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Imagine refining your writing while collaborating with authors or content creators! Or picture yourself analyzing complex narratives with literary critics. If you’re excited about using advanced communication skills to tackle real-world projects, our VLACS Projects are the perfect fit for you!
This engaging learning pathway allows students to explore various career fields while mastering key concepts and skills. For each competency, you can choose to complete a pre-designed project that simulates real-life career tasks or create your own unique learning experience. Regardless of your choice, you’ll engage in thorough research and apply what you learn to authentic career scenarios.
With the pre-designed projects, you’ll tackle real-world tasks that align with each competency. If you decide to design your own experience, you’ll collaborate with your instructor and a mentor to design and complete meaningful career tasks that demonstrate your understanding. We have partnered with hundreds of mentors you can work with if you choose to design your own experience. Check out our Career Mentor Catalog here.
Take a look at the competency statements and pre-designed options below. We’re excited to support you on this exciting and open-ended learning adventure!
Note: This is a project-based course. If you’re looking for a traditional format, please return to the learning catalog and select the course.
Projects
Paralegal
Competency: Informational Writing Techniques
You are a paralegal, responsible for organizing and presenting complex legal information clearly and effectively. Your role requires a strong grasp of Informational Writing Techniques.
You will create an informational presentation that will analyze text structures, evaluate an author’s purpose, and create an informational presentation.
Sociologist
Competency: Classic Literature
You are a sociologist who will examine the significance of renowned literary works in shaping societal perspectives and historical narratives in Classic Literature.
You will create a literary review that will explain the elements of literature, analyze the author’s style, and formulate a literary review.
Sports Comentator
Competency: Narrative Techniques
You are a sports commentator. You will explore the role of storytelling in sports media and its impact on audience engagement in Narrative Techniques.
You will create a narrative that will describe narrative pre-writing, explain the narrative writing process, and create a multimedia text.
Song Writer
Competency: Comparative Poetry
You are a songwriter who will explore the relationship between poetry and songwriting, examining how poetic techniques influence lyrical composition in Comparative Poetry.
You will create a comparative poetry analysis that will explain poetic terms, analyze historical poetry, and compare elements of poetry.
Psychologist
Competency: Evidence-Based Arguments
You are a psychologist who will focus on constructing logical and well-supported arguments in the field of psychology, drawing from evidence to support your claims, which will require an understanding of evidence-based arguments.
You will create an argumentative text that will explain the components of an argument, create an argument outline, and formulate an argumentative text.
Lawyer
Persuasive Oration
You are a lawyer, your role will involve utilizing persuasive language and effective communication to advocate for clients in various legal settings, which will require an understanding of persuasive oration.
You will create a persuasive speech that will analyze rhetorical appeals, formulate a persuasive speech, and integrate oration skills into a presentation.
Competencies
Informational Writing Techniques
Students will demonstrate an understanding of informational writing techniques by analyzing text structures, evaluating author’s purpose, and creating an informational presentation.
Classic Literature
Students will demonstrate an understanding of classic literature by explaining the elements of literature, analyzing author’s style, and formulating a literary review.
Narrative Techniques
Students will demonstrate an understanding of narrative techniques by describing narrative pre-writing, explaining the narrative writing process, and creating a multimedia text.
Comparative Poetry
Students will demonstrate an understanding of comparative poetry by explaining poetic terms, analyzing historical poetry, and comparing elements of poetry.
Evidence-Based Arguments
Students will demonstrate an understanding of evidence-based arguments by explaining the components of an argument, creating an argument outline, and formulating an argumentative text.
Persuasive Oration
Students will demonstrate an understanding of persuasive oration by analyzing rhetorical appeals, formulating a persuasive speech, and integrating oration skills into a presentation.
