January 20
Welcome to the first presentation day!

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I. Welcome Back!
Opening: Say hello... your major/minor... and... favorite show/ book/ game of the Pandemic  

II. Reminders

• ​Reminder: RR#2 is due.  Upload it on D2L.
• Expect an occasional email from me on Mondays about reminders of the week's work with zoom links
• Read over the RR point-spread details
• Expect to spend time in class next week getting to know one another's names

III. Tuesday's Homework (a slight difference from the rest of the semester)

• Please see the syllabus for details for Tuesday because this will be the only Tuesday this semester where you have homework.
• Choose any ONE article there from this batch.  Choose the one with the title that attracts you most.  Come to class telling us what you chose to read and 2 sentences about it.  This will count as Reading Response (RR) #3 and it will only count if you are in class and ready to share your two sentences. In class, we will also review the first project which is due soon.  ​

IV. IF time at END (and tech permitting): Brief Overview of Google Slides How-To: Background Image, Text Boxes, Transitions/Animation, Video

• 1-hour Friday Tutorial on Zoom (11am)  OR
• 1-hour Monday Tutorial on Zoom (5pm)
  

A Typical Week

• Tuesdays are workshop days
• Thursdays are panels for the Hype presentations
• Thursdays are also homework days
• There is a reading + writing assignment every Thursday 

Things You Might Need Again

• The Syllabus
• The Hype Presentation Guidelines
• Hype Sign-up Sheet & Angel's Example

V. hype  presentations

I will introduce each of you when it is your time to present. Then I will turn it over to you. Presenters should open by saying your names, majors/minors, and something about your interests.

"Kendrick Lamar: A Damn. Great Black Rhetor."
​by Norsan

 "Tyler, the Creator: EVOLUTION" by Kira

"J. Cole: This Is Coles World of Black/Hip Hop Rhetoric" by Angelina