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Multimodal Composing Exercise, 11/7/18

Multimodal Composing Exercise, 11/7/18

Directions for Remix/Remediate Exercise: We’ll be using some of the concepts discussed in the Wysocki and Lynch chapter you were assigned for homework. Get into groups of four. Choose someone to be the spokesperson, and someone to be the recorder. Your task will be to remix or remediate one of the articles I’ve provided into a multimodal, video-based advertisement or PSA. Remember: Remix = revise a piece to make something new that relies upon the same mode(s) Think of remixes as we…

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Plagiarism, Citation, and Source Integration Exercises, 10/29/18

Plagiarism, Citation, and Source Integration Exercises, 10/29/18

I. Plagiarism Take a look at this infograph for a comprehensive breakdown of different types of plagiarism and their severity: II. Source Integration Examples  This website’s description of integrating sources should be extremely helpful as you begin to work on the first draft of your inquiry project. Additionally, here are some example paragraphs for source integration*: Bad source integration: Black Elk often spoke of the importance of the circle to American Indian culture. “You may have noticed that everything an Indian does…

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Discussion questions and revision exercises, 9/17/18

Discussion questions and revision exercises, 9/17/18

I. Discussion questions (Losh and Alexander Issue 1) Consider the following questions for our class discussion today. (If we have time, I’ll ask you to do some writing in response to these prompts.) Think of your own rhetorical situations. What kind of identities do you choose – or need – to adopt? What can you change, and what can’t you change? How does the situation help determine the role you adopt or the identity you try on? Describe a “kairotic…

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Directions for Peer Review, 9/12/18

Directions for Peer Review, 9/12/18

Copy and paste the questions from this handout to the bottom of your first draft document. Stay in your peer review groups. Open your first draft in Google Docs. Share that document with the members of your group. Do the following for each group member’s draft: Read through the essay, making comments. Make sure that you are using “suggesting mode” in Google Docs. Leave a summative paragraph at the end. Respond to the questions posted at the end of the document about…

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