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Persuasive writing is specialized form of communication that is a part of our everyday lives--though when | Persuasive writing is a specialized form of communication that is a part of our everyday lives--though when such writing is done well we may be unaware of the rhetoric's effect on our opinions. While persuasive writing comes in many forms (advertising copy, letters to the editor, brochures...), these tasks are invariable aimed at convincing the reader to a particular point of view. For this assignment you will try your hand at persuasive writing by crafting a short "memo" to your hypothetical "vice president for corporate research" at a fictional startup biotech company, "FYDR Formats, Inc." For this assignment, you are the head of the company's "RECOMBO" division, which includes the research and development into the delta5 and delta3 GFP system for detection of homologous recombination. You must write an "end of fiscal year" memo in which you argue either FOR or AGAINST taking the delta5/delta3 research in your division forward. | ||
===Submission: October 15th or 16th, 2009=== | |||
This assignment is due by 11:00 a.m. on the day you have lab. Please turn in your progress reports electronically by uploading them to the [http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/20/fa09/20.109/ Stellar website] that is associated with our class. It is important that you name your files according to this convention: Firstinitial_Lastname_LabSection_Mod1Memo.doc, for example: S_Hockfield_TR_Mod1Memo.doc | |||
There will be a 1/2 letter grade penalty for each day (24 hour period) late. If you are submitting your assignment '''after the due date, it must be emailed''' to bevin, nlerner, nkuldell and astachow AT mit DOT edu. There will be no re-write option on this assignment, though you will receive feedback on your work | |||
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Persuasive writing is a specialized form of communication that is a part of our everyday lives--though when such writing is done well we may be unaware of the rhetoric's effect on our opinions. While persuasive writing comes in many forms (advertising copy, letters to the editor, brochures...), these tasks are invariable aimed at convincing the reader to a particular point of view. For this assignment you will try your hand at persuasive writing by crafting a short "memo" to your hypothetical "vice president for corporate research" at a fictional startup biotech company, "FYDR Formats, Inc." For this assignment, you are the head of the company's "RECOMBO" division, which includes the research and development into the delta5 and delta3 GFP system for detection of homologous recombination. You must write an "end of fiscal year" memo in which you argue either FOR or AGAINST taking the delta5/delta3 research in your division forward.
Submission: October 15th or 16th, 2009
This assignment is due by 11:00 a.m. on the day you have lab. Please turn in your progress reports electronically by uploading them to the Stellar website that is associated with our class. It is important that you name your files according to this convention: Firstinitial_Lastname_LabSection_Mod1Memo.doc, for example: S_Hockfield_TR_Mod1Memo.doc
There will be a 1/2 letter grade penalty for each day (24 hour period) late. If you are submitting your assignment after the due date, it must be emailed to bevin, nlerner, nkuldell and astachow AT mit DOT edu. There will be no re-write option on this assignment, though you will receive feedback on your work
