Throughout the semester you will be completing smaller assignments that provide you with the opportunity to explore and experiment with different forms of media. You should be collecting and revising these materials as the semester progresses. During the last weeks of the semester you will collect the best of these assignments and put them into a portfolio. While you may create a physical portfolio of these assignments, you must turn in at least an electronic version.
Your portfolio should include:
- a cover note describing its contents and introducing yourself
- your resume
- at least three assignments revised and presented in polished format
- a short bio
Deliverables:
- Portfolio
- Drafts and revisions of the included assignments
- A reflection on the process of creating the portfolio and a rationale for your selections
Possible assignments to include in portfolio:
- Photo composition
- audio mashup
- video mashup
- Sample reading responses (these should be revised and expanded on)
- Independent multimedia creation (with prior approval)
Each assignment must include a reflection explaining the rhetorical decisions that you made throughout the composition process. What inspired your assignment choice/topic? Why did you choose to express yourself using a particular medium? How does that medium facilitate the rhetorical purpose of your text? What thoughts/feelings/insights did you have during the process? Now that you have completed the assignment, what are your thoughts on the decisions that you made? In other words, really think through the process and write a substantial reflection that shows the careful consideration that you put into creating your text.
