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ENGL665: Teaching Writing with Technology

Shelley Rodrigo, Author

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Kevin's Major Writing Prompt

Kevin Norris
ENG 665/Major Assignment Prompt
Professor Rodrigo
October 21, 2014




Goal/Outcomes/Objectives:
Objective #1:Students will understand how reading a text impact how individuals view and interact with the world?
Objective #2: Students will evaluate how the writer conveys purpose and convey a message(s) about life or the human condition
Objective #3:Students will create a document that persuades a particular audience

Scenario/Rhetorical Situation:
While reading Animal Farm, we discussed how propaganda helped shape the farm into a communist society. Furthermore, through the Defined STEM video we watched several videos that discussed how commercials and advertisements influence people. Using Microsoft Publisher, Scratch or storify to create either a brochure or political cartoon that will persuade (influence) people with regards to a topic that you feel strongly about.
Interactive Components (Schedule and/or Scaffolding--not the activities themselves, just a list of what/when), and
The project will be ongoing for a period of eight weeks. The students will two half block to explore the different programs, a block to create the rough draft and a block to create the final product.

Grading Criteria
Students will be grades on the following:
Images
Use of technology
Content
How everything is combined to present and argument/persuasion.
Support

Publish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3or1LA8bFw
Scratch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkhjX792yVI
Scratch Cartoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk8k0kLnZLI

Political Cartoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSmQp0DLKeU
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