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December 2
Welcome to the Last Week!​
  • There is no IRL class next week. ​Instead, your final portfolio is due at 3:40pm on December 9 in lieu of class.
  • 11:59 tonight is last day to submit any missing work (RRs, CAs, projects, etc) from the semester.
I. Last Journal Entry
  1. Look back and re-read what you've described as goals and dreams.  Where is your thinking/dreaming now? What are you most proud of this semester?
  2. What's a meaningful moment you've experienced this semester?
  3. What is something you will do differently next semester?
  4. How will you manage your time and energy at this end of the semester and all that it demands?
  5. What mindset do you want to carry into this month?
  6. How will you prioritize self-care this month (things that do not cost money)?

Craig Presents . . . 

Pharrell Presentation V1 by Craig Odenwald

II. Dear Hip Hop ​(Part i)

  • Add the draft of your portfolio's reflective letter here to this folder or go to this link: ​bit.ly/hiphop-port
  • Create a new google document in the folder with your name on it
  • At the top of your document, answer three questions: a) what is your writing style and who/what has influenced it? Who is your writing for?  b) What will you use as the "container" for your portfolio and why? c) what feedback would you like from your colleagues?
Write your reflective letter in the DEAR HIP HOP genre and address all of the following in at least 1000 words (without following the prompts in a robotic way):
  1. Why did you select these two RRs?  What connects these two RRs?  What original and/or creative contribution are you making in relation to Hip Hop in these two RRs?
  2. Why did you select this particular presentation?  How is this presentation connected to your work this semester?  What original and/or creative contribution are you making in relation to Hip Hop in this presentation?  Would this presentation be received well outside of this classroom--- why or why not?
  3. Which conference did you have in mind when you wrote your abstract?  How and why did you choose this for your abstract? What are the strengths and/or weaknesses of your abstract? What original and/or creative contribution are you making in relation to Hip Hop?
  4. How would you describe yourself as a writer/designer AND scholar based on what you have submitted for this portfolio?  Why?  What in this portfolio shows you as this kind of writer/designer AND scholar?
III. "Dear Hip Hop" (Part II)
FREE-FLOW  THINKPIECE/ Part I: What/when was the moment you fell in love with Hip Hop?
​Or, when did you first become really aware of Hip Hop? 
​Don't just tell what happened.  SHOW what happened. 
Take us back to the time, the place, the sights, the sounds, the smells, the feels.
FREE-FLOW THINKPIECE/PART II: If you were to personify Hip Hop, who would it be? Man? Woman? Non-binary?  Friend? Foe?  Sister? Mother? Cousin? Current Lover/ love interest?  Ex-bae?  Ex-BabyDaddy?  Why that? 
What does this person look/do/talk/think/be like?  And what do you want and need to tell them?

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