Remediation Assignment: Writing 220 (gateway course for the minor)
The remediation assignment consisted of two parts. First, I had to take a piece of writing from a previous college course and transform it into an entirely new piece of writing. Then, I had to take that "repurposed" writing and "remediate" it, or change it from writing to a different medium.
I started with a piece of writing I completed my freshman year about the college party culture. The original piece used my personal experiences in college to take the reader on a reflective journey through my thinking and development. I chose to use some of these themes about partying and the hook-up culture and "repurposed" them into a larger critique of the Greek system at the University of Michigan. Questions I needed to answer in order to begin writing included: who is my audience (e.g., where might I publish this piece) and what do I still need to learn about my topic in order to represent it accurately and effectively? I also produced an annotated bibliography of my research that showed some of my sources and how they played a role in my writing process.
As I started to "remediate" this piece, I had to consider the ways a new medium could affect argument, audience, and purpose. I ultimately chose to recreate my writing as a podcast modeled after NPR's "All Things Considered." Using my written piece, I created a script for the host and interviewee to have a conversation about college Greek life.
You can read the "repurposed" piece in Part 1 and hear the "remediated" podcast in Part 2. I also reflect on this assignment under the "Reflection" tab. All writing was produced in the winter of 2013. Enjoy!