Project 3 Assignment
For this project you will produce a website. We will have a class workshop teaching you an accessible software you may use to make websites, though you can make your website with whatever program you feel most comfortable with. You will need to use images and/or graphics in order to make your website more effective.
You may choose to do this project in pairs or individually.
Your website will be either a fan site for a work of art (a film, a book, a play, an album, an architectural work, etc.) or a person (someone you admire in your personal life, a politician, an artist, a celebrity, a historical figure, etc.). You can also make a website to teach others about a heroic event or moment in American or world history that is meaningful to you. Your last option is to examine the concept of heroism and/or superheroes in our society. You can critique it, question it or tell your audience why you think it is relevant in our society (or do all three). Your site should be educational about whatever work, person, event or concept you select. You will need to target it to a particular audience, such as other college students, young children, the elderly or people from a certain profession or ethnicity. Once you select your audience group, you will target your information to their particular needs.
You will use a minimum of three sources. At least one of these should come from print (meaning a book, magazine or something you found in our library’s catalogue) and one from the web. You are also welcome to interview experts in the field or people whose opinions are relevant to your topic. No matter how many interviews you do they will count as one source.
The text on your website should be equivalent to 4-6 pages (1,200-1,800 words) for individuals and 6-8 pages (1,800-2,400 words) for pairs. You will also write a 1-2 page (300-600 words) reflection in which you explain the rhetorical choices you made in terms of educating your target audience about your selected topic. If you’re working in pairs, each member should write their own reflection.
The students who did not present with their Project 2 groups will present their websites to the class. The presentations will be less about content and more about your choices in crafting the site. You will have about five minutes to present your websites and three minutes to answer questions.
Keep in mind the concepts of ethos, pathos, logos and having a clear thesis that we have discussed in class, as well as audience awareness, tone and language. Remember to take into account what your audience knows about this topic and what their already established opinions are.
Your first draft is due on Tuesday, April 20. We will be at a computer lab so you can view the websites electronically. Your final draft is due on Monday, April 26. I will return work electronically. Everyone will receive their graded assignments within a week of turning them in, but not all at the same time. I will return them as I grade them, and I will grade them in the order that they reach my inbox at: hidalgoatpudue@gmail.com.
A “C” project should:
• Meet all requirements of the assignment.
• Provide appropriate description so that an audience can understand the situations and issues
involved.
• Have a thesis that follows logically from the body of the paper.
• Control surface errors.
• Use MLA citation to document all sources.
A “B” project should do everything a “C” paper does but should also:
• Show evidence that possible audience objections have been anticipated and responded to.
• Incorporate sources smoothly.
• Include an analysis that interrogates the experiences, observations and sources critically.
An “A” project should do everything a “B” paper does but should also:
• Arrive at a thesis that is original, insightful and sensible.
• Show a flair with language and/or visual rhetoric.
• Have a clear organizational strategy based on audience needs.
