Composing Audio Essays | Digital Writing 101

Most of these techniques work for audio or photo essays, but some are specific to projects that draw on visuals. Elements of Storytelling (adapted from the Center for Digital Storytelling) …

This screencast shows you how to add a bit of music to the opening of your audio essay and also in the middle, perhaps for a transition into a new …

STEP 1: ROUGH DRAFT If you’d like to produce an audio essay, the first step is to write a rough draft the same way you would for any other kind …

Be sure to explore all the resources on this site that have to do with audio, including the categories under Using Digital Tools as well as relevant tags. The “Composing …

Overview After you’ve developed a written rough draft of the essay you plan to record, you should make a trial recording of it, even though you will continue to revise …

Overview After you’ve made a trial recording of your audio essay, you will work on further developing, organizing, and improving the text of your essay, in response to feedback from …

I originally wrote this handout for my WRTG 2090 class web site. The material on this handout will help you as you expand and develop your audio essay. Characteristics of …

I wrote this handout for students in my 2010 sections of WRTG 1150 as well as my Spring 2011 section of WRTG 2090.