visual argument essays

AP Lang Visual Arguments Essay Project- Allison.
syllabus readings   HOME T. Bob's homepage FINAL PROJECT ENGLISH 1101  Rather than writing a traditional research paper you’ll be creating and presenting a visual argument. And you may do it collaboratively, in groups of  up to three people. Assignment Possibilities • Photographic Essay: Create a series of photos in support of or serving as a particular argument; must present images that are ultimately arguable or controversial. • Ad Campaign: Develop an ad campaign for a specific product. It can be canned fruit, tennis shoes, a movie, a political candidate, or anything in between, but create a series of ads for the same product line that sells the product. Each ad in the series must serve a different function, probably to target a different audience, • Video Documentary: Similar to a photographic essay; a short film with an argumentative purpose. • Editorial Cartoons: Design a series of cartoons and captions that make an argument—political, social, economic, religious, etc. • Professional Presentation: Identify a problem within a specific community and develop a solution to that problem. Your presentation should rely on visual aids (e.g., PowerPoint, posters, etc.) to support your argument. • Issue-based web site: Develop a website that informs and persuades readers on a specific issue or topic. What you’ll need: • An audience • A problem • A claim to make about that problem • Evidence to support your claim • An emotional appeal • An appeal to credibility • Research, probably (either on the issue or the method you are choosing) And a short written explanation of all of the above, that is, how your project addresses each of these issues. Don't forget to properly cite all sources. DUE Tuesday DEC. 12 2006 Some notes: This project has two parts: a visual argument and a project assessment essay: Visual argument Your visual argument must: ·Be primarily visual rather than.
Below are some published and student samples of visual arguments. PHOTOESSAYS published (electronic) Shattered, a Time Magazine photoessay about 9/11 The White House Photo Essays, from George W. Bush's website A Photo Essay of Rain Forest ecology by Joseph E. Armstrong A Photo Essay on the Great Depression A Photo Essay on actor Channon Roe A Photo Essay on Dachau Concentration Camp MSNBC.com - Picture Stories Time.com - Photoessays student (electronic) Bries Deerrose's powerpoint photoessay Joseph Yoon's powerpoint photoessay Kelly Schmutte's powerpoint photoessay op-ads published OpAd1: Topic - Anti-Smoking OpAd2: Topic - Anti-Smoking (2) OpAd3: Topic - English OpAd4: Topic - Fashion Victim OpAd5: Topic - American Indian College Fund OpAd6: Topic - American Indian College Fund (2) OpAd7: Topic - Physicians Against Landmines OpAd8: Topic - Today's Military OpAd9: Topic - Planned Parenthood OpAd10: Topic - School Prayer OpAd11: Topic - Teen-age Smoking OpAd12: Topic - CARE OpAd13: Topic - Children and Violence OpAd14: Topic - Zero Population Growth OpAds15 & 16: Topic - Detroit Project (scroll to bottom for Talking Heads and George ads) - requires Real Player student OpAd1: Topic - Magazines' impact on young girls OpAd2: Topic - Tourism and Hawaii OpAd3: Topic - Early Admissions programs OpAd4: Topic - Year-Round Education OpAd5: Topic - Year-Round Education (2) OpAd6: Topic - Alcohol on campus movies and miscellaneous student Yang Shi's collage Ye Yuan's hypertext Travis Skare's flash Go Back to Visual Argument assignment sheet  .