Describe and analyze effective persuasive communication you have encountered or produced in personal, professional, and academic contexts.

Describe an example of persuasive communication in a personal context. This could be a social media post, an email to a friend, or even a conversation.
Identify the parts of the rhetorical situation.
Analyze what makes this example effective.

Describe an example of persuasive communication in a professional context. This could be a memo, email, or presentation.
Identify the parts of the rhetorical situation.
Analyze what makes this example effective and consider the expectations for professional communication in your field.
Describe an example of persuasive communication in an academic context.
Identify the parts of the rhetorical situation.
Analyze what makes this example effective and consider how academic persuasion differs from other contexts.

write an essay using the ideas of Dick Gregory in his piece, “Shame” OR Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in “What’s in a Name?

write an essay using the ideas of Dick Gregory in his piece, “Shame” OR Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in “What’s in a Name?” as their primary source, and one or more secondary sources to support their thinking.  The metaphor of the conversation implies that these texts engage the same issue or topic, albeit from different perspectives.

Explain the two main biological equations of the carbon cycle.

List the 3 different symbiotic relationships in the environment State an example of each of the symbiotic relationships in the environment State an example of each of the symbiotic relationships in a human List and briefly describe the processes in the water cycle List and briefly describe the processes in the carbon cycle Explain the two main biological equations of the carbon cycle Describe how humans exacerbate carbon cycling State and describe the processes in the nitrogen cycle Define nitrogen fixers Describe the symbiotic relationship of nitrogen fixers Describe what is in fertilizer (what the 3 numbers mean)? Compare and contrast the functions for each of the numbers in fertilizer