1. Playlist Profiles for Genre Sophistication and Multimodality Amy Rupiper Taggart North Dakota State University

2. Origin story, part 1 2008, NDSU 2008, NDSU Logie suggested we should consider crafting playlist assignments to tap into students’ experiences of web authoring and media convergence.

3. Origin Story, Part 2 Context for the Assignment Genres-based, rhetorical writing program Genres-based, rhetorical writing program Assignments used by program director and new TAs in training, their first semester teaching Assignments used by program director and new TAs in training, their first semester teaching Others adopted later, seeing the results in portfolio assessment. Others adopted later, seeing the results in portfolio assessment.

4. Genre Mashup It’s fun! It’s fun! It’s rhetorical. It’s rhetorical.

5. Genre-based Instruction Carolyn Miller: “typified rhetorical actions based in recurrent situations” (“Genre as Social Action” 159) Carolyn Miller: “typified rhetorical actions based in recurrent situations” (“Genre as Social Action” 159) Textbooks are influential: Textbooks are influential: Trimbur’s Call to Write blazed a trail: each piece of writing addresses a rhetorical “call” and genres emerge when these calls are similar over time Trimbur’s Call to Write blazed a trail: each piece of writing addresses a rhetorical “call” and genres emerge when these calls are similar over time Later Johnson-Sheehan and Paine’s Writing Today Later Johnson-Sheehan and Paine’s Writing Today Amy Devitt: “ Amy Devitt: “When teachers make students aware of genres as rhetorical, they give access to strategies and choices as well as cultural expectations. Genres make rhetoric visible.” Guide to Composition Pedagogies, forthcoming

6. Playlist Profile Playlists organize songs around themes, genres for entertainment and connection with other people. Playlists organize songs around themes, genres for entertainment and connection with other people. Profiles focus on a dimension of a person to make a point. Profiles focus on a dimension of a person to make a point. Playlist profiles fuse these two purposes: profile leaders, historical or current, through music and research to help readers to understand leadership in more complex ways than just the powerful man model, to wield epideictic rhetoric, to connect, to entertain. Playlist profiles fuse these two purposes: profile leaders, historical or current, through music and research to help readers to understand leadership in more complex ways than just the powerful man model, to wield epideictic rhetoric, to connect, to entertain. Students introduce their chosen leader (figures ranging from Harriet Tubman to Tim Tebow) and then create eight “tracks,” each with a song and notes to the song. Students introduce their chosen leader (figures ranging from Harriet Tubman to Tim Tebow) and then create eight “tracks,” each with a song and notes to the song. http://tagrup.tumblr.com/Playlistprofileassignment

7. A Range of Genres Playlist Profile Playlist Profile Rhetorical Analysis Rhetorical Analysis Commentary Commentary Video Commentary Video Commentary Portfolio with Reflection Portfolio with Reflection

8. Why? Rhetorical Richness Playful way to get students composing multimodally Playful way to get students composing multimodally Range of appeals: helps students to think about using sound, metaphor, and imagery to make a point Range of appeals: helps students to think about using sound, metaphor, and imagery to make a point Each song contributes a facet to a reader’s understanding of what can be learned from the profiled individual as it is combined with research about the person delivered through track notes. Each song contributes a facet to a reader’s understanding of what can be learned from the profiled individual as it is combined with research about the person delivered through track notes.

9. Why? Rhetorical Awareness Meta-awareness: Teachers of the playlist mashup assignment may find it particularly powerful for augmenting other teaching about genre and rhetoric. Meta-awareness: Teachers of the playlist mashup assignment may find it particularly powerful for augmenting other teaching about genre and rhetoric. Helps students to come to understand that genres are not static forms but rather are ever evolving. Helps students to come to understand that genres are not static forms but rather are ever evolving. Awareness of genres: students explore what profiles often look like and do in the world, what playlists often look like and do in the world Awareness of genres: students explore what profiles often look like and do in the world, what playlists often look like and do in the world think through how each genre is altered and even enhanced when put together. think through how each genre is altered and even enhanced when put together. The assignment overall thus encourages movement from genre awareness to a level of genre analysis that helps writers not to accept genres passively as fill-in-the-blank templates. The assignment overall thus encourages movement from genre awareness to a level of genre analysis that helps writers not to accept genres passively as fill-in-the-blank templates.

10. Student Sample Playlist Profiles http://elizabeth-1-playlist.tumblr.com/ http://elizabeth-1-playlist.tumblr.com/ http://elizabeth-1-playlist.tumblr.com/ Exemplary combination of text, image, and music in one multimodal package. Exemplary combination of text, image, and music in one multimodal package. http://annaeleanorroosevelt.blogspot.com/2012/09 /playlist-profile.html http://annaeleanorroosevelt.blogspot.com/2012/09 /playlist-profile.html http://annaeleanorroosevelt.blogspot.com/2012/09 /playlist-profile.html http://annaeleanorroosevelt.blogspot.com/2012/09 /playlist-profile.html This blog didn’t get the music embedded or linked in, but that could be easily done through links to music on the web or to an 8tracks list. This blog didn’t get the music embedded or linked in, but that could be easily done through links to music on the web or to an 8tracks list.

12. Track #1: To Build a Home The Cinematic Orchestra: “To Build a Home.” Ma Fleur. Ninja Tunes, 2007 Elizabeth’s main goal since day one was to have her people and countrymen be as much a part in her decisions as possible. She often made sure that “everyone-even the beggar- played a part” (Briscoe). “This is a place where I don’t feel alone, this is a place where I feel at home. And I build a home for you, for me.” These lyrics relate to how Elizabeth felt about her people. She wanted to make everyone feel like England was their home, and feel welcome. She was often seen pausing to listen to everyone. During her coronation she took congratulations from ordinary people, and stopped to talk to people as she walked in.... She wanted to let people know that England was not her country but it was their home, and they shared it together.

14. Blogs as publishing venue Recommendation: Tumblr Recommendation: Tumblr Most blogs (WordPress, Blogspot, Blogger, Tumblr) can be used effectively. Tumblr seems to have the best audio integration and coding flexibility. Most blogs (WordPress, Blogspot, Blogger, Tumblr) can be used effectively. Tumblr seems to have the best audio integration and coding flexibility.

15. See handout for tumblr basics http://www.tumblr.com/blog/tagrup

16. Integrating Music Embed with wikplayer: http://www.wikplayer.com Embed with wikplayer: http://www.wikplayer.com http://www.wikplayer.com

19. 8 Tracks Build the list separately with 8tracks: Build the list separately with 8tracks: www.8tracks.com www.8tracks.com www.8tracks.com Free Free Here you can build an 8 track mix with a title. The selections in the library are more limited than youtube and spotify (so my current preference is tumblr with or without wikplayer) Here you can build an 8 track mix with a title. The selections in the library are more limited than youtube and spotify (so my current preference is tumblr with or without wikplayer) http://8tracks.com/tagrup/talkin-about- evolution/edit http://8tracks.com/tagrup/talkin-about- evolution/edit http://8tracks.com/tagrup/talkin-about- evolution/edit http://8tracks.com/tagrup/talkin-about- evolution/edit

21. Spotify https://www.spotify.com/us/ https://www.spotify.com/us/ https://www.spotify.com/us/ Free Free If both you and your student have the spotify software downloaded, you can share music playlists. Cue up the playlist while reading the text on screen or in print form. If both you and your student have the spotify software downloaded, you can share music playlists. Cue up the playlist while reading the text on screen or in print form.

22. Other genre mashups? Playlist memoir: to highlight the meaning of a life event for readers Playlist memoir: to highlight the meaning of a life event for readers Playlist commentary: to comment on a trend, event, or issue of current relevance Playlist commentary: to comment on a trend, event, or issue of current relevance Audio/video blog (vlog) Audio/video blog (vlog)