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mctoon – 30%<\/h1>\n

\"\"For this task, you or you and a partner are going to use Moovly to create an animation\/cartoon using the Green Terror that teaches McDaniel students an important lesson about McDaniel (i.e. the importance of citing sources, football game eticquette, a history of McDaniel in two minutes, or not using your phones while eating on a date Glar). Think of the animation\/cartoon as a way to make a memorable argument or tell a story about something you think is important for students at McDaniel to know.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m lookin\u2019 for G-PG rated animations\/cartoons and ya gotta get approval for the cartoon before you start makin\u2019 it.<\/p>\n

cartoon storyboard \u2013 5%<\/strong><\/p>\n

Provide me a storyboard of the cartoon with a purpose. You know, describe the lesson or theme you are trying to teach and tell me the story.<\/p>\n

Link to storyboard \u2013 Word Doc<\/a> or PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

A \u2013 your storyboard is critical and thoughtful. Follows directions and meets requirements. If called for, it cites and\/or summarizes the text in order to support points, and illustrates a clear grasp of the topic at hand. No grammar, punctuation, or spelling problems unless done for effect. Your storyboard makes sense and is easy to follow\/understandable.<\/p>\n

B \u2013 your storyboard lacks some level of critical engagement. If called for, it cites and\/or summarizes the text to some degree, but a clear grasp of the topic is not fully illustrated and\/or one of the requirments is not performed correctly. May have grammar, punctuation, or spelling problems. Your storyboard is not as easy to follow as an \u201cA.\u201d<\/p>\n

C \u2013 your storyboard lacks critical engagement with text, and uses little to no support. Illustrates little understanding of the text, the initial response, and\/or one or more of the requirments is not met. Many grammar, punctuation, or spelling problems. Your storyboard is confusing or feels incomplete.<\/p>\n

D \u2013 your storyboard indicates some level of awareness of topic at hand, but very minimally and\/or one or more of the requirments is not met. Many grammar, punctuation, or spelling problems.<\/p>\n

F \u2013 your storyboard indicates zero level of awareness of topic at hand and\/or one or more of the requirments is not met. Your storyboard makes me ask a question: Huh?<\/p>\n

cartoon \u2013 15%<\/strong><\/p>\n

You and your partner will create a well designed cartoon. It should have a clear purpose, be well-organized (have a beginning, middle, and end), and be free of grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes.<\/p>\n

Your cartoon should include the opening disclairmer that I\u2019ll send you through email<\/p>\n

Your cartoons shouldn\u2019t go over 100 textual or printed words (doesn\u2019t count audio [talking]).<\/p>\n

Your cartoon must use pictures and video from approved visual image or pictures or videos you\u2019ve taken.<\/p>\n

Your cartoon use approved audio resources \u2013 resources that are in the public domain or that you have created or researched and found out can be used.<\/p>\n

Your cartoon should be 2-4 minutes long.<\/p>\n

Your cartoon must have a works cited portion at the end (doesn\u2019t count towards printed word count).<\/p>\n

McToon rubric<\/p>\n

learning reflection \u2013 10%<\/strong><\/p>\n

For this final task of the semester, you alone will reflect on your learning about cartoons over the WHOLE semester by composing an essay explaining and showing what you have learned and how your thinking and\/or writing has changed. In other words, this final essay is your opportunity to reflect on the concepts you\u2019ve learned over the semester. This essay is not meant to be a critique of the class or for you to reflect on your grades. It is instead an opportunity for you to show me and show yourself that you can think critically about writing, reading, cartoons, and communication, that you and have learned important lessons about language.<\/p>\n

The following is a set of questions to help guide you in writing this reflection:<\/p>\n