Bring your thoughts out of the classroom and into the community, in the genre you determine is most appropriate. How will you entreat people to engage with your work? Will they view a photo essay, listen to a political speech or podcast, watch a video documentary, read a magazine article or newspaper editorial? The genre choice is yours, as long as it is appropriate to communicating your message effectively and considers how to best reach your target audience.
Present this information to the class.
Helpful resources for composing in various genres:
- The NYT has an entire list of “Mentor Texts”—examples of articles in different genres (e.g., sports, health): https://www.nytimes.com/column/learning-mentor-texts
- Podcast tutorial: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/learning/making-a-podcast-that-matters-a-guide-with-examples-from-23-students.html
- Free music: https://www.purple-planet.com/
- Free sound effects: http://soundbible.com/free-sound-effects-1.html
- Copyright safe images (photos, clip art, etc): https://search.creativecommons.org/
- Stock videos (and photos): https://www.pexels.com
- Capcut: all-in-one video editing tool www.capcut.com
- https://www.canva.com/Â
Evaluation Criteria Checklist
- Genre: Part of this assignment is choosing the most appropriate genre to communicate your message and reach your target audience. Video montage/ letter/ interview/ etc.
- Appropriateness for audience: Word choice, approach to the topic, and use of visuals should be tailored to your target audience.Â
- Effectiveness of message: We’ll share these in class so you’ll get a chance to see if you got your point across. Did it fulfill your purpose?
- Length: should be tailored to conventions of genre.
- Reflection: Consider the choices you made for Unit 3 and degree of success.
- Clarity: sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation
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