Summarize content and advertising and provide critical reaction to a specific edition of a recent (September 2024-January 2025) magazine. For example, who is the audience? How is the magazine organized? What caught your eye? What could be improved? What stories did you read? Who is the publisher?
You should include your name on each page (use the header/footer feature in Word). Do not upload a Pages document. Your essay will be run against a database that checks for plagiarism so what you hand in must be your original work, or properly cited using MLA style.
Essays will be graded for: completion of the assignment, clarity, grammar, and spelling.
Points will be lost if the essay is too short or too long (12pt type, 1” margins, double‐spaced for a minimum of 3 full pages up to 4 pages). Aim for 3.5 pages. Again, a sample format in Content. Your essay must have a catchy headline/title.
You must follow MLA guidelines.
Specific details (date, channel, episode name, edition, etc.) and current (Fall 2024 – released after Aug. 1) examples are expected. If you are unsure if your essay idea qualifies/works, please ask/email me.
Before you hand in your essay/upload to Brightspace, did you:
1. Spell check it?
2. Read it out loud to be sure it flows / makes sense?
3. Follow MLA style guidelines? (Use style guide in Content folder as a starting point.) Full MLA guidelines (link)
4. Include a headline/title?