Analysis of Political or Gendered Discourse

Week 3 – Assignment

Final Paper Outline

[WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the instructions for the Final Paper which can be found in Week 5 of your online course. Additionally, review the following: Why Do News Values Matter? Towards a New Methodological Framework for Analysing News Discourse in Critical Discourse Analysis and Beyond, Language of Politics—Noam Chomsky (Links to an external site.), and Professor Lakoff, Metaphors We Live By (Links to an external site.). You may also want to review some of the required and recommended resources that have been assigned for Weeks 1 through 3 of the course. For your Final Paper, you will complete a research project that involves collecting and analyzing samples of political or gendered discourse.

Your first step in completing the Final Paper will be to choose a public speech, news story, or opinion article on a trending topic of interest to you. It is recommended that you spend some time reviewing the discourse sample you have chosen. Consider the theories of discourse analysis studied so far in this course and how they might be applied to the discourse to better understand the author’s intention, the work’s meaning, and possible interpretations by readers. For this assignment, you will submit a formal outline for the Final Paper. Your outline will include a tentative thesis statement that asserts how language is used to convey a particular social message or agenda.

In your Final Paper Outline,

  • Propose a tentative thesis that states how language is used persuasively, offensively, effectively, or ineffectively in the discourse sample to convey a particular social message or agenda.
  • Identify at least four theories of discourse analysis outlined in your course textbook and other required resources that you will use to analyze the discourse sample in the Final Paper.
  • Outline at least five topic sentences that support the thesis.
    • Include at least two subtopics that elaborate on each topic sentence.

Here is a template that you should follow when outlining your draft. You can find a more detailed example of Outlining (Links to an external site.) in the Ashford Writing Center.

Outline Structure

  • Introduction
    • Thesis: Indicate your topic, your main point about that topic, and the points of discussion for that topic.
  • Body Paragraph 1: Topic sentence goes here.
    • Supporting evidence: A paraphrase or quote from one of your sources goes here, along with an in-text citation.
      • Explanation of the meaning of the supporting evidence.
      • So what? A direct statement on how the supporting evidence does in fact support the claim made in the topic sentence.
    • Body Paragraph 2: Topic sentence goes here.
      • Supporting evidence
        • Explanation
        • So what?
      • Body Paragraph 3: Topic sentence goes here.
        • Supporting evidence
          • Explanation
          • So what?
        • Conclusion:
          • Rephrased Thesis Statement: Rephrase your thesis.
          • Strong Closing: Close your paper with the significance of this discussion. Why is this discussion important?

The Final Paper Outline

  • Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted

For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).

Week 5

 

Week 5 – Final Paper

Analysis of Political or Gendered Discourse

[WLOs: 3, 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

For your Final Paper in this course, you will complete a research project that involves collecting and analyzing samples of political or gendered language use. You will consider how discourse influences and is influenced by contemporary institutions or ideologies, and how it shapes ideologies of power, control, injustice, inequality, social change, and emancipation. In addition, you will create a discourse of your own that responds to the topic discussed in your chosen samples. (Please note, there are two parts to this assignment.)

To begin, choose a public speech, news story, or opinion article on a trending topic of interest to you. It is recommended that you spend some time reviewing the discourse sample you have chosen. Consider the theories of discourse analysis studied so far in this course and how they might be applied to the discourse to better understand the author’s intention, the work’s meaning, and possible interpretations by readers.

For Part 1 of your Final Paper,

  • Analyze your chosen discourse using four concepts or theories of discourse analysis outlined in your course textbook and other required resources (i.e. use of lexical grammar, Grice’s maxims, intertextuality, etc.).
  • Assess how language is used persuasively, offensively, effectively, or ineffectively to convey a particular social message or agenda.
  • Locate two other discourse samples about the same topic.
    • These can be excerpts in the same genre, or you may draw from other genres (such as blogs, social media posts, Tweets, video clips, multi-media excerpts, etc.).
  • Compare the arguments and language used in the additional excerpts to your chosen text, drawing upon concepts and theories of discourse analysis outlined in the course.
  • Assess how the three discourse samples shape and are shaped by ideologies of power, control, injustice, inequality, social change, and emancipation.

Remember to incorporate three credible sources (in addition to the course textbook and the three discourse samples) into your discussion. It is recommended that you find sources through the Ashford University Library; you may also use the articles listed under the Recommended Resources in each week of the course.

For Part 2 of your Final Paper,:

  • Create a blog post (of approximately 250 words), a Facebook post (approximately 250 words), a series of Tweets (250 words total), or an Infographic that responds to the topic discussed in your chosen text.
  • Assess the effectiveness of your discourse, referring to at least two concepts or theories discussed in the course.
  • Evaluate how your discourse responds to the existing discourse(s) of contemporary institutions and ideologies.

The Final Paper

  • Must be eight to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted

For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).


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