Flash commentary
Budget: $15 – $25 USD
500 -600 words narrative essay focusing on recent social, political, or cultural issue.YOUR INTRO SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PIECES:
• News peg to establish narrative frame: - tell a mini-story or anecdote summarizing the head - WHAT HAPPENED? WHEN DID IT HAPPEN? WHO WAS IMPACTED?
* your angle/position - WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
THE REST OF THE ESSAY ADDS ANALYSIS AND SUPPORT FOR THE CONTEXT
• * relevant, current evidence to support your analysis
* incorporate historical/archival data, events, primary sources, or interviews * concrete details/representative examples to support your narrative
IMPORTANT: YOU ARE NOT WRITING A GENERAL STATEMENT; YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A SPECIFIC ASPECT. TELL A STORY TO PROVE YOUR PERSPECTIVE/POV.
{example of the assignment Serwer, Adam. "White Nationalism's Deep American Roots." The Atlantic. 14 Mar. 2019}
• News peg to establish narrative frame: - tell a mini-story or anecdote summarizing the head - WHAT HAPPENED? WHEN DID IT HAPPEN? WHO WAS IMPACTED?
* your angle/position - WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
THE REST OF THE ESSAY ADDS ANALYSIS AND SUPPORT FOR THE CONTEXT
• * relevant, current evidence to support your analysis
* incorporate historical/archival data, events, primary sources, or interviews * concrete details/representative examples to support your narrative
IMPORTANT: YOU ARE NOT WRITING A GENERAL STATEMENT; YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A SPECIFIC ASPECT. TELL A STORY TO PROVE YOUR PERSPECTIVE/POV.
{example of the assignment Serwer, Adam. "White Nationalism's Deep American Roots." The Atlantic. 14 Mar. 2019}