Due Sep 30

A Preliminary Focus for the Unit 2 Essay

Read: Essay Two Assignment

Then, watching TV and touring YouTube for ads that you find particularly

• compelling,
• repellent,
  OR
• otherwise intriguing,

Paste one or two possibilities into the comments section below. (Don't worry if your comment is held for moderation—the anti-spam system is suspicious when people post links. I'll approve your comment manually in time for class.)

Bring to class Two-Column notes on ONE of the ads you send me, using the left column to list details and the right column to record your thoughts about why those details matter. Then, at the bottom of the page, you get just ONE sentence to sum up how this ad works its magic on viewers. Ideally, a reader will be able to sense from your sentence why you think this ad is worth writing about.

We may view some of these ads during class, but I also want to continue our discussion of the four ads we viewed for the last Lecture class.