Assignments

As we move into the final weeks of the course, we will devote ourselves to revising projects and developing our portfolios. Here is a list of the items to work on:

Portfolio video. Complete your storyboard. Use the storyboard to… More

Use Snagit and Adobe RUSH to create a video that reflects on your projects and learning in the course.  The video should capture interesting aspects of the projects and tell a story about learning and composing. The video is also likely to speak to aspects of internet culture and argument. Note… More

Using Photoshop, create three animated GIF files. To create the files, you will need to learn to import short videos into Photoshop, and then work with their layers. Here is a tutorial that gives the details.… More

In this assignment, you will create at least three visual memes that speak to aspects of internet argument.

Follow these steps:

Download Adobe Photoshop. (You can use a different image editor as long as it supports layers.) We will go over aspects of Photoshop in class

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Use the feedback you have received and your experience reviewing the work of your peers to guide you as you revise your audio essay. As you work (in addition to specific suggestions and your own goals) consider:

• Script. Before re-recording your voice, make any edits to the script… More

Use an App Design tool (Adobe XD) to create an App that delivers an argument. This assignment may require some creative thinking to translate typical argument structure to be part of an app experience. There will be two key aspects:

1. Developing an argument. This part… More

Compose a portfolio of your work in the class. Before getting started think about these big picture aspects of portfolios:  The portfolio serves two main purposes: 1) to allow continued revision of your projects, and 2) to promote reflection on what you have learned as a writer and thinker in… More

Use the printouts with feedback on your Twitter analysis to revise the report. To edit the report, you can navigate to the posting on our web site, and then simply Edit the text of the posting.

Follow these guidelines:

Using the topic chosen by your group, create a conversational podcast episode. The episode should be about 30 minutes in length and include all the members of your group. The podcast should also include audio samples that bring research or other relevant materials into the conversation. One… More

Create an audio essay that explores the significance of a topic associated with our class. The aim of your audio essay is to conduct research, identify audio samples to compose with, and then use your voice to narrate an "argument" that delivers that research in way that takes advantage of the… More

Begin by reading pages 9-16 … More

Submit a web-based argument/report (the equivalent of about three pages in a double spaced, 12pt font) in which you discuss aspects of discourse on Twitter associated with a hashtag that you have studied. You can offer an "online argument" in the report by making claims about 1) the community of… More