Category Archives: SAMPLES – Audio Narratives & Essays

STUDENT SAMPLE – And Then Came Fireworks

Sometimes surprising things happen when you kiss another woman. Playable Audio Audio Essay by Nicolette (WRTG 3020 – Spring 2011) Rhetorical Analysis My target audience for this project is other …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Fluffy Little Protector

Honey PLAYABLE AUDIO Audio Narrative by Natalie (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2013) ABOUT THIS STORY This story is a reflection of some of my past experiences, both good and bad, …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Bathtub Hopping

PLAYABLE AUDIO Audio Story by Trent (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2013) Description This story is about a time that I woke up in my bathtub and the events that caused …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – A Not-Quite Coming Out Story

  Audio essay by Kylee (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2011) Audience: The target audience for this project are my friends and family who already know me and ask me the …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – If You're Not Outraged, You're Not Paying Attention!

Audio essay by Kathleen (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2011) For more details, see her rhetorical analysis.

STUDENT SAMPLE – Nothing Says Tough Like a Tutu

PLAYABLE AUDIO Audio essay by Julie (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2011) Introduction Audience My intended audience is college- age students who have taken a Gender Studies class and understand sex …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Violence Against Women Is NOT a “Woman’s Issue”

PLAYABLE AUDIO Audio Essay by Tiffani (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2011) Tiffani composed this audio essay for one of the Fall 2011 sections of WRTG 3020. Read her detailed rhetorical …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – My Reconciliation with Femininity

  Audio Essay by Kat (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2011) Rhetorical Rationale I composed this essay for people who are interested in exploring gender and sexuality issues. I’m hoping that …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Collection of Dogs, Collection of Selves

PLAYABLE AUDIO Audio Story by Craig (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2013) ABOUT This audio story is about the memories that arise when I look back on my collection of dog …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – The Graveyard Shift

PLAYABLE AUDIO Audio Narrative by Stephen (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2013) ABOUT This story is about my experience working the graveyard shift. BIO Stephen Motta currently lives in Boulder, CO. …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Dreams of the Stars: A Woman’s Journey into the Realm of Space and Research

As with the other sample personal narratives I’ve posted here, the sample below was written by a student in my WRTG 3020 class in response to a variation on the …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Finding the Gender Identity that Feels Right

This audio personal narrative was composed by Chava Bobb for the Spring 2011 campus section of WRTG 3020. You can read Chava’s rhetorical analysis of the project on the class …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – C Student Doesn't Even See it Coming

PLAYABLE AUDIO Audio Narrative by Beau (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2013 About the Story: This is an accurate account of a student who has no perception of possible future consequences …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Stranger in My Skin

    Audio essay by Danielle (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2011) Rhetorical Rational: Target Audience: My target audience is my friends, who have helped me through many hard times in …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Digital literacy narratives by first-year writing students in Fall 2010

I don’t often teach WRTG 1150, but the last time I did (in Fall 2010), we focused on digital literacy as a topic and a practice. Students composed digital literacy …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Digital literacy narratives by first-year writing students in Fall 2010

I don’t often teach WRTG 1150, but the last time I did (in Fall 2010), we focused on digital literacy as a topic and a practice. Students composed digital literacy …

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