Gumnior
Fall 2015
Memes in the Classroom
Note: This assignment is “turned in” using Evernote.
In preparation for this first project, I asked you to read the text assigned to your
group very carefully and thoroughly and to be very familiar with it. Familiarity
with this text is key to this project.
STEP 1
If you have never formally learned to write a summary, look through the
information provided in the notebook to figure out the hows and whys of
summary writing.
• “The Art of Summarizing” from Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein’s book They
Say, I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing
• "Writers Workshop" resources from the Center for Writing Studies at the
University of Illinois
Even if you have covered summary writing in high school, a quick review of the
information might help you get into the right mindset for this task. Then write a
summary of the text. Keep the length to between 100 and 150 words.
STEP 2
Find five (5) quotations from all parts of the text that, in your opinion, represent
the key points of the text. Then go to one of the meme generator programs such
as Imgur, mememaker, memeful, or imgflip. You can use the images on any of
these sites or find your own on the web or even use your own fotos. Choose your
images carefully and make a meme series with the quotations you have identified.
You can, if necessary, paraphrase the quotations, i.e. use your own words
without changing the meaning of the text. As much as possible though, try to use
verbatim (word for word) versions.
Evaluation Criteria: Make sure that your series is coherent: the series should
• clearly represent the source text
• tell a “story"
• be engaging for the reader/viewer
• be memorable in some way
The point of this project is to practice summarizing, paraphrasing,
and synthesizing a text and have some fun in the process.
Gumnior
Fall 2015
ALL MEMBERS OF GROUPS 1 AND 2: When you are done, make sure that
you copy the note from your own notebook into the Project Notebook for
your class! The deadline for posting is Wednesday 1/20 by 4:00pm.
Use the following as a title for your note: Your Name, Project 1.
ALL MEMBERS OF GROUPS 3 AND 4: After 4:00pm on Wednesday, please
look up the projects of your peers. Us the evaluation criteria above to assess the
success of each project. Projects are either EXCELLENT, STRONG,
COMPETENT, or WEAK. Think carefully about the feedback you want to give;
take notes for class discussion on Thursday.