New Journalism 2012

12/05/2008

What's more important: to be a good writer or a good reader?

Group A: antRos25, Rhonda, Cecilio, Miriam, Damien, Hermis,

Group B: Darious, Christian, Anthony R., Adam, Victoria

Group C: Winston, Sam, Andrea,

Group D: Aaron, Rebecca, Veronica, Flordalis, Elizabeth

Start with a Freeewrite:

  1. On paper first, then on tumblr/text… freewrite about
  • one of your 10 Self / 10 World Questions. (On your tumblr, look for your questions in your Archive.)
     Or Choose one of these to freewrite about:
  • What is hip hop?
  • Is “fan art” art?
  • Is “fan fiction” literature?
  • Why do we go to school?
  • How do I use the Internet to connect with friends and others?

    2. After freewriting for 10 minutes, write one short, perfect, strong sentence that summarizes your writing so far. Then use this “Focused Sentence” as the beginning of another freewrite. 

    3. After you finish your post on tumblr, link to your post on Youth Twitter.

Responding to others:

  1. Find something you like in Space Issue #2 or in Youth Twitter. (Check out Street Dreamz.)
  2. Write a response in your tumblr/text. Copy Sentence Starters and paste them into a text box on your tumblr.

Your Goal today:

  1. Complete post with details and thought.
  2. Link to a tweet on Youth twitter

General Understanding:
Successfful creators/writers also need to also respond to/read others on the “read/write web.”

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