April 14

I. Opening Announcements​​
  • Remember to email the editor link to your hype presentation on the Wednesday before at noon ​
  • It's GRADUATE THESIS SEASON... please forgive delays!
  • Project #4 is due next Tuesday, April 21
  • The end of grace period for both RR10 and RR11 is this Thursday, April 16
  • Final Exam: Thursday, May 7 from 8-10:30am (more details later); in-person attendance is required & only university-excused absences can be accepted 
Check your GMAIL for link to your website. From there, it should show up on your google drive.
(Madison, Leyat, Blessing, Kate, Madi, Mya--- send GMAIL addy ASAP).
II. Today's Tasks for Group Website Project
  • We worked on infographics last class. Today, you will meet in groups and review the point-spread. By the end of this week, strive to have your orator's page complete.
  • We are devoting three classes (this includes today) to this project. There is NO extension past next Tuesday's dues at 11:59pm
April 14: Groups meet and divide up website tasks and webpages; groups decide color packaging, title, and logo; individuals embed youtube videos for each orator (counts as CA); come to next class with infographic completed
April 16: Complete headers, opening sections, soundcloud embedding, and carousel for your orator (counts as CA); RR10 and RR11 must be submitted today (this is a change from the syllabus); Make sure that you finish your orator's page this week.
April 21: In-class work-- work on your second webpage (counts as CA); Website is due at 11:59pm!

Today's tasks
FIRST, meet with your group to decide color, logo, title, packaging, etc. Share the infographic you started last week so that the infographics look and feel connected.
1) Title your specific webpages. The length and stye of your title must match your collaborators. This counts as your CA.
2) Put your name and year (i.e., Carmen Kynard, spring 2026) at the bottom of both of the two webpages you are designing. This counts as your CA.
3) Embed the youtube video of the speech you are required to focus on for this project. This counts as your CA.
4) Finish your infographic! Share it with your collaborators. Make sure it has some similarities to your collaborators. Be ready to embed your infographic at the top of the page. This counts as Thursday's CA.
5) If you have time left, start writing the prose for your pages; use RR #11 on your webpage for your oratory analysis. To make the deadline, you should try and finish your orator's page by Thursday's class. ​This counts as Thursday's CA.
On Thursday, we work on headers, soundclound embedding, carousels. Be ready. These are not tasks I will be able to explain later via email.

2025 Student  infographic  samples

Making an infographic

  1. Using PosterMyWall.com OR CANVA, make a HORIZONTAL infographic of your orator. 
  2. Using the videos and reading curated for your orator here at the website, collect important biographical data about your orator. Do NOT use AI. Google search is fine, but be sure to pay attention to the sources of the AI summaries now created.  What is significant about the orator's childhood/youth/family and why? What tragedies and/or challenges did they face?
  3. Find at least two images of your orator: one should be your fave photo of them; another should show their social/historical/political world.  Make sure you keep track of the image sources and put that on your infographic too.
  4. Using your chosen images or the vibe you are going for, decide on a color/theme of your infographic. NO CARTOONISH stuff and NO white space!
  5. Find birthdate, place, and death information for your orator. Include that on your infographic in an eye-catching way.
  6. Name at least three important dates, events, and/or key accomplishments for your orator. Include that on your infographic in an eye-catching way.
  7. CHECK YOUR SPELLINGS! NO TYPOS!​
  8. Next week, you will post your infographic to your group website.  You can still edit and revise your piece.
TIPS
If working in CANVA, INFOGRAPHIC RESUME works best because it is horizontal. INFOGRAPHIC POSTER also works.  Avoid the long, slender infographic templates as these won't transfer well to your website.

Log into your account. Use your TCU premium version. If you click on CREATE and type in "infographic" at create a design, you will see the RESUME and POSTER template options there.
If working in POSTERMYWALL, you can type in infographic in the box called "SEARCH A TEMPLATE." 

Better still, click CREATE and choose BLANK DESIGN and you can really be creative. Be sure to select FLYER. Decide if you prefer vertical or horizontal. Both will work on the website.
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