Thursday

Class Work

Reminder...along with the answers to the questions from the Write Now book, this was the homework:
Write a body art memoir. This is a draft. Bring your draft to class on Thursday. Pay special attention to details aned sensory images. (Sight, sound, touch, taste, smell, and movement) Also, try to include some dialogue.

What's your story? It is time to share. Read your body art memoir to the others at your table. As you listen, note evidence of imagery. Also note if you hear dialogue. Each table will elect one reader to share with the class. (More may volunteer!)

Now let's talk about dialogue...

Look at:
http://fictionwriting.about.com/od/writingexercises/qt/punctuation.htm
http://www.be-a-better-writer.com/punctuate-dialogue.html

PP. 432-433 in Write Now

Check your Body Art memoir. Do you have dialogue? If so, is it enough? If not, how could you add dialogue?

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Moving along...
Audience and Persuasion

You will be writing a documented essay for a specific audience. You need to convince that audience that body art is a good idea, or that the audience ought to avoid extremes in body art. To be successful with this, you need to identify an audience.

A. Who would be interested in the topic?
B. Who needs to know?
C. What does the audience already know about the topic?
D. What is the age of your audience?
E. What other demographic information is important? (age, gender, income, education, area of the country, city or rural,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    religion, etc.) You decide.
F. Why does this audience need to read your message?
G. Be sure you are clear about your message. You are either "for" or "against" body art as is relates to your specific audience.

Who else uses audience? Think about advertisers. Find an ad in a magazine.   Identify
the target audience. How do you know? What are the clues? (Partner activity)


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Begin some research on Body Art. You know your point of view. Now, find experts to agree with you. Locate three articles. Post the Works Cited information in www.easybib.com  Watch and learn how to use the free site! Practice with me.

Homework

1. Write a one page description of your audience. This should be in paragraph, not list form. Post it in MyCompLab. Due: Tuesday, March 5. (25 pts.)

2. Revise your "Body Art" memoir. Add dialogue as needed. Post in MyCompLab. Due: Tuesday, March 5. (50 pts.)

3. Create an annotated bibliography of your three articles in EasyBib or other autocitation location. Copy and past into MyCompLab. (Due: Tuesday, March 5.) (15 pts.)