In the context of college composition, a multimodal project is defined as an argument that uses a combination of “modes” (visual, textual, audible, etc.) to convey a claim. This task will therefore require that students develop a project that expresses an argument through a combination of mediums: it cannot be simply text-based.
As this is a service-learning project, student groups will pair with a community partner that has a mission related to our social justice course theme and create a digital deliverable that the partner can use. In the past, students have created Public Service Announcements, informational films, infographics, brochures, or billboards; they have also orchestrated clothing drives and fundraisers, hosted films with discussions, brought speakers to campus, or produced and executed lesson plans. A multimodal project may take many forms. We will review and discuss examples in class.
For the Project 3 assignment, students will submit three things:
Multimodal deliverables created for the community partner.
A 1-2 page rhetorical reflection that describes the rhetorical decisions made by the group in composing the deliverables. This is collaboratively written in Google Docs.
Other supporting materials (e.g. screenshots of work, emails to and from the community partner, etc.)
While this is a group project, students will be graded individually based on the project rubric, ratings from group members on the Group Reflection Memo, and the project planning document. Students who earn less than a 75% rating from group members will not earn higher than a 75% on the group project.
Here are some example Service-Learning deliverables:
Here are some example posters presentations: