Fresh English: Writing a response to James McBride

Goal: Beginning a draft of your response to James McBride.

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Writing Assignment Background:

We have been reading and analyzing James McBride's Hip Hop Planet; now it is time to write about it more formally.
Go to GOOGLE CLASSROOM and find the new assignment called Letter to James McBride.
Carefully read the directions in Google Classroom and on the template where you will write your letter.

Assignment Guide: SUMMARIZING AND RESPONDING IN A LETTER TO JAMES MCBRIDE

Now that you have considered the topic of hip hop and its global influence, you will write a summary and response in the format of a letter.
Your task is to compose a letter to James McBride with the purpose of letting him know what you think about the claims he makes about the importance and power of hip hop in his essay.
The first paragraph of the letter will be a summary where you show McBride that you understand the main points of his essay. (You can probably use your rhetorical precis as the basis for this.) The second paragraph of your letter will be a thoughtful and formal response to his ideas.

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