1. Select the type of creative writing you want to do. Below are some examples (you are not limited to these):
Short story (fiction)
Autobiographical story
An opinion essay (an op-ed you would find in the New York times arguing a specific point)
Poetry
Speech
Letter to a family member/friend
Personal Essay (this is similar to DA ART OF STORYTELLIN’)
2. Use 1000 words to create a piece of creative writing. Everyone’s structure will look different since there are so many different forms of writing that can be used. The only thing I am accessing you on is the degree I can get a sense of a hip hop aesthetic.
3. Use 300 words to explain how your piece of writing uses a hip hop aesthetic. Here it will be helpful to cite sources that we have read in class. Use Finna by Nate Marshall and DA ART OF STORYTELLIN’ by Outkast as references.Think about what it is that hip hop does, how it is structured, how it makes people feel, etc and talk about how your piece of writing is attempting to do something similar in a different type of written format.