Integrative Assignment Form
Complete this form once for each Integrative Assignment (IA) assigned in your Themed Learning
Community. Both Integrative Assignment Forms are due by Monday, July 16, 2012 to the Office of
Student Engagement and Experiential Learning. TLC faculty stipends will be delayed until both
Integrative Assignment Forms are submitted to OSEEL.
TLC teams wanting more materials on designing IAs are encouraged to visit the NIU TLC resource webpage for
more information (http://www.niu.edu/engagedlearning/themed_learning/resources.shtml) or contact OSEEL.
Name of TLC: Conflict and Creativity: The Impact of War on Art
Instructors: Helena Ewald and Stephanie Kummerer
Courses: COMS 100 and ENGL 103
Is this the first or second IA: SECOND
Week in the semester this IA is due: 12th / 13th
Title of IA: Persuasive Speech / Argument Paper
Description of the IA: Both the speech and paper will draw upon the classical elements of argument.
Students will be asked choose a topic that involves war and its impact on art.
What concepts from each course will the IA draw upon?
Course 1
Course 2
COMS 100
ENGL 103
Ethos, pathos and logos demonstrated as supporting Logos, pathos, and ethos as applied to writing.
material in persuasive speaking.
Successful evaluation of credible sources.
Successful evaluation and use of credible sources.
Understanding research in context.
Use of clear organizational pattern for persuasive
Revision!
speaking.
How will each course assess/grade the IA (how will each instructor know that the students have
integrated their course concepts into the IA and grade accordingly)?
We will be approving topics jointly for the speech and paper. Both courses will have library sessions and
will require extensive evaluation of sources. Kummerer will attend the presentation of all persuasive
speeches and make suggestions for the written version of the argument. To aid in our assessment (and
grading) of the assignments, students will be provided separate rubrics for the speech and paper.