READ (and comment): Read at least two of your colleagues’ Unit 3 proposals, and comment on them. Comments should be at least 150 words. Please do not simply say “sounds great!” because that is not helpful! Think about the kind of things that might be helpful to you as you embark on this project. Here are some ideas: 

  • A specific publication or website you think the author could write for
  • A question or comment to help narrow down the audience: “You say you want young people to watch this video essay, but there’s no publication that all young people watch. Are you actually trying to reach New Yorkers?”
  • A question or comment to help narrow down the genre: “There are a lot of different kinds of articles in the world. You could be writing for a newspaper like the New York Times or a website like Buzzfeed, and the writing is totally different for both. Can you be more specific?”
  • You can also just talk about things in the proposal you would like to see in the project.  “I think that’s great that you’re writing a comic book about the history of streetwear. I’d definitely like to see a page about Dapper Dan, he’s my hero!”

START: Start working on Unit Three! You’ve already thought about what your first steps should be– now get started on them.  We only have 4 more classes until this project is due on Dec 6th! (Nov 17, 22, 29 and Dec 1– when rough drafts are due)