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The Best Ever Mini-Assignment: Part 1

(1.1.1, 1.1.4) Exploring our preferences, one text at a time
Select 10 of the following 13 categories be sure to explain your choices.

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The best MAGAZINE: ______________________________________________________________
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The best BOOK: ___________________________________________________________________
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The best SONG: ___________________________________________________________________
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The best COMMERCIAL: ___________________________________________________________
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The best GENRE: __________________________________________________________________
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The best VISUAL: _________________________________________________________________
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The best YouTube VIDEO: _________________________________________________________
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The best STORY: __________________________________________________________________
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The best POEM: ___________________________________________________________________
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The best BLOG/WEBSITE: _________________________________________________________
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Name: __________________________

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The Best Ever Mini-Assignment: Part 2

(1.1.1, 1.1.4) Making Recommendations about things that actually matter
Select 1 of the previous 13 categories & write a recommendation for your choice.
My recommended category: ________________________________________________________
My recommended text: ____________________________________________________________
Who my recommendation is for (recommendee): ____________________________________

My recommendation (write an explanation for why you believe that this text would be a good
fit for your recommendee - how does it suit his/her age, gender, interests, values, personality,
lifestyle, etc.?): ____________________________________

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