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In your first assignment, you researched yourself and what role a particular literacy moment or
experience played in your life. Now you will have the chance to reflect on that as well as other cultural
events, experiences, and items that you feel define you and explain who you are to the outside world. This
assignment is not just about the individual cultural events and items, but also about how you relate to
these and how they shape you.


 

For this assignment you have the choice to create either a movie package or a cd package. Depending on
the option you chose, the formatting and content presentation will be different. However, either option
asks you to think about the following questions:

1. What events are important to you?

2. Are these events religious, political, social, cultural, personal, ethnic, etc?
3.What experiences have been important and your life? Why?
4. What material items are important to you? Why?
5. How have these events, experiences, and items shaped you?
6. How do you relate to these events, experiences, items?
7. Are these events, experiences, and items culturally significant?
8. How do others act towards these events, experiences, and items?

Most importantly, you want to think about what events, experiences, and items represent yourself and
your opinions to other individuals.

 


Movie Package: For this option you will create a front and back cover for a dvd about yourself. This
imaginary film can be about a small significant
moment of your life, a large time span, or your
entire life thus far. It is your decision. You will
design a film cover with mainly visuals and then
explain the general plot and characters on the
back. Be as creative as you wish. Imagine what
actors you would cast to play specific characters in
this movie of your life. Do your research and
examine film packages to see what to include and
the best way to capture a possible viewers
attention. Remember you want someone to watch
this film.

CD Package: For this option you will create a cd

cover, song list, and liner notes to an album about
yourself. You can choose to make your album
about a specific time period of your life, a specific
feeling or emotion, or about your entire life thus
far. Your liner notes should include a letter from
you, additional images, and thank yous. It may
also include anything else you may like. Be as
creative as you wish in titling your songs. Do your
research and examine album covers, song titles,
and liner notes to see what you should include. Remember, your goal is to get someone to buy this album.
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We will discuss in class some different options for the visual designing component of the project
including: programs to use, fonts, colors, styles, layouts, etc. While you have an option between the movie
or cd project each project must include:

At least 6 images
At least 500 words of text
A unifying theme/thesis


 
  

By now you should understand that visuals arguments
and design lay a large role in what consumers choose
to purchase. When you are browsing for a new cd or
movie, many time I am sure packaging plays a role in
what grabs your eye and makes you pick something up
to read further about it. From there, details such as
summaries of plots or song titles make a difference.
How successful do you think you were in attracting in
audience for your composition? Would someone want
to purchase your dvd or cd? Why or why not? What
rhetorical components do you fell are the strongest? What could you have been more successful with?
Looking back what would you change? Anything? Nothing? Everything?

For this essay write a two page, double-spaced reflection that addresses the questions and issues above. It
is a formal essay so be sure to write strong coherent paragraphs with an introduction and conclusion.




The audience for this assignment is the American consumer. You are trying to create a strong composition
that will attract attention and make the consumer want to purchase it.