CommunityCulminating Task

Select and analyze a community you belong to. Write a blended piece (i.e., a mix of narrative, informational, and argumentative elements) in which you respond to the following question:

1. What is the most important message about my community that I want outsiders to understand?

Portray what it means to be a member of your chosen community to outsiders who may not understand your community. Use a combination of structure, details, precise language, tone, and a range of rhetorical devices to describe and explain the value and legitimacy of your community. Refer to the authors that you have read in this unit for examples of how to construct a blended piece of writing. Be sure to apply effective syntax, usage, mechanics, and spelling to clearly communicate your ideas.

Your piece may take several different forms, including poetry, essay, or a collection of vignettes. The style could be narrative, informational, literary, expository, or argumentative.

To demonstrate your understanding of the topic, do the following:

• Explain the value of belonging to your community and its legitimacy.

• Describe the essential components of your community. Include the following:

  • key features, including members, specific times, and places

  • tangible and intangible features (more connotative than denotative)

  • details that appeal to all five senses and holistically convey meaning to your audience

• Explain how one becomes and remains a member of your community:

  • What verbal and nonverbal cues signify belonging?

  • What are the members’ responsibilities to one another?

• Appropriately communicate and utilize language in a way that effectively does the following:

  • uses structure and format as a way to enhance the message

  • utilizes rhetorical tools and devices

  • maintains a tone suitable for the topic, situation, and message

  • utilizes language both literally and figuratively