Complete three of the following activities-essay
200-250 words).
1. Visit http://www.muttloverescue.org/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. to take a look at the website of Mutt Love Rescue, a dog adoption organization in Washington, DC, where you will see photos of available dogs, find out about fostering a dog, and more. Click on “Saving a Life” to see their appeal for donations, along with photos of some of the “lucky pups.” How compelling do you find the organization’s argument? How does the use of words and images contribute to their appeal—is one more important? How would you revise this site to make it more effective? Would you add video? Audio? Statistics? Testimonials? More written information (or less)? Explain your responses below.
2. Visit Yes We Can – Barack Obama Music Video (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Yes We Can – Barack Obama Music Video and watch the video of “Yes We Can.” How does the medium—video, with the addition of music, voice-overs, written words (like “hope” and “yes, we can”), and images of singers and of Obama delivering the speech—contribute to the power of the argument? Explain your response below.
3. Examine something you’ve written that takes a strong position. List here the specific ways you make clear to your readers that the topic matters to you—and that it should matter to them.
4. Visit http://everyonesanauthor.tumblr.com/post/125467255610/conversation-stars-of-the-small-screen (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and click the link to view Babycakes Romero’s photo collection “The Death of Conversation.” Romero makes an argument by presenting nothing but a collection of photos and giving it a provocative title. What stance is Romero taking and why do you think he chose the medium of images to convey his message? Do you find Romero’s argument compelling? Would Romero’s argument be more or less compelling if he combined these images with additional text, audio, or video? Explain your responses below.
5. Observe where and how positions are expressed around you, including in posters, editorials, songs, Facebook posts, blog entries, and so on. Then choose one that interests you—or that irritates you—and spend some time thinking about how it presents its position. How does it appeal to you—or why does it fail to appeal? What kinds of words, images, or sounds does it offer as support for its position? If you were going to revise it for a different audience, what would you do? If you were going to recreate it using another medium, how would it be different? Respond to these questions here.
Try It: Giving Credit, Avoiding Plagiarism
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Complete all of the following activities (200-250 words).
1. Think about the kinds of information you’ll need to provide when writing about your research for a current research project. For your topic and your intended audience, what would be considered common knowledge? What might not be common knowledge for a different audience? What do you know about your audience that can help you choose what information to include? Respond to these questions below.
2. Tell us about a time you’ve plagiarized (outside of this course), whether purposefully or accidentally. Explain how you could have given credit instead of plagiarizing.
