4.23 Workshop on analytic essays

In class, we talked a little more about audience analysis.  In some cases, you need to do a little research to figure out who the readers for a particular audience might be.  For  example, for the essay by Judith Warner, we looked at the Pew study of the audience for NYT.  The data in this study gave us picture of the identities for the NYT Magazine readers.  With this information, we have a better idea of who Warner was writing to.

You spent the rest of class working on your essays, and talking one-on-one with me about how to complete your essay.  You all look like you are on the right track.  Good work so far!

For next class:
Write: Rough draft for Analytic essay  POST YOUR DRAFT TO YOUR PORTFOLIO.

In class we will workshop your essays, and you will write peer reviews for classmates' essays, and based on the workshop and peer feedback = you will write a plan for revising.

Good work today and see you on Tuesday!