ENG 1101 T/Th Fall ’22

For Tuesday, 11/29

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:

the genre of your Unit 3 assignment
the specific audience you are trying to reach
the publication site/venue where you would publish your text
a mentor text*
a plan and a schedule for executing your Unit 3 project*
*see the previous post for specific instructions regarding the in-class writing for mentor texts and making a schedule.

**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!

In-Class Work: Unit 3 Plan/Schedule and Finding a Mentor-Text

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:

What tone/ type of language does this example use?
How does this source use research? Do they quote from outside sources, use a lot of statistics, etc…
What can you tell us about this source visually (and auditorily, if applicable)? Does it use a lot of imagery and color? Is the layout very clean? Is there a soundtrack?
How long is it? (Words, pages, minutes)
Who do you think is the audience of this source? What makes you think that?
What aspects of this source would you like to emulate in your own writing? How might you do that?
What aspects of this source would you like to avoid in your own writing? How will you do that?

**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.

Publication Questions/ Unit 3 Schedule

Part 1. On the @hazingprevention page, they have pictures about the actions people should take in order to prevent hazing. During national hazing prevention week, they consistently posted about taking a pledge to prevent hazing and to participate in their free programs to raise awareness of hazing. In these pictures they have young people take the pledge. That tells me, they think their audience is young people in college or people that want to pledge into a fraternity/sorority. On the page, their pictures usually have a message and they go into more details in the description. They also encourage people to join live webinars where important advocates talk more in depth about hazing and their experiences. The page consists of the colors purple and white. The tone is usually educative and serious. The diction usually used is formal. I think this would be a good publication to reach my intended audience because my intended audience is mostly on this social media platform and I feel like this publication is directly speaking to them. They also have powerful messages on their pictures which I think catch my intended audience’s attention.

Part 2. (Plan for Unit 3) Step 1. Look at pictures hazing websites use//create unique pictures to use and create instagram account (complete by 11/24) Step 2. Create a breakdown of my information for individual posts (complete by 11/30) Step 3. Start posting information on instagram account (complete by 12/5)

For Tuesday, 11/29

In-Class Work: Unit 3 Plan/Schedule and Finding a Mentor-Text

Publication Questions/ Unit 3 Schedule

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