Question+3

When thinking about writing and teaching writing, as in Anderson's video, the idea is that we are perhaps not teaching simply writing anymore, and if rhetoric is indeed the art of persuasion through any available means, then how can we teach writing as rhetoric and not include the visual? So here are some sample student-made web projects.

These samples were produced by students of Dr. Sean Williams, http://www.clemson.edu/caah/english/faculty_staff/williams.htm and were generously shared by them as a help to you. (If you're interested in his work, see his article, "Part II" in our Angel site!) Euthanasia: Where Are We Headed? http://madcelt.us/williams-htarg-samples/euthanasia Title IX: A Question of Opportunity? http://madcelt.us/williams-htarg-samples/TitleIX

These samples were from Dundee Lackey's class, and she graciously has shared them. (right click to open in new window...) [| Brad Balsis: Marijuana: Legalize or Not?] [| Marie Buckner: Alcohol: Medicine or Poison?] [| Lauren Burke: The Causes of Alcoholism] [| Laurissa Gulich: Alternative vs. Conventional Medicine] [| Greg Hertler: Is Marijuana Addictive?] [| Andrew Larsen: Depression, Antidepressant Drugs, and Electroconvulsive Therapy] [| Chae Lee: Drug Prevention and Intervention Programs] [| Namkyu Lee: What steroids affect on our life] [| Mandev Marahar: Alcohol Prohibition] [| Michael Pawlowski: The Great Debate] [| Gabriel Reyes: All About Doping in Sports] [| Ian Rothney: Alcohol: Who's Right?] [| Josh Spencer: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome] [| Joe Stoiko: Effects of Alcohol] [| Hao Yun Tung: Overdosed Prescription Drugs]

So some questions: is there anything in these "papers" that requires critical thinking beyond a regular academic paper? Do these projects do more rhetorically than a "regular paper"? What do you see as the pros and cons of having students compose using multimedia?

At what level(s) of media literacy do these compositions operate? Are they a useful way to introduce a "prosumer" approach to media production?