Special Project

For my freshmen writing class we are supposed to complete a “special project” by doing something an hour a week that would improve our writing. We were discussing ideas in class and my teacher suggested that we do something fun. I was having a hard time coming up with something (because I usually don’t associate writing with being fun), but I finally came up with an idea I am excited about! So, for the rest of the semester I am going to be watching at least one hour of news stories per week in order to learn more about the world.

                I chose this project because I realized that I am pathetically behind when I comes to what’s going on in the world. In class we were talking about Manti Te’o and his fake girlfriend, which everyone knew about but me, and that’s when I decided I needed to get in the loop. I think this is a good project because not only will I understand what others are chatting about, but I will also have more knowledge about the world and more facts to add to my arguments. I think I will be a more convincing writer if I take the time to learn more and I will also seem much more credible to my audience if I have recent news examples.