwo r kal o ud,ando ffe r i ngt ho ught f ulf e e dbac kt oc l as s ma t e s . Yourabi l i t yt ous es t r o ng( no tpe de s t r i an)ve r bs Yourabi l i t yt oc o nve yt hemo s ti nf o r mat i o n,wi t ht hegr e at e s tpr e c i s i o n,i n t hef e we s twor ds .

DEADLI NES  De adl i ne s( f o re i t he rt hei ni t i aldr af to rar e wr i t e )ar enonnegot i abl e andar eaf ac to fpr o f e s s i o nalwr i t i ng .I fy o uwi l lbeunavai l abl ewhenan as s i gnme nti sdue( val i de x c us e:be r e ave me nt ,s i gni fic anti l l ne s s ,o rBU-

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r e c o gni z e dr e l i gi o uso bs e r v anc e ) ,yo uar er e s po ns i bl ef o rc o mpl e t i ngt he as s i gnme nte ar l i e r . I fyo uc anno tme e tade adl i ne ,i ti sYOUR RESPONSI BI LI TYt oc al lo r s e emepe r s o nal l ybe f o r et hede adl i ne .Igr ante xt e ns i o nsocc as i onal l y unde rt hef o l l o wi ngc o ndi t i o ns :  Yout e l lmei nadvanc et hatyo uc anno tmaket hede adl i ne .Dono t e xpe c tane xt e ns i o nbys i mpl ys ho wi ngupwi t ho utanas s i gnment o naduedat e .Igr ante xt e ns i o nsonl yi nadvanc e .  Youmus ts pe akt ome .Iwo n’ tac c e ptaqui c k“ c an’ tmakei t ”e mai l anho urbe f o r ec l as s .Cal l ,c al l ,c al l .  Al at eas s i gnme ntaut o mat i c al l yi nc ur sa10percentpenal t yand t he r ei snoo ppo r t uni t yf o rr e wr i t e .  As s i gnme nt sr e c e i v e dmo r et hano newe e kl at er e c e i v eagr adeo f zero.  Iwi l lnotacceptanys ubmi s s i onsunl es syouat t endcl as s.

PREPARATI ON  As s i gnmentSheet–Co ns ul tt heappr o pr i at eas s i gnme nts he e tatt he e ndo ft hi ss yl l abuspr i o rt os t ar t i nganyas s i gnme nt .  Bri efingmemos–Ir e qui r eabr i e fingme mof o re ac has s i gnme ntand e ac hr e wr i t e( s e eandus et he“ Sampl eMe mo r andum”i nt heWe e k2f o l de r o nBl ac kbo ar dLe ar n) .Abr i e fingme moi sao ne pagedo c ume ntt hat :  De s c r i be sy o uras s i gnme nt .  Spe c i fie st het ar ge taudi e nc e( i nc l udi ngONE s pe c i fic publ i c at i on,i fappr o pr i at e ) .  Out l i ne swhatt hego al so ft hewr i t i ngar e .  Des cri best hevoi cet hatyo uar es e e ki ngt oputf o r t ho npape r .  Li s t st henumbe ro fwo r dsi ny o urpi e c e .( Wo r dsi nt hebr i e fing me mo ,ofc o ur s e ,dono tc o untt o war dt het o t alwo r dc o unto ft he pi e c e . ) Re me mbe r ,t he s ebr i e fingme mo sr e al l yc o unt .Igr adet he m aspar to ft he as s i gnme nt .Do n’ to ve r l o o kt he m.  Pres ent at i onofmat eri al–Yo umays ubmi tmat e r i ale i t he ri nhar dc o py ( t yped,doubl es paced,s t apl edi nupperl ef tcorner)i nc l as sbyt he s t ar to fc l as so nt hede s i gnat e dduedat eo rt hr o ughe mai lnol at ert han cl as st i me( t hati s ,r e c e i v e di nmye mai li nbo xwi t hat i me / dat ee ar l i e r t hant hede adl i ne ) .I fy o us ubmi tbye mai l ,y o umus ts t i l lbr i ngahar dc o py t oc l as swi t hy o u( o rhav eac c e s st oane l e c t r o ni cc o py)t hatyo uc anr e ad al o udi fc al l e dupo n.Ne at ne s so fpr e s e nt at i o nc o unt s .Unde rno c i r c ums t anc e ss ho ul dy o uhandwr i t eas s i gnme nt so rme mo s .Ir e qui r e ande xpe c tpr o f e s s i o nal i s m atal lt i me s .

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Vers i ons l ug–Pl e as eus eave r s i o ns l ugatt het o po fe ac hdr af t . Fi rs tdraf t s-El ect r oni cs ubmi ss i onsopt i on–Ie nc o ur aget he s ubmi s s i o no fy o urFI RSTDRAFTSi ne l e c t r o ni cf o r matI Fy o uc anme e t t hef o l l o wi ngc o ndi t i o ns :  Us eONLYMi c r o s o f tWo r do rRTF.NoAppl ePage s .NoPDFs . NoUSBdr i v e s .Nol i nkst oGo o gl e Do c ss i t e s .Nopas t e di ne mai l me s s age s .Noe x c e pt i o ns .  Youmus te mai li tt omes ot hatIr e c e i vei tpri ort ot hes t ar tof c l as so nt heduedat e( i . e .be f o r ec l as ss t ar t s ) .Emai ly o urWo r dfil e asanat t ac hme nt .  Pl eas ei ncl udeyourbri efingmemoandas s i gnmenti nt he s amefil e( f ors i mpl i ci t y) .  Pl e as ei nc l udey o urnamei nt hefil ename .“ Bi o . do c ”i st o o ge ne r i c .Theus eo fy o urnameaspar to ft hefil enamewi l le nabl e met oe ns ur eIc r e di ty o urwo r kpr ope r l y .  Youmus tber e adyt or e adal o udi nc l as s .I fy o us ubmi tan e l e c t r oni cc o py ,yo udono tne e dt oal s os ubmi tahar dc o py .  Us i ngWo r d’ s“ Tr ac kChange s ”f e at ur e ,Iwi l lmar kupt heWo r d fil es ubmi t t e dt omeande mai li tbac kt oy o uwi t hy o urgr ade .  Icannotacceptrewri t esel ect roni cal l y.Rewri t esmus tbe s ubmi t t edi nhardcopyonl y. Wo r dc o unt sar ease s s e nt i alasde adl i ne s .The y ,t o o ,ar enonnegot i abl e. Dono tf al ls ho r to ft heas s i gne dwo r dc o unt .Dono te xc e e dt heas s i gne d wo r dc o unt .Fai l ur et or e mai nwi t hi nt heas s i gne dr ange saut omat i cal l y r educesyourgradebyfivepoi nt s. Errorf r ees pel l i ngi smandat ory.Spe l l i nge r r o r sar eunac c e pt abl e unde ranyc i r c ums t anc e s .Iwi l ll o we rt hegr adef o ragi ve nas s i gnme ntby 10po i nt sf o re ac hs pe l l i nge r r o ri nyo urwo r k. Re vi e wt heho me wo r kc he c kl i s ti nt heWe e kOnef o l de rbe f o r ey o us ubmi t anas s i gnment .

REPETI TI ON AND REWRI TES The r ear enos ho r t c ut st ogo o dwr i t i ng .Li keane l i t emus i c i ano rt al e nt e d at hl e t e ,t hego o dwr i t e rmus tc o nt i nual l ypr ac t i c ehi so rhe rc r af tt ode ve l o p t hef undame nt al s ,mai nt ai nqual i t y ,andi mpr o vet her e s ul t s .The r e f o r e ,t hi s c o ur s ewi l lke e py o uwr i t i ngort hi nki ngabo utwr i t i nge ac hwe e k.So me t i me s t heas s i gnme ntwi l lbes ubs t ant i al .Ato t he rt i me s ,i twi l lbear e wr i t eo f pr e vi o us l ys ubmi t t e dwo r k,aqui c kl e t t e ro rme mo ,o rat we e t .I naddi t i o n,we wi l lr e gul ar l yc o mpl e t es o mef as tands i mpl ee di t i nge xe r c i s e si nc l as st ohe l p e ac ho fusi de nt i f y( andl at e rpr e v e nti no uro wnwo r k)c o mmo n,no t s o c o mmo n,ands ubt l ee r r o r si nc o mpo s i t i o n,s t yl e ,ands t r uc t ur e .

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Mandat oryRewri t es-Exc e ptf o rt hefinalpr o j e c t ,Imayr e t ur n as s i gnme nt st oy o uwi t ha“ PLEASEREWRI TE”no t at i o n.I fyo ur as s i gnme nthast hi sde s i gnat i o n,yo umus ts ubmi tar ewri t eatt he f ol l owi ngc l as smee t i ng.Whe ns ubmi t t i ngar e wr i t e ,yo umus t s ubmi tt hefir s tdr af twi t ht her e wr i t eo rIwi l lno tac c e pti tandy o u wi l lmi s sy o urde adl i ne .Yo umus ts ubmi tr e wr i t e si nhar dc o pyf o r mat , no te l e c t r o ni c al l y . FI VE Vol unt aryRewri t es Eve ni fy o udo n’ ts e e“ PLEASEREWRI TE”o ny o urdo c ume nt ,y o umay s t i l ls ubmi tavol unt aryr e wr i t ei fyo uwo ul dl i ket oi mpr o vey o ur gr ade .Yo uma ys ubmi tupt ofivev o l unt ar yr e wr i t e so ve rt hec o ur s eo f t hes e me s t e r ,s opl anwi s e l y .( Mandat o r yr e wr i t e sdoNOTc o unt t o war dt hefivev o l unt ar yr e wr i t e s . )Tot akeadv ant ageoft hi so pt i o n, y o umus ts ubmi ty ourre wri t eatt hef ol l owi ngc l as sme et i ng. Whens ubmi t t i ngar e wr i t e ,yo umus ts ubmi tt hefir s tdr af twi t ht he r e wr i t eo rIwi l lno tac c e pti tandyo uwi l lmi s sy o urde adl i ne .Agai n, y o umus ts ubmi tr e wr i t e si nhar dc o pyf o r mat ,no te l e c t r o ni c al l y. Rewri t eGradi ng Re wr i t t e nas s i gnme nt sr e c e i v et hef o l l o wi nggr ades t r uc t ur e :50 pe r c e ntf o rt hefir s tdr af tand50pe r c e ntf o rt her e wr i t e .Asac o ur t e s y t os t ude nt s ,al lr e wr i t t e nas s i gnme nt swi l lr e c e i v eahi ghe rgr adeo n t hes e c o nddr af t .( Thi si st oe nc o ur agey o uandr e war dy o uf o r r e wr i t i ngyo urwo r k. )De pe ndi ngo nt hegr adeo fyo urfir s tdr af t ,t he gr adef o ry o urs e c o nddr af tc o ul dbeasl i t t l easo nepo i nthi ghero ras muc has2025po i nt shi gher .I tal lde pe ndso nt hei mpr o ve me ntyo u s ubmi t .( Agai n,f e arno t–y o uc anno tl o we ry o urgr adebyr e wr i t i ng. )

READI NG Oneo ft hebe s twayst obe c o meagr e atwr i t e ri st ore ad.Ther e adi ngs as s i gne di nt hi sc o ur s ede mo ns t r at evar i o ust e c hni que sandwr i t i ng me c hani c s .The yar eane s s e nt i alpar to ft hec our s eandarenotopt i onal .I n addi t i o n,pl e as er e adTheBo s t o nGl o bee ve r yda y .( Re me mbe r ,COM s t ude nt s c ans i gnupf o raf r eeo nl i nes ubs c r i pt i o n. )Re adt hes i t ee v e r yda y–no t mo me nt sbe f o r ec l as s .Toe nabl emet ogaugeyo urr e adi ng,Iwi l lt e s tyo u r e gul ar l yo nmaj o rc ur r e nte v e nt s .Re adasmanyo t he rne ws pape r sand magaz i ne sasyo uc anpo s s i bl ys que e z ei nt oyo urs c he dul e .Thi swi l lhe l py o u abs o r bne ws t yl e sandt e c hni que s .I t ’ sani r r e pl ac e abl eme t ho df o rge ne r at i ng i de asaswe l l .

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THE CAMPAI GN Amaj o rf e at ur eo ft hi sc o ur s ewi l le nc o mpas samul t i do c ume ntc ampai gni n s uppo r to fo nefic t i o nalpr o duc t( de t ai l ss uppl i e dbyme ) .Thi sc ampai gn r e pl i c at e st heki ndo fi nt e gr at e dmar ke t i nge ffo r t st hatmanyo fyo uwi l l e nc ount e ri napr o f e s s i o nals e t t i ng.Iwi l lpr o vi dey o uwi t hi nf o r mat i o n r e gar di ngt hi spr o duc t .Yo uwi l lber e s po ns i bl ef o rc r e at i ngt hef o l l o wi ng c o mpo nent sf o rt hi sc ampai gn:       

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Pl e as es e et heas s i gnme ntbr e akdo wnandas s i gnme nts he e t sl at e ri nt hi s s yl l abusf o rmo r ede t ai l s .

CONSULTATI ONS Mi dwayt hr o ught hes e me s t e r ,Iwi l lme e twi t he ac ho fy o ui ndi vi dual l yf o r fivet o10mi nut e st ot al kabo uty o urwr i t i ng ,yo urpr o gr e s s ,andwhatyo u’ d l i ket odof o rafinalpr o j e c t .

REQUI RED TEXTS I naddi t i o nt ot hec o ur s epac ke tIhavepr o vi de dyo u,pl e as e ,makes ur ey o u havet hef o l l o wi ngbo o ksandbri ngt hem t oc l as swi t hy ou:   

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TWEETI NG Aspar to fy o urc l as spar t i c i pat i o n,Ias kt hate ac ho fy o uc r e at eo neo r i gi nal t we e te ac hwe e k( RTsdo n’ tc o unt ) .Pl e as ei nc l udeo urc l as shas ht ag: #2019CM331.Fo l l o w me( @MGDo wdi ng)andIwi l lf o l l o w yo u.Al s o ,pl e as e t we e tatme ,s oyo urt we e ts ho wsupi nmyt i me l i ne .Thet o pi c so fyo urt we e t s c anbef ai r l ybr o ad,butt heymus ts ome how r e l at et ocommuni cat i on, wri t i ng,advert i s i ng,orPR.Pl e as edono tpo s t po net hi sandpo s t14t we e t s dur i ngt hel as twe e ko ft hes e me s t e r–s pac et he mo ut .Yo uwi l lno tr e c e i ve c r e di tf o r14t we e t si nt hel as twe e ko ft hes e me s t e r … Yo ureffo r t she r ewi l l c o nt r i but et hec l as s par t i c i pat i o nc o mpo ne nto fy ourgr ade .

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CLASSATTENDANCEAND PARTI CI PATI ON  Wi t ht hee x c e pt i o no fBUr e c o gni z edr e l i gi o usho l i da ysand appr o pr i at eme di c al / be r e ave me ntabs e nc e s ,Ie xpe c tandr e qui r ey o ut o at t e ndal lt hr e eho ur so fe ac hwe e k’ sc l as sme e t i ngwi t ho ute xc e pt i o nand o nt i me( pl e as eno t e ,t ar di ne s so re ar l yde par t ur ec o ns t i t ut eanabs e nc e ) .  Se ty o ural ar ms ,al l o wf o rTde l a ys ,dowhat e ve ry o umus tt oe ns ur e y o uar r i vet oc l as so nt i me .Io f t e nadmi ni s t e rqui z z e satt hes t ar to fc l as s , andy o uc anno tmakeupaqui zi fy o uar el at e .  Thepac eo ft hec l as sc anbeunr e l e nt i ng–andf al l i ngbe hi ndi s s i mpl yno tano pt i o n.I nmanyi ns t anc e s ,wear edi s c us s i ngt her e s ul t so f t hepr e vi o uswe e k’ sas s i gnme nto rt he“ ho wt o ”f o rt hef o l l o wi ngwe e k’ s as s i gnme ntandyo umus tbei nc l as sdur i ngt hel e c t ur et oge tde t ai l st hat c l as s mat e sc anno tf ul l yc o nve yaf t e rt hef ac t .  Dur i ngc l as st i me ,Ie xpe c tandr e qui r eyo ut of ul l ypar t i c i pat ei n t heac t i vi t i e so ft hec l as s .Dono ts c he dul ec o nfli c t i ngac t i vi t i e sdur i ngo ur c l as st i me .  Thec l as s par t i c i pat i o nc o mpo ne nti sas i gni fic antpo r t i o no fy o ur o v e r al lgr adeandc o ve r sat t endanc e ,c o mme nt sanddi s c us s i o ni nc l as s , andmo r e .  Eac hune xc us e dabs e nc er e duc e sy o urfinalgr adebyo nef ul ll e t t e r gr ade .

ELECTRONI CDEVI CES/I NCLASSCOMPUTER USAGE I fyo uhav eac c e s st oapo r t abl ec o mput e ro rt abl e t ,Ie nc o ur agey o ut obr i ngi t wi t hy out oc l as s .Si nc ewehaveane xt e ns i ver angeo fdo c ume nt sand e xe r c i s e spo s t e do nBl ac kbo ar dLe ar n,i tc anbeve r yc o nve ni e nt( ande c o f r i e ndl y)t ohaveo nl i neac c e s st ot he m whi l ei nc l as s . Ho we ve r ,Idono tal l o wc o mput e r st obeupandr unni ngdur i ngo t he rt i mesi n c l as s .The yc anbet o odi s t r ac t i ngt obeus e f ul .Pl e as eke e pl apt o ps ,t abl e t s , ands mar t pho ne so ffandawa ywhe nwear eno tr e vi e wi ngc l as sdo c ume nt s . Do n’ tc he c ke mai l ,I M,t e xt s ,s c o r e bo ar ds ,Fac e bo o kupdat e s ,t we e t s ,o r v o i c e mai ldur i ngc l as s .Gi v eyo urf ul lat t e nt i o nt ot hec l as s .

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