General guidelines for WRD 111

• What must be included in your WRD 111/112 syllabus?

• Goals for the course

Creating Projects

• Suggestions for creating your own 111 projects

• Sample 111 syllabi
  • Sample syllabus 1: Created for a Wired classroom, emphasizes multimedia projects created with iPad.
  • Sample syllabus 2: Requires archival research on the history of Lexington and UK.
  • Sample syllabus 3: Emphasizes popular culture with the creation of a Public Service Announcement as major project.

WRD 112

WRD 112 is the advanced, accelerated version of WRD 110 and 111. Instructors of this class should create assignments that meet the guidelines for WRD 111, but attempt to incorporate some of the learning outcomes and emphases of WRD 110 (especially critical inquiry).

• Sample 112 syllabi
  • Sample syllabus 1: Focuses on issues of public concern and debate.
  • Sample syllabus 2: Asks students to use archival research in creation of a documentary.
  • Sample syllabus 3: Includes unique assignments moving students from imitation to remix.

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