The document provides a schedule for completing a multimodal essay assignment over three weeks. In week 13, students are to read assignment materials, complete writing exercises, and brainstorm essay ideas. Week 14 focuses on creating an audio essay podcast by deciding the format, recording a test, and writing a script. In week 15, students conduct peer reviews of drafts and submit the final audio essay, script, and URL by the deadline on May 2nd.

1. ENGL 208 Personal and Exploratory Writing Page 1 of 1
UNIT 5 SCHEDULE Weeks 13–15
Multimodal Essay
The schedule lists the work you need to complete by the end of each week.
Submit work listed in red by 11:59 PM on the day and date indicated.
Table 1
Week Complete the Following
Week 13
Monday,
4/12 to
Sunday,
4/18
1. Read and Listen:
• Audio Essay Assignment Sheet
• "Podcasting is the New Personal Essay"
• "Hang a Picture in Front of Me" (podcast)
2. Study lecture 1 and watch video.
3. Writing Exercise 1 Part 1 Due Tuesday, 4/13. Go to the writing exercises
forum and follow the directions.
4. Writing Exercise 1 Part 2 Due Thursday, 4/15. Go to the writing
exercises forum and follow the directions.
5. Brainstorming Ideas Part 1 Due Thursday, 4/15. Go to the brainstorming
forum and follow the directions.
6. Brainstorming Ideas Part 1 Due Sunday, 4/18. Go to the brainstorming
forum and follow the directions.
Week 14
Monday,
4/19
to
Sunday,
4/25
1. Go to Creating the the Audio EssayPodcast on the project page and
decide how you will create your audio essay. Do a test recording. Follow
the troubleshooting steps if you encounter technical problems.
2. Write the script.
Week 15
Monday,
4/26 to
Sunday,
5/2
1. Peer Review Part 1 Due Tuesday, 4/27. Go to the peer review forum and
follow the directions to post your draft.
2. Peer Review Part 2 Due Thursday, 4/29. Go to the peer review forum
and follow the directions to post your draft.
AUDIO-ESSAY DUE SUNDAY, 5/2. Submit your Unit 5 work as follows:
• Script, submit a Word or PDF file.
• Audio-Essay, submit the URL to where your file is hosted.
To avoid a point penalty, verify your submission. This means you need to go back to the drop
box after submitting your work and open your document file and check that the URL works.