Multi genre analysis of ui assignment
- 1. Unit 4 Assignment Instructions Multi-Genre/Modal Environment Analysis At this point in your academic careers, you have studied rhetoric in many written and verbal terms—books, articles, speeches, debates, etc. But some messages aren’t read or heard as much as they are seen. In Unit 4, we are focusing on spatial rhetoric. Spatial rhetoric is a part of the visual rhetoric family; for example, a music video, a poster, a crafted photograph, and a commercial are all examples of visual rhetoric. This kind of rhetoric still conveys a carefully designed message, but through the utilization of visual elements paired with other meaning making devises to convey logos, ethos, and pathos through means other than the written or spoken word. Spatial rhetoric is a message conveyed in a particular space through the use of architecture and design choices, sometimes paired with cultural history of a particular location. For this assignment, consider the University of Idaho campus. Many college students notice a change in their personality or priorities when they move away from home to go to school. Often times we chalk it up to simply getting older, but what if it is something more than that? What if the university campus conveys a particular message for the human beings who dwell within? After thinking these questions over, create a multi-genre/modal project that conveys your thoughts/findings on the spatial rhetoric of UI through means other than a straightforward written essay. This assignment requires: • Focus on the topic of the university spatial rhetoric and research on the topic through a variety of supplemental sources, including readings you find on your own • Introduction/Preface/Dear Reader • Expository piece (at least 400-500 words. Make this vivid, informational, straight- forward writing. Boil your topic down to essentials) • Works Cited Page in MLA format (if applicable) • A Note Page that documents the process and choices for how your research has informed each genre of your multi-genre project, and how you connected the topic to your genres • 5 chosen genres from the list below. In that five, at least one genre will need to be relevant to your major/field of interest • At least one visual element in your project • Unifying elements from the topic (repeated images/ideas, themes and experiences related to but exclusive to a particular genre, details just mentioned in one piece but exploded “Genre: a construction/compilation of rhetorical elements (either in writing or another modality) that has a clear author, audience, style, and convention that is unique to it as it incorporates a focus about a topic.”
- 2. Audience: • This project should consider the wide audience of people who participate in the university experience (students, faculty, staff, parents) Format: • Any writing should be in standard edited English and adhere to the specific formats of each genre Assessment: • Student/instructor edited rubric TBD Some questions you may consider: • What does it mean to be a college student at UI? • What is a particular building used for? Does it fulfill its purpose? How? • What is the intended culture of the on-campus living options? How do their spaces convey/suggest these cultures? • What experiences do college students have at UI? • How do you fit within your peers? • What sets you apart from other students? • What does being a UI student mean to people who share, or do not share, your age, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, et cetera. • How does your background/personal history influence your experiences as a college student at UI? • How has your identity as a student changed over the year(s)? • What does it mean to be an ideal student at UI? Some examples of genres you might try: Directories Cast lists Encyclopedia entries Fable Game rules Interviews Job application Letters/post cards Web site home page Map Parodies Headlines Manifesto Prayer Quotations Recipes Time lines Facebook pages Tweets Texts Blog postings Pinterest Pinnings Want ads Menu Newscasts Play list First person narrative Third person narrative Stream of consciousness Interior Monolog Dialog (written in play format) Poems for two voices Free verse Photograph poem Haiku Limerick List poem Dramatic monolog Newspaper article Song lyrics Alternate Style Pieces Fragments
- 3. Double voice Lists Hard news stories Feature stories Dear Abby Comic strip Obituary Editorials Classified ad Reviews Diary/journal entries Allegory Character sketch Brochure Bumper sticker Short story Video Announcement Blueprints Museum label *You may have an idea for a genre that isn’t on this list. Ask your instructor about using a non-listed genre before implementing it into your project. Projects are due the week of May 1st – May 5th in class A presentation order will be determined by random drawing Your project is due the day you are assigned to present If the compilation of this project is in physical form, it will be handed in to your instructor after your presentation. If your compilation is an online format, submit any access information in the Dropbox on BbLearn.