English Quest I

(Re)Defining the Terms

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 Contents

Proceeding on Your First Quest  1

Your New Quest  2

Reflection  3

New Abilities  4

Companions 6

Quest Elements  6

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 Proceeding on Your First Quest

Welcome! I am so glad to have you with me on this journey.

We have a long way ahead of us, but before that, I’d like to
know about you. This journey is going to be about language,
communication, and composition, and as we begin, I want
to know how you use language to talk about things that are
imporant to you.

Throughout this journey, you will become familiar with reflec-

tion, but now I would like you to examine your compositional
process at a much closer level that will allow you to explore
how and why you define words in a way that reflects what
you care about. There is a good chance you have never em-
barked on a Quest like this, but you have the skills to finish it
(and finish it well).

Max XP:
100


 Your New Quest
This quest is centered around reflection, not only on
your use of language, but also on how you can best
utilize language to reflect what is most important
to you. You will choose a term (this may be more
than one word) that is important to you, and cre-
ate a new definition that reflects that importance.
This term may be a non-English word. Addition-
ally, you will create a visual argument arguing for
your (re)definition over the original definition. This
may be in the form of either a graphic narrative or a
video. To successfully complete this quest, you will:

1. Create a new definition for a word or phrase

2. Provide the context surrounding your (re)definition in

addition to the definition itself

3. Construct an argument that justifies and defends your

redefinition using rhetorical strategies you’ve learned

4. Provide concrete evidence to support this argument

5. Present this argument either in the form of a graphic

narrative of at least 4 pages or a video of 3-5 minutes

6. Present this argument to an audience of your choos-

ing and reflect this choice in your choice of medium

7. Compose a reflection of the important choices you

made while creating this assignment, including your

choice of audience and medium
 Reflection

In order to get the most out of this Quest, it is impor-

tant to reflect upon the choices you made as you created
your assignment as well as the goals you had for the fin-
ished product. You will gain a better understanding of
how you compose, which will allow you to better learn
and grown within your own identity as a writer and
creator. To successfully complete this portion of your
Quest, you will create:

A document one to two pages in length that begins with

an introduction that describes the rhetorical situation
you faced during this Quest, including the purpose that
guided you, the audience you chose to address, and any
important context surrounding the definition and argu-
ment you produced for this Quest.
The body of this document should focus on your choices
made in order to complete this Quest, guided by the
SLOs specified on the Outcomes Discussion Board. You
should discuss how the rhetorical situation surrounding
this Quest affected your decisions, and provide con-
crete examples of that decisionmaking. Explain why you
chose one strategy over another.


 New Abilities
• Visual Magic
You now have the ability to use image in combination
with text in order to create meaning, in the form of
both video and comic.

• Temporal Magic
Along with visual magic, you now have control over
portraying time and sequence in these visual formats.
Things may move quickly or slowly to fit your rhetori-
cal needs, be it in the visuals shown in comic panels or
in the editing process of your video. Command of this
magic is critical to ensuring your audience understands
what you are trying to communicate.

Linguistic Magic: Argument Upgrade

You came into this quest knowing how to use lan-
guage, but now you have knowledge of constructing an
argument that will make a case for your point of view.
This type of magic has a reflective element to it, as you
are explaining your own usage of language and arguing
for its validity.


 Companions

The Council does not believe you should be forced to

complete this Quest alone, so they have gathered expe-
rienced travelers who can help you learn to harness your
new abilities and stay sharp on your current skills:

• The Wizards of Powtoon: Contacting these wizards at www.

powtoon.com will allow you to create animated videos and
presentations using pre-existing characters and backgrounds.
These wizards will make creating more complex visual proj-
ects easier by lending you thier expertese.

• The Artisans at Canva: If you prefer something less compli-

cated than Powtoon, the Artisans at Canva allow you to drag-
and-drop pre-made assets to create your own comics without
the complexity of added animation. You can find them at
www.canva.com/create/comic-strips.

• iMoive Theatre: Those who posess an iMac Key are allowed

into this theater, where staff will gladly assist you in the
creation of audiovisual content. While their editing skills are
more on the basic side, they get things done.

• Windows Movie Maker Theatre: Essentially the same as the

iMovie Theatre, but only available to those with the newest
version of the Windows Key.


 Quest Elements

Components Excellent
Attention to Prompt(10) 10xp
You successfully redefine a term and
your redefinition fits the chosen term.
Content (50) 50xp
You focus mainly on arguing for the re-
definition of your term and successfully
utilize argumentative strategies. Your
argument is appropriate both for your
audience and the context surrounding
the term, and it is apparent that both
were taken into consideration as you
were compiling your redefinition and
argument.
Organization (20) 20xp
Your argument is easy to follow and
f lows well from point to point. You
transition smoothly from redefinition to
argument and also utilize transitions be-
tween your main points. Your audience
is easily able to understand what you are
trying to say.
Ability Use (20) 20xp
You use all of your abilities well, includ-
ing elements of visual and/or audio
design.
Ethos (Bonus ±5) +5xp
There are no errors in your use of lan-
guage or your abilities.
Total 100xp


Good
7xp
You redefine a term; however, your
definition may not be appropriate.
35xp
You focus mostly on arguing for the
redefinition of your term and suc-
cessfully construct your argument.
Your argument may only be appro-
priate for either your audience or the
context surrounding your term, and
you may not have taken either into
enough consideration as you were
compiling your materials.
15xp
Your argument is organized well
enough to eliminate most confusion,
but there are parts ofyour argument
that do not f low well. You may not
include transitions between the
main points of your argument and
redefinition.
15xp
You use all of your abilities, but ele-
ments of visual design and/or audio
design may have been left out.
0xp
There are few errors in your use of
language or your abilities.
Needs Work
5xp
You do not redefine a term; or, your
definition is inappropriate.
25xp
You focus more on the redefinition
than arguing for that redefinition,
and do not successfully construct
your argument. Your argument is
neither appropriate for your audience
nor the context, and you did not
take either into consideration as you
were compiling your redefinition
and argument.
10xp
Your argument is organized in a way
that produces confusion, and your
argument does not transition well or
at all from point to point.
10xp
You do not use all of your abilities
on your redefinition.
-5xp
The number of errors in your use of
language is distracting.