Nelson ::: ENGL 1301

Essay 2 Project Management Worksheet | 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

1. When is the Final Draft due for Essay 2? _________monday october

23rd ______________
⇒ What is the penalty for failing to submit the Final Draft by the deadline?
_____Failing grade__________________
⇒ How and where will you submit the Final Draft for assessment?
_______Turn it in________________
⇒ What are the minimum requirements for a passing grade for Essay 2?
1. Be in MLA format
2. Be submitted on time
3. Have been peer reviewed in workshop
4. Meet the word count requirement (800-1,000 words)
5. Have been preceded by the submission of Draft 1
6. Reveal something about your image that is not
obvious to your audience
7. Have a controlling idea (claim) supported by
evidence from the from the visual text
8. Be cohesive and organized around your claim
9. Include transitions and transitional phrases to guide
your audience through your ideas
10. Be nearly free of comma splices, run-ons, and
fragments
 2. What writing assignment is due after the Final Draft of Essay 2? When is
it due? ______Reflection essay 2_______________
⇒ What is the penalty for failing to submit this assignment by the
deadline? ______Failing grade_________________
⇒ How and where will you submit this assignment for
assessment?__________Turn it in_____________
3. When is Draft 1 due for Essay 2? _______________________
⇒ What is the penalty for failing to submit Draft 1 by the
deadline?_________Failing grade______________
⇒ How and where will you submit Draft 1 for assessment?_______On
turn it in ________________
4. When will we conduct a Peer Review Workshop?______October
20_________________
⇒ What is the penalty for not attending Peer Review Workshop?
___________Fauling grade____________
⇒ What materials will you need to share to participate in the Peer
Feedback Workshop? How and where?
My essay draft and through blackboard

• What questions do you have about drafts, due dates, and submission
details?
For right now i have no questions

Section 2: Determining GAPS

 1. What is the required genre for Essay 2? ___Visual
text________________
2. What are the major features and parts of the genre used in Essay 2?

Visual Text, like a video game, video, a billboard, a

bumper sticker
introduction
body paragraphs and a conclusion

3. Who is your audience for Essay 2? _______Classmates,

teacher________________
4. What is your purpose, or goal, for writing Essay 2?
Goal in essay 2 is to go beyond description of visual text to make a claim
that reveals how its visual elements create meaning

5. What formatting and referencing style is required for this paper?

____MLA format ___________________

• 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? For right now i have no
questions.
Section 3: Frontloading the Workload / Determining Tasks

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

Turn in Final Draft and Reflection essay

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

Peer review and essay draft 1

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

Visual text analysis worksheet

Outline Worksheet
What steps for working on Essay 2 should be completed in Week 6?
Project Management Worksheet 2