Assignment 4
Writing for Public Audiences
Goals:
Agenda
- What does it mean to "justify" your genre? How is this different from the rhetorical analysis?
- Researching genre guidelines
- Tools for composition
Justification (Communication Plan)
Rhetorical Analysis (Final submission of A4)
Justifying Mini-Genre
How were the composition choices I made...
- strategic
- targeted towards my audience
- the "best practices" for my selected genre
- clear
- aesthetic
- effective
How is the mini-genre I chose suitable to....
- a particular audience being targeted
- age
- gender
- the rhetorical situation established via your proposal
- the needs of your proposal committee
"Best Methods" for chosen mini-genre
Informed composing & tools
Try keywords
- social media principles
- poster aesthetics
- effective YouTube video
- podcast guidelines
Skim through some of these first before you start drafting your mini-genres.
Don't forget to bookmark them/copy URLs to cite them in your rhetorical analysis!
Different genres will require different tools
Tools for drafting
- Videos/podcasts: one-button studio in the union https://library.und.edu/services/one-button-studio.php
- Posters/Pamphlets: Computer lab somewhere on campus is equipped with Adobe Suite (MS word is also a fine option)
- Social Media accounts: fake options OR making a burner email
- Website: Wix, WordPress, Google Sites
- Factsheet: https://www.pcmag.com/article/347315/10-free-data-visualization-tools
Last set of deadlines
11/21 communication plan due (EOD)
11/28 mini-genres draft due (in-class)
12/3 rhetorical analysis draft due (in-class)
12/5 final drafts of mini-genres & RA (EOD)