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See you soon and take care.
In lieu of an assignment over Thanksgiving break, I’d like to give you the opportunity to catch up. So, by Tuesday, 11/29, you should have decided on:
**I also expect that you will have begun composing, however minimally, your Unit 3 text**
Furthermore, if you haven’t already done so, please submit your Unit 1 and/or Unit 2 assignments to the appropriate Google Docs folder. If it’s not there, I won’t see it, and if I don’t see it, that means you don’t receive a grade on it.
If you have any questions at all for me over the short break, feel free to reach out. I likely won’t be available by email from Thursday-Sunday, but will respond on Sunday to any emails you send.
Otherwise, rest up, have a great break, eat some good food, and I’ll see you next week!
Part 1
Write a plan and schedule for your Unit 3 Assignment. Give yourself specific deadlines (dates and times) by which to complete aspects of your Unit 3 assignment. This will include (but is not limited to) any additional research you may need to do, finding a mentor-text, learning how to use a particular software and/or application, and composing your Unit 3 assignment. For each deadline, you should lay out a brief plan that details what you expect you will need to complete by that date/time.
Part 2
Sometimes, if we are trying to write in a particular genre, or for a particular publication, we study a particular source that fits that category so we can write in that same style. We call this a “mentor text.”
Last week, we looked at publications and online forums where you might want to publish or present your work. Now, let’s look a little closer. Go back to this site (magazine, webpage, youtube channel etc) and find a SPECIFIC source that you like. It SHOULD NOT be about your topic. You’re not looking at it for that! You’re just looking at what features make this text fit this publication (and this genre!) This can be an article, TED Talk, You Tube Video, etc…
Remember: You’re not looking for any old article. You’re looking for an article that can be published in the magazine you want your work to be published in, or a youtube video that fits on the channel you want your video to go on… get it? This should be something that you want to emulate.
Once you’ve found your mentor text, answer the following questions:
**Include a link to your mentor text (or upload the file)**
Post your answers (and link/file) to the openlab under the category “In-Class Writing”. Whatever you do not complete today you can finish at home.
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