foundational_communication

Welcome to ISUComm! English 150, 250, and 250H serve as a transition between a student's high school experience and the intellectual life of the university. The communication activities students will do in class will prepare them to use written, oral, visual, and electronic communication (WOVE) in their chosen disciplines—business, engineering, agriculture, science, the humanities, and many others.

This Unit draws on class readings, discussions, and your individual and collaborative imagination

Project elements and due dates

On Thursday, December 8 Unit III teams from both sections will present proposals for a reality TV show reflecting the team’s vision of the future of romance. Teams will develop a poster and supporting documents such as a brochure or handout.

For these assignments, you will create a poster that represents your topic for Essay 3 (argument essay) and the specific position you argue there. You should use both visual and written information to give the class (your audience) a clear idea of the topic you are dealing with and the specific point you are making about it.

Unit 3b: Poster

Format

Audience and Purpose

The audience for this project will be the general public (as found in many newspapers) yet designed specifically for a younger audience. This project is designed to entertain as well as inform readers about a specific topic. As noted in The Daily Tribune, the Mini Page is an on-going series. Therefore, the intent of this project is to create a page similar in concept, yet based around biology. I hope this project becomes a series in which BEST students contribute each year.

Purpose

After working for a semester on WOVE (written, oral, visual, electronic communication), you’re now equipped to consider what you’ve learned about these modes of communication as you compile your end-of-semester portfolio.

Part 1 Reflection

Include multiple artifacts to demonstrate the qualities below. (Put in first 2-pocket folder.)

• Thorough

• Thoughtful

• Honest

• Forward thinking, as well as backward assessing

Part 2: Process

Include multiple artifacts to demonstrate the qualities in the chart below. (Put in second 2-pocket folder.)

• Quantity of artifacts shows engagement with process

General information about the portfolio and its evaluation

• Earning “credit” on all 6 major compositions is required to meet the basic standards of English 105 and make a student eligible to earn a passing grade for the semester. Also, each composition must first earn “credit” before it can be revised as one of your portfolio presentation pieces to be graded.

Jonathan Berrie: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~jberrie/eportfolio.html

Rachel Hagen: http://rhagen.public.iastate.edu

Ming Li: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mangleli/eportfolio.html

Meg Moore: http://megmoore.public.iastate.edu

Michelle Rivers: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mcrivers/eportfolio.html

Erin Sexton: http://esexton.public.iastate.edu

Web-Based ePortfolio