Visual Assignments

Objectives

• Write a profile essay (500–800 words) about a person or team/group assigned in class (we’ll use class time for interviews and observation).
• Observe, during the course of the assignment, the place where the person or team/group works or carries out activities that serve as the focus of the profile.
• Give an impression of the person’s, or group/team’s, unique characteristics.
• Work in teams of four in class to create a profile newsletter, using good design strategy and reading audience awareness.

Assignment

Web-Based ePortfolio

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

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.

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.