The bulk of your grade in this course will be determined by your performance on five major assignments. Additional details about each assignment, as well as a PDF copy of each assignment sheet, will be added to this page as the semester progresses.
Project #1 — Definitional Essay
- Written essay
- Individual project
- Worth 5% of your grade
- Download the full assignment sheet. (PDF)
Project #2 — Rhetorical Analysis of a Documentary Film
- Video essay with written script
- Individual project
- Worth 15% of your grade
- Download the full assignment sheet. (PDF)
Project #3 — Research Paper
- Written essay
- Individual project
- Worth 25% of your grade
- Download the full assignment sheet. (PDF)
- Copy and paste the Research Plan document on Google Docs.
Project #4 — Prospectus for Documentary Film
- Written prospectus
- Collaborative project
- Worth 10% of your grade
- Copy and paste the Prospectus template on Google Docs.
Project #5 — Digital Documentary Film
- 5-8 minute digital film
- Collaborative project
- Worth 30% of your grade
- Download the full assignment sheet.
- Print copies of the Release Form on Google Docs.
- Copy the Documentary Script Activity on Google Docs.