Category Archives: SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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 - Strength is a Process, Not Just a Result

Personal Narrative by Adelyn (WRTG 3020 - Fall 2011) Rhetorical Situation Audience: My audience has changed from who I was originally targeting… Instead of focusing on trying to talk to …

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STUDENT SAMPLE - How Barney and Marshall Met Each Other

Remix video by Collin (WRTG 3020 - Fall 2013) Rhetorical Context Audience The audience that I intended for the video were fans of the show How I Met Your Mother. …

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STUDENT SAMPLE - Perfection

Persuasive Video by Ariel (WRTG 3020 - Fall 2013) Recently the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show was on TV again and with it came many speculations from young girls all …

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CONCEPT IN 60 SECONDS - The Multimodality of Gender

Explanatory Video by Amy Goodloe About the Project At the “Digital Media and Composition” workshop I attended in the summer of 2011, we were asked to compose messages in a …

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DEMO DIGITAL STORY - This is What a Lesbian Looks Like

A Digital Story by Amy Goodloe This project is an example of a CDS-style digital storytelling project, which is one of your options for a video project. In June 2012, …

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STUDENT SAMPLE - Drag Kings

Presentation by Janna (WRTG 3020 - Fall 2010) Drag Kings

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 - Journey to a Chivalrous and Strong Masculine Lesbian

A Personal Narrative by Danie (WRTG 3020 - Fall 2011) Target Audience: Anyone interested in gender studies or just interested in a story of someone coming into their own. Purpose: To …

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STUDENT SAMPLE - Repeal of DADT and the Changing American Hero

Video by Trey and Spenser (WRTG 3020 - Fall 2013) In terms of gender and sexuality times are changing, especially in the department of our refractory military. Growing up we …

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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 - Transgender Vocal Therapy

Mini-Doc by Zoel (WRTG 3020 - Fall 2012) My Visual project is on Transgender Vocal Therapy. It discusses the way in which a Transgender individual (mostly Trans women) would go …

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STUDENT SAMPLE - There is no Women's National Hockey League

A Personal Narrative by Katie (WRTG 3020 - Summer 2011) Read her Rhetorical Rationale.

STUDENT SAMPLE - Breaking the Gender Binary: Gender Neutral Bathrooms

Mini-Doc by Jess (WRTG 3020 - Fall 2012) My project entitled “Breaking the Gender Binary” focused on the concept of gender neutral/inclusive bathrooms, specifically on the CU Boulder campus. The …

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STUDENT SAMPLE - LGBTQ… PP?

Presentation by Alex E. (LGBT Studies - Spring 2012) My target audience is really anyone open minded and knowledgeable with how to view a Prezi. The information is very straight …

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STUDENT SAMPLE - Top 10 Lesbian Young Adult Books

Presentation by Alex A. (LGBT Studies - Spring 2012) This project is for all of the young adults, like myself, that struggle with finding books they can relate to. When …

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STUDENT SAMPLE - The Science of Gender and Science: Pinker vs. Spelke

Presentation by Stephanie Mitchell for WRTG 3020 Fall 2010. [slideshare id=7198739&doc=mitchell-presentation-final1-110308212710-phpapp02]

STUDENT SAMPLE - Review of the Pinker/Spelke Debate (presentation with audio narration)

Presentation by Kay Davis for WRTG 3020 Fall 2010.

STUDENT SAMPLE - Gender Norms Through the Generations

[youtube Nw0drPFCqxA] This video project was composed by Mara Race for the Spring 2011 campus section of WRTG 3020. Read Mara’s rhetorical analysis of her project on the class blog …

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STUDENT SAMPLE - End Violence Against the Transgendered

PSA by WRTG 3020 Students - Fall 2010 Two students in one of my Spring 2010 sections of WRTG 3020 created this short multimedia message, which is designed to persuade …

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STUDENT SAMPLE - Gender and Sexuality Roles in the Top 3 Rated HBO Hour Long Dramas

Research Report by Nicolette (WRTG 3020 - Spring 2011) INTRODUCTION For better or for worse, television is an integral part of American society. Drawing in millions of Americans day and …

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STUDENT SAMPLE - The Crisis of Masculinity in Superbowl Commercials

Original Research by Teila (WRTG 3020 - Spring 2011) INTRODUCTION The Super Bowl is traditionally seen as a male dominated activity. Males get together once a year and share the …

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STUDENT SAMPLE - The Crisis of Masculinity in Superbowl Commercials

Original Research by Teila (WRTG 3020 - Spring 2011) INTRODUCTION The Super Bowl is traditionally seen as a male dominated activity. Males get together once a year and share the …

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STUDENT SAMPLE - Perpetuating Gender Stereotypes in Glee

Research Report by Sean (WRTG 3020 - Spring 2011) PERPETUATING GENDER STEREOTYPES IN GLEE INTRODUCTION For the majority of Americans, this economic recession indicates a time when adults and parents …

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STUDENT SAMPLE - Defining Gender and Sexuality

Presentation by Kaitlin and Katie (WRTG 3020 - Fall 2010)

STUDENT SAMPLE - Differences Between Sex and Gender

Explainer Video by Audrey (WRTG 3020 - Fall 2013) My video is about the difference between sex and gender. I interviewed fellow classmates and got their opinion on what they …

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STUDENT SAMPLE - Weddings: What's the big deal?

Jacqui composed this comic strip for the Spring 2011 campus section of WRTG 3020. You can read her rhetorical analysis on the class blog.

STUDENT SAMPLE - Boy? Girl? Lesbian? A Confusing Path to Self-Discovery

(Sample Student Project) A Confusing Path to Self Discovery AMY’S NOTE: Joanie composed the project using Comic Life, a downloadable app for both Mac and Windows that has a free …

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STUDENT SAMPLE - Staying True to Your Roots

Personal Narrative by Sara (WRTG 3020 - Fall 2013) Ever wonder what it was like to be a girl growing up in between two brothers? Let me tell you, you …

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STUDENT SAMPLE: Knowing Me, Knowing You

Digital Story by Sheridan (WRTG 3020 - Fall 2012) I wanted to target college students and the purpose of my digital storytelling essay is to advocate the notion that everyone …

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