ENGL 1010 Project 1 Due: Sept.
13th, 2020
Multimodal Objectives
Reflect on literacy in own life
Literacy Narrative
Read and analyze various types
of text - print, digital, and audio
Complete writing tasks that
Project 1 asks you to compose a multimodal demonstrate understanding of
text describing, analyzing, and reflecting on rhetorical situation
your experiences with literacy and learning. I
have provided you with three different
options* for completing this project. Option 2: Documentary Trailer
Regardless of which option you choose, be For this option, you need to use both text
sure your project appropriately conveys your and video to illustrate your literary
message to your intended audience of experiences. You need to include the title of
fellow classmates who do not know you and the documentary and your name in the
have no past knowledge of the events you video. The video can be still photos
describe. As always, you need to answer the accompanied by music or spoken word. It
"so what" question, explaining why the events can also be acted out scenes. For
you describe are important to you and to inspiration, watch a few documentary
your development as a writer/student. trailers on youtube. Remember that this is a
documentary about you and your
Option 1: Dust Jacket experiences. In addition to the video you
For this option, you need to use both text need to submit a 500 word reflection that
and image to illustrate your literary addresses the rhetorical choices that
experiences. This project will be composed informed the creation of your documentary.
of two pages. The first page will be the cover
to your book which should include a title,
Option 3: Blog Post
your name, and visual elements. The second
page will be split down to the middle to For this option, you need to use both text
create the flaps of a dust jacket. On this and image to illustrate your literary
flaps you can add any other elements that experiences. You need to create a blog post
you feel are relevant. The flaps should also that includes images with captions. The
contain a 500 word reflection that images can be photos or illustrations. Your
addresses the rhetorical choices that blog post should be 1,000 words and include
informed the creation of your dust jacket. a reflection that addresses the rhetorical
This can be done by hand or digitally. choices that informed the creation of your
blog and images.
Thinking about your literacy development:
What brought you to this moment?
What slowed down or sped up your journey?
What learning experiences stand out in your memory?
When do you remember starting to read or write? When did it become easier than another time?
Harder?
*You can also create your own option. Reach out to me if you would like to do this!
ENGL 1010 Project 1 Rubric Due: Sept. 13th, 2020
Grading
Multimodal Literacy Your grade for this assignment will be fairly
simple. If you receive "satisfactory" in 3 or 4
of the categories, you pass. If not, you will be
Narrative Rubric
required to make revisions and resubmit the
assignment. Demonstrate sufficient thought
and effort while following the guidelines and
you will do well.
Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
Focus Narrative orients around a clear Narrative is not clearly focused
focus or defined
Multimodal Narrative includes all of the Narrative is missing a multimodal
indicated multimodal component or the components
components; the components are not relevant
are relevant
Connection The past and present are clearly The past and present are not
connected clearly connected
So What? Narrative address the "so what" Narrative does not address the "so
question, clearly explaining the what" question or clearly explain
significance of the experiences the significance of the experiences
described in the project and described in the project and their
their connection to literacy connection to literacy
development development
