Description
NONPROFIT- WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
Description:
You will create an Infographic using Canva https://www.canva.com/ to create a Resource Guide for your nonprofit. Do not create a premium account, you can do this assignment with a free account. An infographic is a digital poster. The website has templates available for you, so please don’t stress about being a graphic designer, everything is already laid out for you, all you need to do is fill it in with images and text. You will also include a mini-essay that explains the symbols used in the resource guide based on two rhetorical theories from Unit 2.
Purpose:
This assignment is designed to introduce you to a visual infographic tool as a way to represent information using rhetorical theory and to allow you to be creative while providing information to the public about what resources your nonprofit has to offer. The assignment also assesses your understanding of 2 rhetorical theories and their application to the resource guide. Be sure to use the same nonprofit organization because you will include both the grant proposal and infographic in the Showcase Portfolio Presentations at the end of the semester.
You may use any two theories and/or concepts below from Unit 2:
Symbolic action (aka Identification)
Index, Icon, Symbol
Metaphor (include vehicle and tenor)
Dramatistic Life cycle (order, pollution, guilt, purification, redemption) *use at least 2-3 of these elements
Pentad (act, agent, agency, scene, purpose) *use at least 2-3 of these elements
Purification includes (mortification, victimage, and transcendence) *pick 1
Terministic Screens
Narrative theory
Visual rhetoric
Tasks & Criteria:
Familiarize yourself with Canva https://www.canva.com/
Be sure to save your projects so you can download the pdf for submission.
You should know what resources your nonprofit offers. Now think about 1) what symbols, narratives, visual rhetoric, terministic screens, metaphors, or dramatism can you use to identify with the community who could use the resources from your nonprofit and persuade them to utilize this free service. In addition to images or a sign that is a symbolic representation of something, you MUST be thinking about textual (words) symbols that you can use (symbolic action) to convince someone to go out and use the resources that your nonprofit has to offer. What can you say that will make your audience identify with your resource guide and then take action? Be thinking about the following:
What can you say that will make your audience identify with your resource guide and then take action?
Are you telling a particular type of narrative or using a particular metaphor?
Are you using dramatism? If so, what elements? Did you focus on a particular terministic screen? Did you use a particular ratio?
3. With 2 rhetorical theories in mind, create the infographic to visually display the resources the nonprofit offers. You should be thinking about this resource guide being used on social media and/or as a printed flier we can hang up around campus. The main objective of this assignment is for you to encourage the audience to utilize the services of your nonprofit. Imagine that nonprofit handing out your infographic as a flier to encourage community members to come to them for the services they offer (e.g., housing, food, etc.). This assignment is not about convincing people to volunteer or donate money to your nonprofit.
4. Finally, in less than one page double-spaced, you will write a mini-essay where you will define each rhetorical theory you used to create the resource guide and demonstrate your knowledge and application of each with an APA in-text citation from course readings.
5. You MUST use a minimum of 4 APA in-text citations from the academic course readings in the mini-essay. Include a reference page. No sources are needed in the infographic, remember this could be used for distribution to the public.
6. In your submission you must include: 1) Resource Guide Infographic 2) Mini-essay with an APA reference page. You can have both of these items in one file if you wish.
7. If you fail to use rhetorical theories from Unit 2 there will be an automatic 15% deduction from your overall grade for this assignment.
What to submit:
CANVA is a simple download, all you have to do is click “download” and then click the dropdown arrow for download type and click “PDF PRINT” to get the best quality download.
don’t forget to also include your mini-essay and reference page in a pdf or word document.
Resource Guide Infographic
Resource Guide Infographic
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeClear description of what resources are offered. Use of two rhetorical theories in the resource guide are evident.
15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStrength and understanding of rhetorical theory #1. In the mini-essay, the theory is defined, described, and there is a demonstrated understanding of its application in the resource guide.
15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStrength and understanding of rhetorical theory #2. In the mini-essay, the theory is defined, described, and there is a demonstrated understanding of its application in the resource guide.
15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCreativity and effort used to create the resource guide. Overall writing and organization. Mini-essay includes a minimum of four APA in-text citations from course readings.
15 pts
Total Points: 60
