What, according to William Lutz, are the essential characteristics of doublespeak? Would you qualify / adjust his definition, add characteristics or delete some that he includes?Suggested length: 200 - 250 wordsRespond to two of your classmates’ posts. Monitor your own posts.Week 3 Discussion 2In his essay "The Maker's Eye," Donald Murray implies that writing and revising are entwined in the same process, or as the editor states in the preface, "writing is rewriting." Students reading this essay are tempted, as Murray states, to "see the [writing] task as hopeless" partly because it seems never-ending.Murray does present valid and thoughtful comments about writing and revising that readers can take away from the essay. Select two "take-aways" -- thoughts/ comments Murray makes that you can apply to writing in general or your own specific writing, or that make you think differently about writing. Explain/ justify/ apply your choices.Suggested length: 200 - 250 wordsRespond to two of your classmates’ posts. Monitor your own postsResearch Progress AssignmentDefinition of the AssignmentThis assignment requires students to submit a tentative References page for the Informative Research Paper (the final draft of this paper will be a Week Five assignment).Students will:Review the Informative Research Paper assignment -- The assignment is posted in the Week Five folder, and also under START HERE/ Course Documents.entative References page which includes five sources you may use for the paper.At least two sources must be from library subscription academic databases (like Proquest or Ebscohost)At least one source must be from a reliable, credible, Web site (not a wiki site, blog site, or similar) See the Purdue OWL and/ or your handbook for helps to judge site reliability.NOTE: You are welcome to review different sources in the informative paper when you write and submit it for Week Five, but this will be a start if you choose to review the five sources that you list for this assignment.See APA for page and entry formatList sources in alphabetical order per/ APA guidelinesProofread/ editSince the entries will need to retain indentation and page format, submit the assignment as a Word document (.doc or .docx) or compatible file.Note: The databases often include links to formatted entries for the sources you are looking at, and many Web sites are available which offer to format entries if you supply the information. Be aware that some of these sites are good – and some are not. Often the sites or services are based on outdated APA information or 3rd party sites which do not formulate correct entries. Use the help links and sites if you trust the source, but always check your entries yourself against your current handbook or the Purdue OWL online.Week 3 JournalThe essay “The World of Doublespeak” reminds us of the effects of words and their connotations, and the importance of specific word choice in writing and speaking.Write a journal entry in which you:Reflect on a time when you or someone else deceived, or were deceived, by language, either intentionally or unintentionally.- OR -Describe an incident when deception could occur through written or spoken language. (perhaps in business? in politics? in social situations?)How could you safeguard your writing and speaking from deceptive language?Note: Journal entries have no required length, but be sure you have addressed the prompt, that you are specific, and that your entry says something worthwhile. Journal entries are informal writing, but as with all class writing, editing counts. Be sure to proofread your entry.

Throughout this course, you will complete assignments that will help you develop a persuasive essay about your issue. In this assignment, you'll take the first step in this process by writing some notes about your issue. Remember to use instructor feedback from Week 1 when discussing your issue.To double check that your chosen issue will work for the persuasive essay project, ask yourself if it meets these three requirements:Does the issue have two clear and arguable sides?Is the issue researchable? Can you find reputable sources to represent both sides of the issue?Is the issue related to your career or degree?

As you read over the material, please note the improvements the student has made since the 4 and 6 source essays. She has developed a strong thesis and a strong synthesis of many of the sources. This is a student paper.Please answer the following questions:1. In the introduction, what is the thesis statement for this paper?2. Compare this draft to the Six-Source Essay. Choose three improvements that the student made in the Multi-Source Essay and list them.3. What cultural factors affect the care of Elders in China? Which sources discuss this information?4. What limitations can you identify in this student draft? How would you improve it? 5. As a result of having read this article, please write a few sentences about what you might have learned about synthesizing sources.