{"id":1093,"date":"2016-08-18T17:58:14","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T17:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/davis\/?page_id=1093"},"modified":"2016-10-25T16:57:47","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T16:57:47","slug":"listcicle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/davis\/courses\/rhe-321\/rhe-321-assignments\/listcicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Listicle with Self-analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Listicle:<\/p>\n

noun<\/i><\/div>\n
plural noun: listicles<\/div>\n
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    an article on the Internet presented in the form of a numbered or bullet-pointed list.<\/div>\n
    –Wikipedia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Overview<\/strong>:\u00a0Your task is to write a researched \u201clisticle\u201d–an argument crafted in list form for an internet audience–and to complete a self-analysis of your argument.<\/p>\n

    Specifics<\/strong>:\u00a0In groups of 2-3, collaborate in google docs to compose a multi-point listicle of roughly 1000 words (about 4 double-spaced pages–this one<\/a>, for ex., is 1550 words) in which you use some of the rhetorical strategies we’ve covered so far to convince your peers in this class that they should do or believe something\u2014buy a particular bike, vote for a particular candidate, agree\u00a0that studying abroad is worth it, support or not support an effort to appeal open carry, etc. Include at least three\u00a0images or animated GIFs (audio and video clips won’t work in google docs), and cite at least a few credible and linkable (online) sources in the introduction + at least one more\u00a0per sub-head and link directly to it. (By “credible,” I mean what your peers in this class might reasonably find credible.)\u00a0Then complete\u00a0a one-ish page self-analysis identifying the main rhetorical principles you use in your piece.\u00a0Your immediate audience is your peers in this class, but your aim is\u00a0not only to convince them but also to be so clever and entertaining (or insightful) that they\u2019ll want to share your listicle on social media (and so to spread your message to a much larger audience).<\/p>\n

    Elements of the Listicle<\/em><\/p>\n