Activist Webcomic Assignment Two Choose one social movement you want to focus on for this project:
Anti-racism, Indigenous land rights, Black Lives Matter, Women’s Rights, LGBTQ+, Housing Rights, Food activism, Bullying, Anti-capitalism, Anti-consumerism, Climate change, Anti-body shame, Mental health….etc etc. Since there’s a page limitation, you can be specific within your topic (Housing problem in Toronto, body-image issue among men, etc). Writing component: Short essay
Using 1500-1650 words, please introduce your chosen social movement and discuss: How the specific medium (webcomics) affects the way it reaches the audience and communicates the core message, and
The responsibilities that artists have in creating activist art in the digital age.
To support your argument, please find and show an example of activist art that deals with/talks about/refers to the same social movement that you have chosen to discuss. It can be a webcomic or another medium. For the context of the course, please choose the artist from either the US or Canada. References: Please provide seven references. You must use at least 3 sources in either essay or webcomic. If you end up using all seven in both, that’s ok! (But it is not ok to have zero references in the essay or comics).
You may use any resources except personal blogs.
Please use an author-date citation in your essay. Please provide the citation at the end.
For your webcomic, please use endnotes and citations (information will be provided). You are going to include your endnotes and citation on one of the panels at the end. Grading Rubric | | Excellent (4) | Good (3) | Needs Improvement (2) | Poor (1) | | Language/Spelling/ Grammar | Essay has no spelling or punctuation errors and very few grammatical errors. Very well written and excellent use of business language. | Essay has a few punctuation or spelling errors. Few grammatical errors that don’t affect meaning. Well written and use of business language is acceptable. | Essay has some punctuation or spelling errors. Some grammatical errors but generally don’t affect meaning. Language is satisfactory overall but use of more appropriate business language is required. | Essay has numerous punctuation or spelling errors. Numerous grammatical errors that affect meaning. Language used is unprofessional and not appropriate for business use. | | Essay Organization and Formatting | Relevant sections are included, and each is organized effectively. Formatting is professional and consistent and includes all required elements. | Relevant sections are included but could be a little better organized. Formatting is acceptable and/or one or two required elements are missing. | Relevant sections are included but organization could be improved. Formatting is inconsistent and/or many elements are missing or not formatted appropriately. | Sections are missing and/or poorly organized. Formatting is messy and unprofessional. | | Analysis/Thinking | Analysis is comprehensive and detailed. Thinking and ideas are presented clearly, are engaging and thorough. | Analysis is sufficient. Thinking and ideas are clear but could be expanded to be more thorough. | Analysis is fairly basic and/or thinking and ideas lack some clarity and depth. | Analysis is very basic and thinking and ideas are superficial and lack clarity. | | TOTAL |
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