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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.
- Yes, your LETTER is just TWO paragraphs. You can do this!
Important Dates and Reminders:
- Your complete draft of your letter to McBride is due Friday 1/17.
- Keep reading. Finish book #6 by 1/31.
- Last day to request any regrades is 1/21.
- Finals begin 1/22.
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