Title
Marquette, Digital Poster Presentation Unit Plan, English 1002
Creator
Jenn Fishman
Publisher
Marquette University Department of English
Date
2017
Course Number and Name
English 1002: Rhetoric and Composition, Public Literacies
Assignment Name
Digital Poster and Presentation
Assignment Description
The main assignment in this unit is a digital poster presentation. It features highlights from your prior rhetorical analysis of texts that contribute to public discourse about a particular hot topic, and it involves a public speaking component. In some sections of ENGL 1002, students will each design their own digital poster; in some sections, students will work in pairs; and in other sections, instructors will invite students to choose how they would like to work. Whatever the case, each poster will summarize rhetorical analysis of three texts that contribute to public discourse about a hot topic. In class, 3- to 5-minute digital poster presentations will include brief background on the hot topic covered as well as an overview of public discourse about that topic, putting the three texts selected into context.