Agenda: Week 13

Week 13: Finishing Project 3 & Beginning Final Reflections

Class Info

• Dates: Thursday, May 4, 2023-Wednesday, May 10, 2023
• Meeting Info: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00-11:15am in room N618
• Important: If you have a computer or tablet, please consider bringing it to class this week!

Objectives

• To finish Project 3, both the creation and the artist’s statement
• To present work to the class for critique
• To complete any unfinished work
• Project 3 (The Multimodal Project) due

For Thursday, 5/4

Reading

• Review mentor texts for Project 3

Writing

• Share as a comment to this agenda any mentor/model texts you found useful
• continue drafting Project 3

In-Class

• Where are we with Project 3?
• How do we share media-rich large files?
  • consider opening a Dropbox account through CUNY
  • consider uploading it to YouTube or Vimeo, even if it’s unlisted to maintain privacy
• Peer Critique/Feedback: In Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process^SM we are encouraged to offer four types of feedback: what stood out to us, what we understood, what questions we have, and with permission, our advice or opinions
• Note things you understand, liked, or had questions either about what they’re saying or what else you would like to know. Write three to four specific comments about each classmates’ work. Here are some sample phrases to help you get started:
  • After reading/watching your multimodal text, I understand that …
  • I could tell the audience is … and your purpose is …
  • When you said … this really caught my attention because … 
  • Your piece got me thinking about …   
  • I wanted to know more about …
  • I got confused here when you said … because … 
  • I wondered why you made … choice
  • As you revise, you might want to consider …
• Time to workshop/revise
• Review instructions for artist’s statement
• Independent/partner working time

For Tuesday, 5/9

Reading

• Reflection mentor texts TBA

Writing

• Finalize Project 3 to submit today
• Revisions of course writing

In-Class

• Final checklist for Project 3.
• Present your creation
• Work on Final Reflection