Written Task Proposal Form
Pt 2—Mass Communication
My Name: Type your name here
Directions: Part A. Please answer the question to each question in the right-hand column. I have provided
you with one example of a response to these questions in the right-hand column using the student example
of the police report on The Lord of the Flies from Lang & Lit—Part 4. Just delete this example text and
write your own response in its place.
Questions to Answer:
1) What topic the Lang &
Lit curriculum are you
going to focus on in your
WT?
What real world text type
did you choose to emulate
for your WT?
1. Why did you choose this
particular text type. 2.
Why is this text type the
best choice for your WT?
How is your topic linked
to this part of the
curriculum (see the
Learning Outcomes sheet
on Moodle)
What are the key stylistic
features of the text type
that you intend to
emulate?
List these in bullet point
form
Who is the speaker and
intended audience of
your WT?
What is the intended
purpose of your WT?
What is the context of
your WT text type? You
need to consider the
social, cultural and
historical setting of your
fictional WT response.
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My Response (overwrite the following example responses from Lord
of the Flies with your own responses from Streetcar)
Language and Mass Communication-Utilizing the art of rhetoric and
persuasion in the form of a speech
The script of a (persuasive) speech
1. I would like to explore this particular text type more in-depth
because I am interested in how certain “formulas” of rhetorical
devices can persuade an audience (aside from the advertisements I
have previously explored in my second FOA) 2. This written task will
focus on the art of spoken rhetoric (persuasion), therefore the best
text type would be the script of a speech that (when spoken out loud)
persuades the audience to accept certain opinion.
Through my written task I will show the way mass media use
language and image to persuade by employing rhetorical/persuasive
techniques to my audience
Stylistic features of a persuasive speech:
 Reference to self as “I” and individuals in the audience as “you”
 Rhetorical devices
 Repetition
 Parallelism
 Antithesis
 Figurative Speech

Speaker: (Myself as) Narendra Modi (the Indian prime
minister)
 Intended audience: Persuade Indian citizens to become
benefactors for the Nepal earthquake natural disaster aid
To persuade Indian citizens to donate money/help the victims of the
Nepal earthquake.
This speech will (hypothetically) be given immediately after the Nepal
natural disaster has occurred
 Historical Setting: Nepal is a very controversial territory
because it borders both China and India. Over recent years,
the Chinese have tried to establish overall power over the
land, but the Indians view this as unfair.
 Cultural: Indian people are very conservative.
 Social: Alms giving is common in India. Ex. When a person
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dies Hindus are normally preform acts of charity because it is
believed that souls are reincarnated. (Also, most people I in
India are Hindus)
1) What are the stylistic
features of this text type
that you want to emulate
in your own WT?
I would like to emulate basic rhetorical devices in this text type
 Repetition
 Parallelism
 Antithesis
 Figurative Speech
Primary or Secondary
Sources I used or referred
to in my Written Task
Damon, Arwa, and Euan McKirdy. “Shattered lives: Houses and
Families in Nepal Ripped Apart by Earthquake.” Cable News
Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., 28 Apr. 2015. Web. 28
Apr. 2015. < http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/28/asia/arwadamon-rural-nepal-earthquake/index.html >
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