Project #4: The Remix

When is the project due?

Monday, April 25.

How long should the project be?

that depends on what you do.

Where should I submit the project?

Depends on what it is.

You can submit an electronic version to the ANGEL Drop Box labeled PROJECT 4 under

LESSONS up until the start of class on the 24th. If your project is such that there is no electronic

version, then give it to me in class on the 24th.

What do I do for this project?

Take a project you’ve done already and make into a new

genre or mode.

For example?

SlideshowCollagePhoto essayLetterBrochureMovieMusical composition

What else?

Instruction manual (e.g, “For Dummies”) Map Diagram Short Story Series of poems News article Zine Cartoon strip Infomercial Documentary To Do List Script Video game Speech

What else, else?

Radio Broadcast Website Song Audio essay FB page Skit Mashup Dialogue Dramatic monologue Text messaging conversation Tweet stream Expose Newscast Music video

Why?

The purpose of the assignment is to make rhetorical purposes, moves, and effects

more visible by asking you to do something that helps you to be very aware

of the rhetorical choices you make.

That’s the learning goal.

Your own rhetorical purpose will depend on

the original project you choose to remix.

So, for example, if you decide to remix the Disciplinary Literacies project, your

purpose will be to describe the knowledge needed for a discipline or

profession.

What do I need to turn in with this project?

the Remix itselfa memo in which you describe your

purpose, process, and choicesa grading rubric appropriate for

your own project

what’s this “memo” thing?

a page or two of written text telling me why you chose the genre or mode you did, and how you approached RAIDS (revision, arrangement, invention,

delivery, and style)

What’s going to be hard about this assignment?

choosing the the best mode or genre for your

purpose.