Essay
# 3: Multi-Media Argument
For essay # 3, you will use the techniques of argument
to persuade your reader about some topic just as you did in essay #2. However, there are two aspects of essay #3
that make it unique. First, your essay
must be focused on an issue related to your hometown or local community. Secondly, you must make use of multiple media
in your essay.
You may choose to create a PowerPoint Presentation, a
video presentation (although text will still need to be an important part of
the video), a website, an infographic, or any other form where you can
incorporate multi-media. The website Weebly
(www.weebly.com)
can be used to create a nice-looking website pretty easily. Other sites you can use include: Adobe Spark
(spark.adobe.com)
or Canva (canva.com).
Keep in mind you
are still ?writing? a researched argument; in other words, your goal remains
the same?to use appeals to logic, emotion, and character to convince your
audience that your view is sound. Use the different media to enhance the text you would write for a
more traditional essay. For example,
pictures bring about strong emotional response, so using the ?right? pictures
might indeed, make your audience respond emotionally.
Parameters for Essay #3:
1.
You should have a clear and focused
thesis statement (topic and controlling idea).
You should support your thesis statement with at least three points of
support.
2.
You will be expected to use at least 5
sources in this argument. You may use
more if you wish. While you may use
credible websites, at least 3 of your sources must be books, journal articles,
or magazine articles. (Note that these articles may come from online databases
you access through HCTC libraries.) It
will also be important to cite correctly any media other than print that you
use (for example, a piece of music or a picture or photograph. Refer to the
Perdue OWL website for help with citing these types of sources.
3.
You are required to acknowledge and
address opinions that are in opposition to your own for this essay
4.
Your
argument should make use of at least three of the types of media.
5.
Because
this is a multi-media argument and can take many forms, there are no
requirements regarding fonts, margins, spacing, number of pages, etc. Keep in mind that your argument will be
graded using the essay rubric distributed to you.
