*RE-MIX_ASSIGNMENT

The Real World_Argument Re-mix_WRT 105

// People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel //. ** Maya Angelou ** // Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed. // ** Tom Clancy ** // Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. //  ** Albert Einstein﻿ ** // The source of genius is imagination alone. //  ** Eugene Delacroix **

** For your last assignment **, you will be re-mixing your argument essay into some type of multi-media or "real" world format. Consider the bottom line point of your paper (the so-what) and imagine how you can make that idea public. You can work alone or with your group according to interests and topics.

Possibilities for the digitally or "real" wold re-made portion of the project are as follows:

This is just a preliminary list of possibilities. Certainly there are other modes you could work in, so we can add to this list if you have specific interests and ideas. Your choice for the re-make should take into account not only your own preferences, but it should also consider the nature of the argument you make and the means adequate for transforming it.
 * A YouTube video o iMovie
 *  A n xtranormal movie: []
 * A pecha kucha presentation: [], [|http://www.presentationzen.com]
 * A legal form of guerrilla art
 * A collection of images that make a visual statement (Flickr, Tabblo, Photoshop, iMovie)
 * An audio recording or podcast (Garageband, Audacity)
 * A comic strip or series of political cartoons (Comic Life, Bubblr)
 * A diorama (materials vary)
 * A poster or collage (materials vary)
 * A public performance or statement (posters, gorilla art, bumper stickers, buttons, t-shirts, op-ed etc)

** THE PRESENTATION: ** 1) You will have 5-10 minutes to present your re-mix to the class (on the last two days of class). In this presentation, you will: -show your re-mix in whatever form it is  -explain what your argument essay did, then demonstrate how the re-mix re-presents it.  -explain your analysis of **audience**, **purpose**, **genre**, & **context** of the re-mix.  -tell us the most important thing you learned in the class.  2) You will also hand in an approximately 500 word reflection on the course. Before you write the reflection, go back and review the course calendars and the syllabus. Refresh your mind in terms of what we actually did.

GRADING CRITERIA: Argument Re-mix Project & Presentation 20 points total

The Re-Mix Project: The Presentation:
 * The re-mix pushes boundaries by helping to redefine and reassign meaning to disability.
 * The project is appealing; it works aesthetically or in terms of its narrative function
 * The project attempts to go public if that is at all possible; it attempts to make us (and a broader audience) feel something we will remember.
 * The presenter explains the gist of their argument essay in a clear and interesting way and then explains the work of the remix in relation to the essay.
 * The presenter gives an overview/analysis of the rhetorical situation (genre, context, audience, & purpose) of the re-mix in a way that is significant and meaningful.
 * The presenter explains the most significant thing(s) learned during the course of the semseter in terms of theory and writing in a way that is honest and meaningful.

** To read up more on re-mix: **  [|On Re-mix] ** To read on Guerilla Art: ** **[|surveillance installation] ** **<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: black; font-family: Garamond; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; padding-right: 10px;">[|UMW's guerilla art] ** <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: black; font-family: Garamond; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; padding-right: 10px;"> [|On Guerilla Art]