For this assignment, you will create a visually engaging essay informed by research from your opinion editorial that addresses a specific audience about the same issue. A visual essay communicates ideas using images and text. Accordingly, the form of your essay should not only illustrate an original argument but also evoke a particular response from your intended audience. That said, the genre of your visual essay is up ultimately to you to decide based on your assessment of the rhetorical situation you intend to address.
Your visual essay must be an original creation. You may use images that are either taken or created by you or online source material that you have meaningfully altered (i.e. using Photoshop, Illustrator, iMovie, etc.)
To fulfill this assignment, you will need to submit a 1-2 page Audience Strategy to help you select a genre best suited to convey your message to your audience. Your response should address several questions including (but not limited to):
Along with your final draft, you will submit a 2-3 page Reflection that explains the visual piece and the process that went into producing the visual essay. Your response should address several questions including (but not limited to):
Upload a digital copy of your Final Draft and 2-3 page Reflection via Blackboard before 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 19th
Mar 5 | Review Essay #2: Visual Essay |
Mar 8 | Post Audience Strategy to Bb |
Mar 12 | Post First Draft to Bb |
Mar 12 – 15 | Peer Review |
Mar 19 | Post Final Draft + Reflection to Bb |