Essays
Draft due: One day before Session 8
Revision due: Two days after Session 10
Length: 1,000 words
Purpose: To learn to analyze features of public argument, and to consider your own claims and appeals to a public audience.
Example student work:
The Next Four Years of Values (PDF) - Courtesy of an MIT student and used with permission.
Draft due: Three days after Session 16
Revision due: Two days after Session 20
Length: 1,250 words
Purpose: To learn to analyze arguments on both sides of a debate in relation to each other, and to consider your own claims and appeals to a public audience.
Example student work:
Analysis of Trump v. Clinton debate on Gun Control (PDF) - Courtesy of an MIT student and used with permission.
Essay 3: Digital Rhetoric Analysis
Draft due: One day before Session 24
Oral presentation of your own MIT homepage image: in class on Session 26, ~10 minutes
Revision due: Last day of class, Session 27
Length: 1,750 words
Example student work:
A Community of a Thousand Influences (PDF) - Courtesy of an MIT student and used with permission.