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lor Lhls asslgnmenL, your !"#!$%& wlll be Lo persuade an audlence Lo change Lhelr oplnlon
and/or move Lhem Lo acLlon over a dlspuLed lssue. ?our '"()&*+& wlll be an lndlvldual or a
group LhaL reslsLs your poslLlon Lo some degree. lL cannoL be me, nor can lL be someLhlng as
general as everybody" or Amerlcans." ?ou can cover a personal ,$!)+, such as a dlspuLe
beLween you and a frlend or a famlly member, or you can Lake on someLhlng LhaL would
requlre more research. ?ou may choose Lo work lndlvldually or ln groups smaller Lhan Lhree. lf
you choose a group, please share Lhe work accordlngly. ln addlLlon, you wlll need Lo conslder
whaL -$)+& $# !&#%$*' should gulde your message.
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1hls pro[ecL should
lnLroduce Lhe problem, conLradlcLlon, lssue, or dlspuLe you are addresslng ln subsLanLlal
deLall
clalm an easlly ldenLlflable sLance LhaL ouLllnes your maln polnLs
supporL each polnL wlLh evldence (personal experlence, lnformaLlon from sources, eLc.)
ldenLlfy argumenLs agalnsL your poslLlon and address/refuLe Lhem honesLly and
respecLfully
conclude wlLh Lhe acLlon your audlence should Lake lf your clalm ls accepLed
documenL your sources approprlaLe for Lhe genre you use
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As you Lhlnk abouL your audlence and your purpose, you should also Lhlnk abouL Lhe mosL
rheLorlcally effecLlve way Lo engage wlLh your audlence. ?ou should use a dlglLal /&()"/ when
you presenL your work. ?ou can use any comblnaLlon of /$(&% (wrlLLen words, phoLos, vldeo,
audlo) LhaL allows you Lo beLLer persuade your audlence. ?ou may also choose any 0&*#& LhaL
allows you Lo beLLer persuade your audlence. lor example, you could creaLe a dlglLal posLer
LhaL comblnes alphabeLlc LexL and lmages (lL could be a SA, or lL could have anoLher
message.), you could creaLe a vldeo SA, you could creaLe a odcasL, you could creaLe a
webslLe. ln sum, you make Lhe declslons abouL your pro[ecL. 1he only llmlLaLlon ls LhaL lL musL
be Lechnology-enhanced.
ln addlLlon Lo Lhe maln pro[ecL, you need Lo wrlLe a 1-2 page reflecLlon LhaL explalns Lhe
declslons you made for your pro[ecL and provlde a [usLlflcaLlon for Lhose declslons. lL may be
helpful Lo address Lhe aspecLs of your pro[ecL you conslder a success and Lhose you Lhlnk fall
shorL of yours or your audlence's expecLaLlons.
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lor Lhls unlL, we'll use several dlglLal Lechnologles LhroughouL Lhe composlng process.
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ln order Lo bounce ldeas off each oLher, we'll use Canvas dlscusslon Lhreads LhroughouL Lhe
process. We'll do one whlle ln Lhe prewrlLlng sLage as you're comlng up wlLh Loplcs and conLenL
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for Lhose Loplcs. ?our peers can glve you feedback on your ldeas for whlch mode and genre
are approprlaLe for your lnLended audlence. We'll do one early ln Lhe composlng sLage playlng
devll's advocaLe, where you'll be asslgned groups, and each person wlll Lake Lhe poslLlon
conLrary Lo Lhe wrlLer's poslLlon. 1he wrlLer should choose Lhe sLrongesL counLerargumenLs Lo
respond Lo ln Lhelr pro[ecL. 1he lasL dlscusslon Lhread wlll be ln Lhe revlslon sLage, where you
upload your pro[ecL for sLudlo revlew.
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Lach of your pro[ecLs wlll be slgnlflcanLly dlfferenL from your peers' pro[ecLs. We'll Lake some
Llme ln class Lo demonsLraLe and play wlLh dlfferenL Lechnologles LhaL wlll provlde you some
mulLlmodal opLlons for whlch Lo compose your pro[ecL. ?ou are open Lo choose any LhaL we
don'L dlscuss, buL here are few Lo geL you sLarLed:
)8$-)&-allows you Lo edlL vldeo easlly ln addlLlon Lo allowlng you Lo use audlo and
alphabeLlc LexL.
9'#'0&:'*(-allows you Lo record your volce and add sound effecLs Lo be dellvered as
a podcasL.
;$)+&<=#&'(-allows you Lo creaLe and presenL a slldeshow whlle lncorporaLlng audlo
and alphabeLlc LexL.
1#&>)-allows you Lo creaLe and presenL a slldeshow slmllar Lo owerolnL buL wlLh
beLLer effecLs and movemenL Lhrough slldes.
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Cn Lhe due daLe, you wlll presenL your pro[ecL Lo Lhe class. Some of Lhe aforemenLloned dlglLal
Lools allow for presenLlng from Lhelr plaLform. CLhers, however, requlre LhaL you exporL Lhe
pro[ecL as a flle, and you can presenL lL Lo Lhe class wlLh oLher avallable programs. uurlng Lhe
process, we'll declde whaL wlll work besL for your pro[ecL.
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1hrough Lhe use of Lhe aforemenLloned Lechnologles, you wlll work Loward meeLlng Lhese
learnlng ouLcomes:
o 8heLorlcal knowledge
locus on audlence
WrlLe wlLh a purpose
use a sulLable sLyle based on audlence's needs and expecLaLlons
o CrlLlcal 1hlnklng, 8eadlng, and WrlLlng
Lngage ln an honesL dlalog wlLh audlence
8epresenL opposlng vlewpolnLs falrly and accuraLely
lnLegraLe your own ldeas wlLh Lhe ldeas of oLhers
undersLand Lhe poLenLlal powerful effecL of mulLlmodal wrlLlng
o rocesses
arLlclpaLe ln prewrlLlng exerclses, lncludlng research and sofLware famlllarlzaLlon
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urafL segmenLs or dlglLal componenLs before Lhe pro[ecL ls due
CollaboraLe wlLh peers durlng dlfferenL sLages of Lhe wrlLlng process
Learn Lo crlLlque yours and oLhers' works
o knowledge of ConvenLlons
racLlce approprlaLe meLhods of research and means of documenLlng sources
racLlce convenLlons of mulLlmodal dellvery
ConLrol surface feaLures expecLed of Lhe mode(s) of dellvery
o Composlng ln LlecLronlc LnvlronmenLs
8ralnsLorm, compose, peer revlew, and dellver ln a dlglLal envlronmenL
LocaLe, evaluaLe, organlze, and use research maLerlal collecLed from elecLronlc
sources
o values LxploraLlon (CSW addlLlon Lo Lhe WA CuLcomes)
Conslder audlence's values whlle composlng
Conslder values of academlc honesLy and copyrlghL law for dlglLal composlLlon
Conslder Lhe value of dlglLal/mulLlmodal wrlLlng as lL perLalns Lo learnlng processes
and real-world relevance of Lhe asslgnmenL

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lor Lhls asslgnmenL, Lhls rubrlc replaces Lhe CSW rubrlc.
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Lvldence of plannlng, composlng,
and produclng/edlLlng



Cverall message/clalm ls clear




Lvldence of conslderlng
audlence/purpose ln relaLlon Lo
message, genre, and mode


AuLhor's persona/volce have
been negoLlaLed approprlaLely
for genre and mode


Clalms have been supporLed wlLh
evldence, elLher research or
verbal reasonlng


Cb[ecLlons from Lhe audlence
have been anLlclpaLed and
addressed


Mode/genre are approprlaLe for
lnLended audlence/purpose



uocumenLaLlon of sources ls
approprlaLe Lo genre and mode


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AsslgnmenL glven, vlew and dlscuss sample dlglLal
pro[ecLs, lreewrlLe for 10 mlns. ln Lhe sLyle of a ranL,
uemonsLraLlon of Carage8and-record 1-2 mlnuLes of
your ranL.
osL a few Loplcs and your ldeas abouL
Lhem on Lhe dlscusslon Lhread on
Canvas.
8espond Lo your group members' ldeas
by leLLlng Lhem know whaL Loplc seems
Lhe sLrongesL. ulscuss whaL
mode/genre ls mosL sulLable for Lhe
lnLended audlence/purpose
lay wlLh Lhe effecLs on Carage8and
and edlL your ranL.
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LlsLen Lo volunLeers' ranLs, ulscuss Loplc cholce-flll ouL
CSW Audlence/values LxploraLlon WorksheeL, dlscuss
approprlaLe mode/genre for audlence/purpose,
uemonsLraLlon of volce1hread, Speaker from SLudenL
1echnology AsslsLance CenLer (S1AC)
8efore nexL class, choose a Loplc and
Lake a sLance, make a rough ouLllne of
Lhe argumenLs you wlll presenL Lo
supporL your clalm
Conslder whlch mode/genre ls besL for
your pro[ecL
SLarL drafLlng
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Workshop on uslng audlo/vldeo equlpmenL,
uemonsLraLlon of lMovle, dlscusslon of ouLllnes,
osL whaL you have for your pro[ecL, or
an ouLllne of your argumenLs and
supporL for Lhem Lo Lhe dlscusslon
Lhread on Canvas for devll's advocaLe
acLlvlLy
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uevll's advocaLe peer revlew, dlscusslon of refuLaLlon,
uemonsLraLlon of rezl
keep drafLlng
Any quesLlons can be posLed Lo Lhe
dlscusslon Lhread so LhaL your
classmaLes or l can respond.
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8eflecLlve wrlLlng/dlscusslon over
advanLages/dlsadvanLages of Lhe mode/genre you're
uslng
osL your pro[ecL Lo Lhe dlscusslon posL
on Canvas, for sLudlo revlew on 1hurs.
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SLudlo 8evlew, CSW rocess Analysls WorksheeL keep drafLlng/revlslng
I&&G A (one-on-one conference week)
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ln-class work day-someone from S1AC Lo offer
asslsLance,
Cne-on-one conferences LhroughouL
Lhls week
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Cpen-ended peer revlew-brlng whaL you have Lo
class, ln-class work day
keep drafLlng/revlslng
8rlng all of Lhe sources you've used
(clLed correcLly) Lo class on 1ues.
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Source documenLaLlon workshop, ln-class work day Wrap up your pro[ecL and elLher posL a
llnk Lo Lhe dlscusslon posL ln Canvas or
brlng lL Lo class ready Lo presenL on
1hurs.
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resenLaLlons of pro[ecLs WrlLe 1-page reflecLlon over Lhe
successes/challenges/shorLcomlngs
you've experlenced wlLh Lhls pro[ecL