Learning Content (Note you must use all of this content in your first post):
Higdon & Huff – Let’s Agree to Disagree Introduction-Chapter Two
Lecture 1 & 2
Developing A Media Education Language: From Persuasive Techniques to Analytical Tools
Important: If a link is broken please look for a copy on Youtube and send it to me. DO NOT WAIT FOR ME TO DO IT FOR YOU. You can also watch versions on Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Netflix where available. Come to class prepared to discuss the video.
How do I submit my assignment? The instructor will grade your submission if it adheres to the following guidelines: You will need to post three times with the proper amount of citations and required word count to complete this assignment. Please note that you cannot see other students’ posts until you publish your first post. Any student who publishes a blank post as their first post will receive a 0 on the assignment. Furthermore, if you publish less than three posts before the due date, you will receive a 0 for the assignment (there is no partial credit for these assignments). NOTE: they are called “posts,” not attachments. Do not attach your submission. An attachment will result in 0 points.
When do I submit my assignment? The first post (your response to the prompt) is due at 11:59pm on Tuesday of the week it is assigned, it must include 6 citations minimum, and each piece of learning content must be cited at least once. The second post (a response to another student’s first posts) & final post (a response to another student’s response to a first post) are due by 1159pm on the Saturday of the week they are assigned.
What are the expectations for my posts? Your first post, which is 250 words minimum, must answer the prompt. In your subsequent posts (post 2 &3), you are expected to type 100-150 words with two citations minimum for both the second and third post (that results in a minimum of four citations total for your second and third post). Your second and third post must address each of the claims made in the student’s first post and why you agree or disagree with their arguments and the evidence they use to support it.
What is the instructor looking for in my post? Students will be graded on how well they understand the course concepts and content. The use of ANY OUTSIDE SOURCES will result in an automatic zero on the assignment. Similarly, if a post lacks in-text citations, it will receive 0 points. The posts will be graded on substance, quality, familiarity with concepts in the learning content, and ability to follow directions.
Where Can I find feedback from the instructor? When the instructor grades an assignment in this course, they will provide commentary on the submission. This commentary, which is provided on every submitted assignment, can be accessed through the course grade book.
How should I cite the course content? All submissions must have in-text citations. They can be cited in Chicago or APA format only.
Here is a Chicago Style Guide: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html Links to an external site.
APA Style Guide: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html Links to an external site.
Prompt: What is the thesis that drives Higdon & Huff’s text? How well did their analysis of current political discourse align with your experience as a student? Explain. After listening to the lecture, what did you find most interesting or thought provoking? Explain. Briefly explain what yu are most excited about in this course.
Then, choose an educational advertisement (it can be a 30 second to one minute audio advertisement, a roughly 1 minute long video advertisement, or a graphic advertisement). An educational advertisement refers to any advertisement that is marketing a tool, institution, platform, or content that focuses on education (Tip: if you have trouble finding an educational advertisement, perform an internet search an ad for your university of college). For your first post, write a brief summary of your advertisement, provide a link to your add (or attach it to your post), and then cite three advertising techniques from the ACME Developing A Media Education Language: From Persuasive Techniques to Analytical Tools PDF used in the ad. Provide an explanation of why you think these three techniques were used in the advertisement. For your second and third post, find a technique used in another student’s advertisement (that no other student has yet to cite in that advertisement) that they did not cite in their first post. Post a reply to them and explain why you think a technique that they did not cite was present in their advertisement.
MAKE AN INITIAL POST AND THEN I WILL GIVE YOU THE TWO POST TO REPLY TO
