Hi Everyone,

Thank you for sending your COMPLETED ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY.

IF YOU DID NOT SEND IT, PLEASE SEND IT BY 11:59pm Sat Nov 28 (there will be a late penalty.)

YOU NEED TO SUBMIT THAT ASSIGNMENT TO DO UNIT 3 (and to do this week’s homework).

UNIT 3—Writing in a New Genre

Goals for the week:

  1. Transition from Unit 2 to Unit 3
  2. Tie Unit 2 research to Unit 3 new genre by discussing audience
  3. Write proposal for new genre

Due by 11:59pm Tue Dec 1

Throughout the semester, we’ve seen people talking about (for example) education in a variety of different genres. In each instance, the authorities to reach a different audience and picks the genre that will best speak to that audience. Think about Lynda Barry’s comic or James Baldwin’s speech, or Jamila Lyiscott’s poem. These are all different genres. Why might one write in any of these genres?  Who do these genres reach?

In this unit, you’ll be writing about the topic you researched in Unit 2 for an audience of your choosing—so now think about what genre you think will best reach your audience!

1) READ: UNIT THREE ASSIGNMENT SHEET and ARTIST STATEMENT HANDOUT (under Content in Blackboard)

2) READ: Helpful resource to choose a genre: 

The NYT has an entire list of “Mentor Texts” that help you write articles like a sports article and a personal health column. It’s quite useful.  It can be found here:

https://www.nytimes.com/column/learning-mentor-texts

Should be first one: 100-Plus Mentor Texts for Documenting Your Life in 2020

I suggest a Magazine Article, Newspaper Article, Advice Column, Brochure, Essay … something written over a visual genre.

 

3) WRITE: POST Discussion Board: Write a proposal of at least 200 words outlining what you plan to do for Unit 3. This proposal should tell us:

  • A 1-2 sentence statement of what you want to teach your audience
  • The audience you are trying to reach
  • The genre you are planning to write in and why you chose it
  • A plan—how do you intend to get started?
  • Anything you might be worried about. Concerns about finishing this project.

4) READ: “Annoying Ways People Use Sources” by Kyle Stedman:

https://wac.colostate.edu/books/writingspaces2/stedman–annoying-ways.pdf

 

5) WRITE: POST Discussion Board Just as a little spoiler, you should know that the things that annoy Kyle Stedman are not really particular to him. In general, these are things worth avoiding in your writing, though some conventions may vary, as Stedman himself points out, from genre to genre.

Please write a two-part response after reading Stedman’s article:

  1. (In about 150 words) What did you learn from reading this? Anything new? What questions or comments do you have on how to use sources?
  2. (In about 150 words) Write a paragraph for your intended audience for Unit 3 using one of your “quotables” from Unit 2 in that paragraph. Keep Stedman’s guidelines in mind while writing this paragraph. Be kind to your audience! Try not to lose them by the side of the road!

thanks,

Montlack