“re-visioning” my argument

Ah! Time for a quick breather…

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ALRIGHTY! Back to it. We have one week left, and it’s time to do something fun. I have been assigned a “multimodal” translation of my research. In order to do this correctly and effectively, there are several steps one must follow.

Numbers = broad steps

Letters = my individual process regarding my situation

1. analyze and address your “rhetorical” situation –> know exactly WHAT you are trying to say, WHAT you are trying to get people to do, etc.
   1. I want to encourage sports fanatics to support honest college athletics
2. what type of writing am I targeting –> this will basically come to you in step one, but this step is to make sure that you know yourself… examples include persuade, inform, entertain, etc
   1. I want to persuade people to write to their congressmen and women advocating for a solution to the source of my problem –  redefined grammar school graduation requirements!
3. who should hear what I have to say –> your determined audience
   1. this question I had to ponder for quite a while. I originally wanted to compile a video advertisement using Camtasia because I loved the software. But, once I realized who I wanted my audience to be, I determined that isn’t the correct form of advertisement (at this point I realized a lot of other factors are important in the marketing business than just the advertisement!)
   2. so. I want politically inclined humans (I learned in my high school gov class, that means older people). I want people interested in sports, who have time to really get into stories, and are fascinated in the back stories / personal accounts (not just the ending scores). At this point, I realized all my factors point to a magazine advertisement. So, for this project I will be assuming my advertisement will be put into Sport’s Illustrated.
   3. Even though this doesn’t fill my creative itch of video designing, THIS WILL BEST SUIT MY GOALS AND BE MOST EFFECTIVE (the two most important things). I want to reach my audience, there’s no point in creating an awesome ad if the greatest percentage of my targeted audience will not see it.
4. Become proficient in the composition type you chose to make
   1. my advertisement I am making via apple’s pages because I like the flexible manipulation of images offered
5. Make sure you include all elements of your research you want to be in the re-vision
   1. THIS IS SO IMPORTANT
   2. I will revisit this step, because it is a lot of work, in my NEXT blog post.

Whether an audio essay, a short video, a digital narrative, or any other type of project, one must follow these steps in this order so that your project can be EFFECTIVE.