Essay 2 Project Management Worksheet

Backcast Your Project: Envision the Desired Outcome(s) and Plan Backwards
Instructions: Use the syllabus (hint: Course Schedule section) and Essay 2 assignment prompt to
help you answer the questions in each section.
Section 1: Determining Logistics
• When is the Final Draft due for Essay 2? __october 13th thursday
11:59PM_____________________

• What is the penalty for failing to submit the Final Draft by the deadline? ____no
credit___________________
• How and where will you submit the Final Draft for assessment? ______blackboard week
8 turnitin link_________________
• What are the minimum requirements for a passing grade for Essay 2?

on time reveal something about your image that is not

obvious to your audience

meet the word count requirement have a controlling idea with evidence from the
visual text that supports it

have been reviewed by peers in workshop be cohesive and organized about your claims

had preceded byb submission of draft 1 and 2 include transitions and transitional phrases to
guide your audience through your ideas

mla format be specific and give details and examples

reviewed in group conference be nearly free of run on, comma, splice and
fragment sentences

• What writing assignment is due after the Final Draft of Essay 2? When is it due?
_____refelction essay 2________________

• What is the penalty for failing to submit this assignment by the deadline? ______no
credit_________________

• How and where will you submit this assignment for assessment? ________blackboard
week 9 turnitin link_______________

• When is Draft 2 due for Essay 2? ______tuesday october 11 11:59pm_________________

• What is the penalty for failing to submit Draft 2 by the deadline? ________no credit and
5% deducted from final draft grade_______________
 • How and where will you submit Draft 2 for assessment? _______blackboard week 8
turnitin link________________

• When is Draft 1 due for Essay 2? _______tuesday october 4 11:59pm________________

• What is the penalty for failing to submit Draft 1 by the deadline? ______no credit and 5%
deducted from final draft grade_________________
• How and where will you submit Draft 1 for assessment? _______blackboard week 7
turnitin link________________

• When will we conduct a Peer Review Workshop? _______october 6 thursday

________________

• What is the penalty for not attending Peer Review Workshop? ______5% deducted from
final grade_________________

• What materials will you need to share to participate in the Peer Feedback Workshop?
How and where?

post your latest draft to the corresponding group discussion board forum on blackboard in week
3 folder. post 4 questions to ask your peers about your draft

• What other class periods / workshops carry a penalty for not attending? What materials
will you need to share? How and where?

• What questions do you have about drafts, due dates, and submission details?

Section 2: Determining GAPS

• What is the required genre for Essay 2? _____visual analysis __________________
• Who is your audience for Essay 2? _____classmates__________________

• What is your purpose, or goal, for writing Essay 2?

to be able to give out the message i need to give

• What are the major features and parts of the genre used in Essay 2?

sythesize your outside sources

you shoud have a topic sentence that
includes a transition and overviews the focus dicuss how the examples from th visual text help
of the paragraph as it connects to your you demonstrate the sub-point
controlling idea. this topic sentence
announces the subpoint of the paragraph.
this topic sentence should stem from the
elements that help create meaning that you
determined during your analysis

give examples from the visual text to which

the audience can relate

you should then expand on your controlling

idea, describing how this idea furthers your
controlling idea.
• What formatting and referencing style is required for this paper?
_____mla__________________

• What questions do you have about the genre, purpose, and audience for this paper? What
information is not included that you would like to know to better meet the expectations for
the paper?

no question

Section 3: Frontloading the Workload / Determining Tasks

What steps for finishing Essay 2 should be completed in Week 9?

What steps for finishing Essay 2 should be completed in Week 8?

post your draft to the corrusponding group discussion board forum on blackboard in week 7
folder. post 5 questions for peers about draft, bring the marked up draft you received from your
classmates in conferences and your first peer-review and bring any revisions you have already
made to the draft

What steps for working on Essay 2 should be completed in Week 7?

post your draft to the corresponding group discussion on blackboard in week 7 folder and post 5
questions you would like to ask your peers about your draft
What steps for working on Essay 2 should be completed in Week 6?

implement the ideas we discussed into the essay after conference