Process Artifacts
A central focus of this course is on revision and reflecting on your rhetorical processes. So, as a part of each major project you will include process artifacts that show how your project evolved from the initial idea to the final product.
These artifacts might include sketches of the project layout, early freewrites on the topic, or key feedback from peers. You are also welcome to draw on in-class process work or your multimodal responses for all or some of your process artifacts. You could also add photographs of your composing space, and discuss how that environment impacted your process.
Think of this portion of the project as a narrative of your creation process, backed up by evidence from that process. Don’t create new artifacts for the purpose of this part of the project. You should instead draw from what you have already created up to this point. The artifacts may appear loosely connected on the surface, but as long as you can explain how they informed your project, you’ll get full credit. After all, everyone’s process will look different, and the main goal here is to give you space to better understand your own tools and strategies as a creator, writer, and designer.
You should include:
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A short introduction (at least 150 words) outlining the artifact choices that you made, and sharing any overarching observations about your process that are needed to understand the artifacts.
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At least 4 process artifacts (drawings, freewrites, in-class writing, recordings, images, outlines, etc.) If you’re not sure of what you can include here, just run it by me.
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A brief annotation of each artifact (2-3 sentences) that explains the role this artifact played in your process, or explains what the artifact illustrates about your process. For instance, you might use one of your multimodal responses as an artifact, and then explain how you revised or adapted it to fit in the final project.
Include the collection of process artifacts with your final project, either as a link, separate page, or added after the end of your project. You don’t need to complete the process artifacts for the draft of each project (as you may not have created your artifacts yet).
