You will complete EITHER task 1 OR task 2. You can use these ideas and sources to spark FOA topics, as well.
TASK 1 :
i. You will read one of the following:
ii. You will take notes and keep track of interesting ideas and key quotations as you read
iii. You will write a book review of your selected text. You must decide on the text’s central argument, and how the argument is conveyed by the writer using various examples. You need an introduction to the text, a thesis conveying central ideas, then support in the body paragraphs. (800 – 1000 words)
TASK 2 :
i. You will listen to SIX EPISODES of the following podcasts (1-2 episodes of at least 3 different podcasts):
ii. You will take notes and keep track of interesting ideas and key quotations as you listen
iii. You will write a review of your selected podcasts. You must decide on one central argument/idea from each episode, and how the argument is conveyed using various examples, as well as your thoughts. (approx. 1500 words)
CITATIONS: Do not forget to include citations in your response in MLA format, along with a Works Cited list. See the Online Writing Lab at Purdue for citation help: - https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
TASK 1 :
i. You will read one of the following:
- The Age of Missing Information
- Culture Jam
- Amusing Ourselves to Death
- Wag the Dog
- Four Arguments for the Elimination of the Television
ii. You will take notes and keep track of interesting ideas and key quotations as you read
iii. You will write a book review of your selected text. You must decide on the text’s central argument, and how the argument is conveyed by the writer using various examples. You need an introduction to the text, a thesis conveying central ideas, then support in the body paragraphs. (800 – 1000 words)
TASK 2 :
i. You will listen to SIX EPISODES of the following podcasts (1-2 episodes of at least 3 different podcasts):
- Note to Self (http://www.wnyc.org/shows/notetoself/) *note that the short/follow-up episdoes don't count!
- Slate's Political Gabfest (http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/gabfest.html)
- ProPublica podcast (http://podbay.fm/show/352685624)
- On The Media (http://www.npr.org/podcasts/452538775/on-the-media)
ii. You will take notes and keep track of interesting ideas and key quotations as you listen
iii. You will write a review of your selected podcasts. You must decide on one central argument/idea from each episode, and how the argument is conveyed using various examples, as well as your thoughts. (approx. 1500 words)
CITATIONS: Do not forget to include citations in your response in MLA format, along with a Works Cited list. See the Online Writing Lab at Purdue for citation help: - https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/