Unit Activity: An Analysis of a Classical Text: Purpose and Central Idea
Creating and Sharing a Multimedia Text
In this task, you will use the information you gathered in Task 1 to create a multimedia text for an audience of
your choice other than your teacher.
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Just like your original analysis, your multimedia text will explain how Plato's Republic or Cicero's On the
Republic may have influenced The U.S. Constitution. However, you should rewrite the text so that it is
interesting and clear for your chosen audience. You should also enhance the text with media that similarly
fits your audience. Then, you'll publish and share your multimedia text online for others to see.
Part C - Create a Multimedia Text
Use your table and written analysis from Task 1 to create a multimedia text. Make sure the text
. clearly communicates how the formation of the federal government, especially as it is described in
The U.S. Constitution, may have been influenced by either Plato's Republic or Cicero's On the
Republic.
• makes use of media besides text alone to illustrate how these texts are connected.
tailors both the writing and the media to a specific, imaginary audience other than your teacher.
is fully digital so that you can share and publish the file for others to see.
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In the space provided, describe your chosen audience for the multimedia text. Then, describe how you
used text and multimedia to communicate the information from Task 1 in a way that is clear and
interesting for your audience.
TIP: To ensure that all the media elements you're using in this task are doing their job, ask yourself if the
text alone can communicate the information. If so, you may need to make the non-text media a
bigger part of the experience.