An annotated bibliography is a bibliography in which you write a brief summary (1-2 paragraphs) of an article or book chapter that you have read. Included with this summary is the American Psychological Association (APA) citation for each reading. An annotated bibliography is a great resource given that you will be reading a number of articles and book chapters across multiple domains for this course. This bibliography will be a central place where you can revisit course readings, the main ideas from those readings, and help organize your thoughts as you complete course assignments. Ultimately this cross module assignment aims to support your development on two fronts. First, by creating a running annotated bibliography you will have one document that will contain all of your summaries of select course readings. Second, the work of maintaining an annotated bibliography provides a model for the expected academic work you will conduct through your program. This assignment will provide you with a key process for reviewing research in a clear and consistent way and in a format that will further support your work throughout the program.

1. Life of Jean-Francois Champollion. Using the online biographies as principal sources, give a brief but clear summary of the great French scholar’s life, including his connection to Egypt. Then explain how he came to be able to translate hieroglyphs. As part of this, be sure to research and describe the Rosetta Stone, which is discussed in the textbook. [Additional topic]

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Format: 3 pages (1000 word count), 1” margins, double-spaced, 12 pt. type. On a cover page or in the top left-hand corner, be sure to put your name, my name, our class, and the date. Use an effective structure that carefully guides your reader from one idea to the next, and edit thoroughly so that sentences are readable and appropriate for an academic audience.

Labeling and file protocol: Files must be in a PC-friendly format; those sent submitted in a different format or without the proper file name will not be accepted and the student will receive a zero for the assignment. The names of files submitted must be saved as NAME.ASSIGNMENT NUMBER (i.e., Sam Jones.Essay 2). This is the name of the file on your computer, NOT the title you might give the essay itself. Students may submit papers as .pdf, .txt, .rtf, .doc or .docx files; on any word-processing program, use the dropdown menu under “Save As” to find these options. Or simply paste text directly into the text field. Either way, if I can’t open it, I can’t grade it, so no Google docs, Pages, Mac-only format, etc.

**IMPORTANT**

This quarter you will have a Communication Practicum Project which
will last all six weeks. The project will start this week. Students will
work on practical application of their learning through application and
analysis of a single movie from the last 50 years.

The choice of the movie is up to the student and cannot be changed
after turning in the first “Level” assignment. The practicum concept is
one where you the student will build on each week of work. Imagine a
video game like Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, or even the Legend of
Zelda. Each level brings you to new challenges, culminating to a final
level.

The final level in the Practicum Project will be finalized in week
five. You will use a screen recording tool, such as Screencast-O-Matic,
and PowerPoint. Screencast-O-Matic is a free tool.

LEVEL ONE: Pick a movie and watch it, then using PowerPoint create a
short presentation describing elements which you learned from this
week’s lesson:

1. Introduce the setting, plot, and the main characters of the movie?
2. Find three elements concerning the characteristics of communication
   from your text and course notes and apply them to the movie, make sure
   you cite your source(s) using APA.

Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.