Invention Work (for upcoming essay)
Take five minutes and list all the toys (new or old) you can think of.
Take a short break.
Take five minutes and list all the board games and video games (new or old) that come to mind.
Take another short break. Then comb over your lists and pick the one artifact that feels most magnetic to you (it draws your attention; you want to think about it more). Write about why you think you chose this particular artifact.
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Process-writing (mandatory part of 750 to get full credit)
Content:
In this essay, Klosterman analyzes sugary cereals, but he also does some broader cultural analysis (see his readings on different types of cool). Let’s practice your skills of cultural analysis:
What is coolness? What qualifies something as cool?
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Craft:
Is there a thesis in here? Is it more than one sentence?
If so, where is it—and what makes this the thesis?
How do Klosterman’s ideas develop through the essay?