Text Directions This is a 2-part assignment. Part 1 has 3 options. Part 2 is the

Text Directions
This is a 2-part assignment. Part 1 has 3 options. Part 2 is the same for everyone.
By completing and submitting this project, you can earn from 0-150 points toward your final grade. You will be provided 3 different options for Part 1. Please review below for your three options for Part 1
Part 1: Options (choose 1)
Option 1: Radio Play Review Challenge
Radioplay Review Challenge is low tech but high skill.
You’ll be reviewing the BBC radio play “Houston, Houston, Do You Read (audio)Links to an external site. or thetext version.Links to an external site.” (1990) The radio play is based on a novella (short novel) with the same name, written by James Tiptree Jr. (1976), and the short story is based on Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s utopian novel Herland (1915).
Write a review of the radio play for the FIU Libraries Newsletter that acknowledges the radio play’s source material.
The ObjectiveThis exercise both builds on previous critical thinking exercises in the modules and Reader Response Diaries that are aimed to challenge and refine your ability to analyze complex texts– and to communicate effectively to different audiences for different purposes.
InstructionsStep 1.
Listen again to the BBC radio play “Houston, Houston, Do You Read.” (1990). You may need to do this several times as you plan your review. Step 2.
Think about your audience — FIU students and faculty who haven’t read Herland or the “Houston, Houston, Do You Read,” novella or listened to the radio play. You’ll be writing a review of the radio play for the FIU Libraries Newsletter that acknowledges the radio play’s source material – and gets readers interested in the radio play.
This doesn’t mean you have to “sell” the radio play as wonderful. Even if the radio play is deeply flawed, it may still have value for readers who are interested in the history of utopian thought; and it may shed light on other important issues in our nation’s social imagination. Step 3.
Outline your review. You may want to read a few movie or television reviews. Here is a review from Vox media about the new HBO series Lovecraft CountryLinks to an external site.. The show is based on a novel by Matt Russ with the same name, and the novel is based on a collection of stories and novels by writer H.G. Lovecraft. Notice that most effective reviews do these things:
Assume that the reader needs background and context. You’ll want to discuss the source material for the work under review. In this case, to give the reader context for the BBC radio play “Houston, Houston, Do You Read.” (1990), you’ll need to explain a bit about Herland and Tiptree’s ““Houston, Houston, Do You Read.” You may want to do some research (Wikipedia is fine) and provide biographical sketches Tiptree and Gilman.
Share a brief spoiler-free summary. You may want to summarize both Herland (1915) and “Houston, Houston, Do You Read.” (1990). You may compare the 1976 novella to the 1990 radio play adaptation.
Analyze the work being reviewed. After you feel that you yourself fully (or mostly) understand the radio play, you can start its analysis. Critically evaluate the film from the beginning to the end, noting every detail. You may answer these questions:
What were the producers of the radio play trying to do?
Entertain, make an argument, be faithful to Gilman’s or Tiptree’s ideas, something else?
Did they succeed in your opinion?
Does the radio play differ from Herland in important ways?
What do you think of the use of technology in the radio play, especially genetics?
Do the women astronauts in “Houston, Houston” come from a utopia?
Strengthen the review with examples. Your observations should be supported with examples, i.e., mention scenes the event took place. If you feel that the radio play is unfair to men, then provide proof by discussion different scenes when this unfairness is most obvious to you. If you find the radio play is creepy or hopeful or realistic or whatever – connect your observation and opinion to something specific that happens (or notably doesn’t happen) in the radio play.
Step 4. Write your review and then set it aside for at least an hour. After you’ve rested your mind, re-read your review and make necessary edits. Make sure that your sentences express your ideas clearly. You may want to rearrange the paragraphs so that the review makes more sense or packs a bigger punch. Then re-read again for careless errors – typos, faulty capitalization, spelling mistakes. Anything that might rob your effort of polish. Step 5.
Submit your review. To earn all available points for this assignment, the review must follow steps 1-4 — and be at least 500 words long.
Option 2: Podcast Challenge
Podcast Challenge requires some technical investment and is a team or buddy project. This challenge is only available as an option to people working with at least one buddy or teammate.
In an earlier module, you listened to the Buildings on Air podcast, Episode 35: A Recent Discussion of Links to an external site.Looking BackwardLinks to an external site.. The moderators and their guest summarized Bellamy’s book and then considered the ideas and events in the book as those ideas relate to urban design.
For this challenge, you’ll do the same thing, assembling a panel of hosts and guests to produce a podcast for a general audience that discusses some aspect of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Herland in detail. You may want to focus on children’s lives, especially early childhood development; utopian clothing, agriculture food and a stable sustainable society or urban design and architecture. Gilman’s Herland covers all these topics in detail.
Read all the steps before you begin!
The ObjectiveThis exercise builds on previous critical thinking exercises in the discussion board prompts and the Reader Response Diary. It aims to challenge and refine your ability to analyze complex texts and communicate effectively in multimodal ways.
InstructionsStep 1.
Think about what goes into an effective podcast episode. Think about what makes good podcast episodes work. Podcasts have producers, an outline, occasional music, and even some scripted portions. Step 2. Planning sessions and duties. You and your team should have a planning session about technical matters and a planning session about content. It is a good idea to assign each person responsibilities and roles. Ex: Pedro may be the moderator and one of the editors. Even though your podcast will be only 10-15 minutes long, it may take several hours to plan, produce, practice, record, re-record, and edit your episode.
Step 3.
Think about content. First, you’ll want to summarize Herland. Assume that your readers will not have read the book. You may want to do a bit of research so you can include a biographical sketch of Gilman. Then pick a topic for the focus of your podcast. Some suggestions:
Children’s lives, especially early childhood development and education
Utopian clothing – fashion and function in a (near) perfect world
Agriculture food and a stable sustainable society
Urban design and architecture – a house made for babies to enjoy?
Gender and sexuality. What would women (or men) be like if they weren’t performing stereotypical masculinity or femininity to please each other? How many genders should a utopia have? Gilman’s Herland weighs in very heavily on each of these topics. You can pick one of these or pick a topic of your own.
Step 4.
Your finished podcast may not be any longer than 10-15 minutes. This is the maximum. Teams of two are limited to 7 minutes. Teams of 3 or more are limited to 10 minutes. Each team member must write and submit an individual Dear Professor Nusz letter that answers the questions + this additional question: “How did you contribute to your team’s podcast?”
Some people are idea people, others are good at quality control, others excel in using technology, and still others have artistic talent.
How did you contribute? Were there any ideas that you offered that weren’t used — had you wished they had been used?” Option 3: Comic Book Challenge
Comic book challenge calls on you to use your creative and analytical skills in equal parts. Special note: You can do part of this challenge with your team and still earn all available points. See the Comic Book Challenge Teamwork section for instructions.
You’ll wrote a comic book (or illustrated story) aimed at capturing the interest of a high-school aged reader. Your comic book (or illustrated story) may do any of the following: Imagine a Hisland, rewriting the first chapters of the book using role reversal, that is, you are a woman who stumbles on an all-male society. What are the differences? Similarities? How do the men behave, what values do they hold, and how do they respond to the appearance of women;
Be an illustrated travel guide of visitors to Herland, explaining dos and don’ts and local customs,
Provide an alternative ending to Herland. Is there another way the novel could have concluded? Rewrite the final chapter, including the fate of Van, Jeff, and Terry.
Or focus on a topic of your choosing that isn’t on this list but that demonstrates your engagement with and knowledge of Herland and also shows your ability to think critically about the book.
The ObjectiveThis exercise builds on previous critical thinking exercises in the discussion board prompts and the Reader Response Diary. It aims to challenge and refine your ability to analyze complex texts and communicate effectively in multimodal ways.
RequirementsYour comic book or story must have a title
Your comic book or story must be illustrated with drawings, paintings, collage work, original photos (pictures taken by you or a team mate), altered photos (pictures found on the internet or elsewhere and then significantly altered or combined with other images or words to create something new), or any combination of techniques and media. Don’t spend a lot of money. Don’t spend any money, unless you really need to. Money and creativity aren’t the same thing.
The decisions you make to reach your high school audience should be obvious. For example: No fancy words or jargon.
Your book must address one of the suggested topics or focus on a topic of your choosing that isn’t on this list but that demonstrates your engagement with and knowledge of Herland and also shows your ability to think critically about the book.
It must be at least 10 panels or 10 pages long — but there is no word count minimum
If working with a team or a buddy, each person must write and submit an individual Dear Professor Nusz letter that answers the five questions + this additional question: “How did you contribute to your team’s original book cover design? Some people are idea people, others are good at quality control, others excel in using technology, and still others have artistic talent. How did you contribute? And were there any ideas that you offered the team that weren’t used — but that you wish had been used?” Some people are idea people, others are good at quality control, others excel in using technology, and still others have artistic talent.
How did you contribute? Were there any ideas that you offered that weren’t used — had you wished they had been used?” Part 2: Everyone does this
Dear Professor Nusz
After you have completed all the steps in the Part 1 of the project, write a reflection letter that answers all of these questions about your Module Project 2 submission.
The purpose of this letter is for you to reflect on your thoughts about the work you are submitting this module. Your letter will help me to understand you better, as a writer and a student – and that is to your advantage (and mine!).
Questions (All Required)Answer each of these questions in as much detail as possible:
Which parts of your submission make you feel the most proud? Think of some part (or parts) that you worked especially hard on or which feels particularly inspired. You don’t want my eye to slide past your best bits. Tell me about them.
If you could step into a time machine and go backward in time, what would you do differently in preparing this Project for submission?
Are there any special circumstances – positive or challenging — that influenced your Project submission?
What did you like or dislike about this Module’s work: Discussion board, Reader Response Diary, Assignment and Projects? Is there something that you wish the materials covered in more detail?
If a teammate, classmate or anyone else helped guide you, give that person a shout out! If you think you may have helped someone in class to understand the work and succeed, explain what happened and give yourself a shout out. In this class, collaborative learning is important and valued. When you let me know about your efforts to get or share information with classmates, you are telling me that you are a good citizen in this class. That’s something I care about and take into account.
Remember!
Do not rush. Look over the work that you will hand in to me. Take some time to think before you begin writing. My heart is calling out to your heart – tell me what happened.This is what you should follow plkus more instructions
https://www.canva.com/design/DAEbZ2A3pVE/view?utm_…Nusz Module Project 2
Nusz Module Project 2
CriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGuidelines & ExpectationsDid you follow all parts of the instructions, including adherence to the minimum or maximum word count, if one is specified? Have you submitted all parts of the project in completion?
10 to >5.0 ptsFull Marks
You have met all requirements and instructions for submission and referenced each required text/audio/video, etc. All parts of the project are submitted.
5 to >0.5 ptsPartial Marks
You have met most requirements and instructions for submission and referenced, generally, other sources in support of your project. Most parts of the project are submitted.
0.5 to >0 ptsInsufficient Marks
You have met very few requirements and instructions for submission. You have not referenced most of the required sources in support of your project. Your project is missing parts necessary for a complete submission.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization & EffortDoes your project seem to indicate effort? Is it clear that you invested sufficient time in all parts of the project ?
40 to >20.0 ptsFull Marks
Your assignment displays a high level of effort and organization. Ideas and claims are easy to follow with evidence that supports your position. Your thinking/writing is thought out and critical.
20 to >0.8 ptsPartial Marks
Your assignment displays a moderate level of effort and organization. Ideas and claims are challenging to follow but are still supported with strong evidence to show your thinking/writing is intentional and critical.
0.8 to >0 ptsInsufficient Marks
Your assignment displays a low level of effort and organization. Ideas and claims are hard to follow or absent. You either have weak evidence or no evidence to support your position.
40 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSelf-ReviewDoes it seem like you proofread, used spellcheck, conducted a self-review?
10 to >5.0 ptsFull Marks
There are very few, if any, grammatical errors in your assignment submission. Your ideas are easy to follow throughout the project.
5 to >0.5 ptsPartial Marks
You have several grammatical errors in your assignment submission. Your ideas are challenging to follow but you still exhibit a mostly coherent stream of logic in your writing.
0.5 to >0 ptsInsufficient Marks
You have many grammatical errors and your writing is difficult to follow.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeApplication & CreativityDoes your project build on the lectures and content material? Are you empowered to be creative in the way you think about the content?
20 to >13.33 ptsFull Marks
Your entries build on the lectures and content. You are empowered and creative with your project.
13.33 to >0.67 ptsPartial Marks
Your entries reference the lectures and content. You are starting to show creativity and critical thinking in your project.
0.67 to >0 ptsInsufficient Marks
Your entries do not reference the lectures and/or content. Your entries do not display creativity or critical thinking.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQuality ReflectionDoes your letter truly reflect your experience on the project in an honest /authentic way? Have you used examples to support your perspectives?
20 to >13.33 ptsFull Marks
Your letter is very authentic and presents an insightful reflection. You are honest and use many examples to support your perspective.
13.33 to >0.67 ptsPartial Marks
Your letter is very authentic and expresses some surface level reflections. You are honest and use a few examples to support your perspective.
0.67 to >0 ptsInsufficient Marks
Your letter is barely expresses any reflections and answers the questions without any insight or doesn’t answer all the questions. You do not use any examples to support your perspective.
20 pts
Total Points: 100
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