Name: ________________________________ Date:_______________ Class Period:_________

Written Task 1: Language and Mass Communication

Proposal Form

Completion of this written task proposal form will help you plan your task to ensure that you
meet the requirements and it will allow me to make sure you are on the right track. Successful
and thorough complete also essentially outlines your entire rationale.

Question Answer

What is the proposed title of your creative

analysis?

What part of the course is your written task going

to address?

What topic is the focus of this task?

Choose one:
Language and presentation of speeches

Media institutions (television channels) and bias

(news reporting, sports coverage, etc.)

Use of persuasive language in advertising

What is the source text for your creative analysis?

(This can be a text we read in class or it can be

one that you studied independently as a result of
the class, or you can go find a text now to use
with this task. You can study an article, an
advertisement or commercial, a speech, a blog,
etc.)

What text type will you use to present your

analysis? Be as specific as possible. For example, if
you’re doing a newspaper article, be specific about
what type [opinion, obituary, etc.].

*Remember that a formal essay is NOT an

acceptable text type.
Why have you selected this text type? Why does it
make sense to present your analysis in this way?

What are the formal conventions of the text

type that you will emulate? (We studied an
editorial, a speech, and a listicle. You may need
to do some research to familiarize yourself
with the text type if you choose something
else.)

What is the intended audience and purpose of

your text?

In what social, cultural, or historical context is your

task set?

How does this task reach a learning outcome for

language or literature?

Learning Outcome #1: Examine different forms of

communication within the media
Learning Outcome #2: Show an awareness of the
potential for educational, political, or ideological
influence of the media
Learning Outcome #3: Show the way mass media
use language to inform, persuade, or entertain

How is the task intended to explore particular

aspects of the part of the course related to mass
media?
Briefly describe what you intend to do with this
task. (1-2 Paragraphs)