The Unit 4 assignment must

• extend the rhetorical goals (personal, academic, civic) introduced in Units 1-3 and articulate such goals to students.
• ask students to consider audience, purpose, and context and to examine their writing processes.
• indicate the process—or sequence of exercises—that will lead to the final product.
• consider the role of reading.
• culminate in a written essay.
• present students with topic and writing choices.
• be culturally accessible and sensitive.
• not require specialized student or instructor knowledge (e.g., musical expertise, film directing, etc.).

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