Stakeholder Proposal
Writing Lesson
This lesson was developed for an in-person setting of students ranging from high advanced to distinguished based on the ACTFL guidelines for English proficiency set in 2012. The lesson was originally taught as part of an entry-level English Composition and Rhetoric class at Colorado State University (CSU). The majority of students in this course are native speakers; however, there are frequently non-native speakers with the aforementioned proficiency level who enroll in the course, as well. This lesson, in particular, was instructed to a class that included three non-native speakers originating from China, Vietnam, and Thailand, respectively. The lesson was observed by an adjunct faculty member working in the Composition/Rhetoric department at CSU. The pre-observation questions sent to the observing instructor have been included. These questions contextualize the lesson in relation to the rest of the course’s content and objectives, as well as within the unit. No written evaluation was received rather the evaluation was discussed via a Zoom meeting in the Spring of 2021 after the lesson was taught.
Lesson Materials
This writing lesson focused on instructing students to identify an appropriate audience for their next major assignment: a Stakeholder Proposal. This major assignment was chosen to represent a common genre that students may encounter regardless of their career path. In this lesson students are asked to consider what makes an appropriate audience for their chosen topic. Moreover, the lesson delves into some of the genre conventions for this assignment, as well.
Sample Assignment: Native Speaker
This assignment was submitted by one of the native speaker students in the class in the Spring of 2021 and serves as an example of student work by a native speaker for this unit in the semester. This sample serves as a comparison for the work completed by the ESL learner to demonstrate the level of learners appropriate for this type of course both from a native speaker and ESL/EFL learner perspective.
Sample Assignment: ESL Learner
This assignment was submitted by one of the non-native speaker students in the class in the Spring of 2021 and serves as an example of student work completed by an ESL learner for this unit in the semester.
