Campaign Plan Presentations (60-75 min)
Each group will present on their in-progress campaign plans (about 5-7 min per). After each group goes, as a group we will provide some feedback.
As you get feedback, assign a note-taker in your group to take down some ideas put forward.
Questions to think about as you hear presentations:
What did you like? Why?
What are some directions to build on for revision? Why? Any suggestions?
What might you adapt from that group’s plan for your own campaign plan? Why?
Have you had similar challenges? What were they and how are you thinking about addressing them?
Break (15 min)
Reflection on Unit 3 (10-15 min)
Think back to discussions about developing your campaign plan, working on drafts of it, and presenting about it today. Think about your plans for how you will get your documents to your out to the public, out to your audience(s). Also, go back to previous lesson plans on rhetorical velocity, algorithms/newsfeeds, on print vs. digital media, and really all lesson plans since, in one way or another, they touched on issues of delivery (how will you get it to your people?) and circulation (how will it be delivered over and over again once you deliver it?).
Take 10 minutes to write some reflections in response to the questions on the Unit 3 reflection sheet I passed out. When you are done, post them to the Google Docs link under the heading of “Unit 3”
What are some of the things that are emerging from campaign plan discussions that appear worth thinking about when it comes to circulation, delivery, etc.?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wVrZQoMQ_61Q4Cmg_aGcR4uQRLAv9Rs5v-ynlzKDAV8/edit?usp=sharing
Much of this discussion centers on the questions of Unit 3. Based on what we explored there, let’s return to your reflections on Unit 2. Also, check out Unit 1. What themes do you notice there? Take 5 minutes and examine themes.
Check out the word cloud, again, as well to help you think about themes from these reflections.
Here is a word cloud from Unit 2
Here is a word cloud from Unit 1
Revision (30 min)
For the end of term, in addition to collaboratively revising your group’s campaign plan, you’ll turn in a revision of your letter and a revision of one of your campaign pieces. If you haven’t already, I have this handout on revision planning to help you think about what to revise, how, and to plan your work schedule for it.
Start this now in class. I want to come around and help. Next week, we will do some peer response for one of your in-progress revisions.
Admin (5-15 min)
4/10: final campaign plan draft in class
4/11 by 11:59pm: final campaign plan draft submitted
4/17: informal presentation on pedagogical object
4/17: informal report on writing to a public
4/24: Revision of letter into a campaign piece largely reliant on alphabetic or alphanumeric writing
4/24: Revision of campaign piece one or two
4/24: Pedagogical object
4/24: Brief reflection on revisions, course, group work
–Informal work/lower-stakes work
—Major work/higher-stakes work
Start working on revisions for letter and campaign piece! What will letter be? What campaign piece are you most passionate about?
Will have feedback on pedagogical objects by tomorrow. Start those up, too!