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GUESS WHAT WE WILL BE READING IN CLASS TODAY!!! #yourteacherisfangirling #finally

‘The Battle of The Bastards’ is poorly written:

So ‘The Battle of the Bastards’ won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing. To be blunt, no, it did not deserve it. The show in general doesn’t deserve it, but this episode in particular doesn’t and i’ll tell you why. Strap yourselves in, this is gonna be a long haul. I don’t really wanna talk about the merits of the episode on it’s own, though i will go into that. No, what i wanna talk about is the sheer idiocy of the battle itself, the inaccuracies and how they all tie into the show and the characters and how it could’ve been done better. So let’s start.

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Compt Prompt 1

I’m a terrible writer. I honestly don’t even know how I got into grad school. Maybe giving all my instructors brownies actually worked.

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No Prompt for this week!

Good luck studying and writing all the papers! I’ll see you in class tomorrow!

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Comp Prompt #13

Using a Gif and hashtag (nothing else), describe your thanksgiving break.

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Comp Prompt #12

Was there ever a movie/album/book/tv show that you wanted to love, but ended up hating? If you were given the power to go back in time and change it to make it better, what would you change about it?

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Comp Prompt #11-What’s a movie/album/tv show that you wanted to watch, but after watching/reading/hearing a review of it, decided to not see or buy?  Why and how did that review convince you?

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Comp Prompt #10

What is something that you used to hate when you were younger, but love now?  Why did you hate it then, and why do you like or love it now?

When I was little I used to hate the movie, Gettysburg, because it was long and it was nothing but a bunch of old white guys fighting in uniforms.  Now that I’m older, I love it because it depicts a moment of American history with such emotion and humanity.  Also, Jeff Daniels and Martin Sheen’s facial hair was pretty epic.

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Comp Prompt #9

What are some of the documentaries you guys are thinking about analyzing?  What are they about? What do you find so interesting about them?

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Comp Prompt #8

Name a movie, TV show, or album you hate.  Explain Why using memes, gifs, and text.

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Comp Prompt #7

What is a song or music video that inspires you?  Why? Use hashtags, memes, gifs, or just plain old words to explain why.  I chose Kesha’s “Bastards” because it reminds me of how strong I had to be in high school and even college and grad school when naysayers tried to bring me down or “steal my crown”. 

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Comp Prompt #6

What are some topics that you are coming up with for our next project?  What are some things that are important to you, and think that others need to know about? You can use memes, gifs, videos, music, text, and of course, hashtags!

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Comp Prompt#5

Have you ever written a report before?  What about giving a presentation about a certain topic? What did you present or write about? Do you like giving reports? Why or why not? What did you think about it?  If you haven’t done so before, what are some of your expectations?

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Compt Prompt #4: What is your favorite fairytale (and yes it can be in the form of a disney movie/cartoon/anime, but its origins must be from fairytales and/or myths).  You can use a video, gifs, photos, or memes to answer this.  Hashtags are required for context.  Above is my answer to this prompt.

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Comp Prompt #3 Response

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Comp Prompt #3

Who is your favorite fictional character?  Why?  Using memes, gifs, songs, even videos, explain to us who they are and why they are so important to you.  Also, make sure to use hashtags as well to help us (the audience) for context.

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Prompt #2 Response Example

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Comp Prompt #2: Using either memes, photos, gifs, videos, or even a song, tell us about something that you witnessed, experienced, or remember.  You must use hashtags (ex. #truestory) to give us context regarding the story (i.e. background information).  The only text you should be typing is in your hashtags. Have fun!  This prompt is due next Sunday, September 17th at 11:59 p.m.