A Process for this Assignment

1. read chapters three and four of UnSpun.
Post a summary and response for each chapter in your blog by the assigned dates. Be prepared to work with your peers in discussing and explaining any of the assigned chapters. You will be asked to explain the essence, as a group, of one such chapter.
2. Define/describe your issue following the guidelines you’ll find as part of the assignment. You can do this at any step in the process
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3. Having chosen an approach to the assignment, or having come up with your own, formulate your view on the topic;
4. Once you have a focused view, conduct the necessary research (we'll talk about this in class);
5. At the same time (or before, or after, it doesn't matter that much really) find some passages from the assigned reading that will bolster your view. At least one of these passages will be used in your introduction as a spring board into the broader discussion. You may use other passages througout the essay to futher illustrate and explain the points under discussion;
6. Use the guidelines provided in accompanying handouts to gather effective material from video source you decide to use. Answer every question that is possible;
7. Based on your issue and the material gathered from the video source, follow the previously discussed approach for coming up with the essay's thesis;
8. Begin drafting the essay, with an eye on using the best material to support your thesis;
9. Upon completing the draft, begin revising the essay with an eye to making use of only the best material to illustrate the thesis and support your judgment of the topic under discussion;