Manifesto Instructions

Prof. Anna Carson DeWitt

Spring 2015

 George Washington University

Final Manifesto Instructions

For your final activity this semester, please review your notes on the manifesto, as well as the manifesto portion of your Position Paper, and write a two-page personal manifesto reflecting your own philosophy towards, perspective on, approach to, and goals regarding international aid, global development, and voluntourism.

Some questions to consider:

-What is your personal, holistic perspective on international aid, global development, and voluntourism?

-What concrete goals do have regarding your future involvement in or inquiry into international aid, global development, and voluntourism?

-What core values underpin this perspective and these goals?

-How have these perspectives, goals, and values changed over the course of the semester?

-As this semester of study comes to a close, what questions remain?

The nitty gritty:

-Two-three pages

-As always, pay special attention not just to content, but also to structure and style. I would assume that you will be writing in the first person in this case.

-Carefully proofread, with citations if necessary (outside sources are not required).

-APA formatted

-Delivered by the end of class on Monday via Googledrive.

-This activity is designed to take two hours. Don’t overdo it. You’ve got other stuff on your plate, too.

Good luck! I had a total blast with ya’ll. I can’t wait to stay in touch and see what you do next!

Course-Wide Extension: Project #3

Hi, friends:

So, my (no longer secret) rule is that if I grant reasonable extensions to more than five people for a paper, I feel it's unfair not to offer the same extension to the other members of a course.  We hit that tipping point, SO!

I will accept Project #3 by Midnight on Monday 4/27. If you are on track to be finished tomorrow, I suggest you stay the course-- then you'll have a nicer weekend!

Happy end-of-semester traffic jam,
Anna

Project #3 Rubric

UW1020 Final Research Project Rubric

LIT REVIEW

Content  /10
-Includes your project question, clearly stated in italics, at the top of the first page

-Integrates citation, content, and analysis of each of the five sources required for the research project

-Compares, contrasts, and categorizes the sources to determine how to speak to the research topic

-Compares, contrasts, and categorizes the sources to determine how to speak to one another

Structure /10
-Is organized into clear paragraphs according to defined source categories

Style 9/10
-Is written in a formal scholarly voice, omitting the first person
-Includes in-text citations for all outside quotations, facts and ideas
-Includes an APA formatted works cited page

ESSAY

Is predicated on a clear and focused question  /10

Integrates meaningfully each of six sources, using a mixture of quantitative and qualitative material   /10

Considers the way sources speak to the research question and each other  /10

Follows an exploratory structure  /10

Uses both exposition, narrative, and lyric in affective and engaging proportions   /10

Employs a consistent and engaging tone, with special attention to point of view  /10

Is carefully edited and proofread  /10

Total: 100

Lit Review Rundown

So, friends, as promised! Some info about Lit Reviews.

Believe it or not, the most comprehensive resource guide I've found comes from Baltimore Public School. Whodathunkit! It's HERE.

Note that a lit review, unlike an annotated bibliography, is written in paragraph form like an essay.

Also, here is the rubric I'll use to grade the LR. Keep in mind that formatting and standards for Lit Reviews vary widely, so be sure to use THESE standards (and no others) to create and format your LR:


CONTENT

Includes your project question, clearly stated in italics, at the top of the first page
Integrates citation, content, and analysis of each of the five sources required for the research project
Compares, contrasts, and categorizes the sources to determine how to speak to the research topic
Compares, contrasts, and categorizes the sources to determine how to speak to one another

STRUCTURE

Is organized into clear paragraphs according to defined categories

STYLE

Is written in a formal scholarly voice, omitting the first person

CITATION

Includes in-text citations for all outside quotations, facts and ideas
Includes an APA formatting works cited page


Good luck and have fun!
Anna

GW email not working

Hi, friends,

Just wanted to let you know that my GW faculty email is down for some reason. If you have anything urgent, feel free to contact me at anna.carson.dewitt@gmail.com.

See you soon!

Anna

BOTH SECTIONS! CLASS AT GELMAN TODAY!

Just a friendly reminder :)

We will meet in the Gelman Lobby at class time. If you come late, please meet us in Gelman Room 300.

See you soon!

Anna

Pre-Research Activity (Class in Library on Wed!)

We will meet on Wednesday in the lobby of the library on Foggy. For your homework, please complete this Pre-Research sheet, post it to your blog, and bring a printed copy of it to our research session, along with the two-three sentences statement of your official topic question. See you at Foggy!