A Closer Look at Kickstarter

1. We discuss the Kickstarter Newsletter.

“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” Mark Twain

2. Open The Everyday Writer to Section 23a-d. Read and become familiar with what this section offers you. Skim over the exercises; I'll assign some of them later. For today, read and understand the main points.

Then you are going to spend the rest of class today and time over the week using Kickstarter and The Everyday Writer to fill out an assignment in Moodle called "Language Use in Kickstarter." Go to Moodle and look in the Kickstarter section.

NOTE: Here are links to two crowdfunded scams. They were identified by neuroscience writers (in my Twitter feed)-- the things these products claim to do are bogus. On Kickstarter, NeuroOn: World's first sleep mask for polyphasic sleep. On Indiegogo, No More Woof. Can you spot problems with them?

Homework:

1. Complete the "Language Use in Kickstarter" assignment in Moodle, due Friday. You can hand it in electronically OR on paper, your choice. As you work on it, confirm your choice of two Kickstarter projects you want to write about.

2. TWFTD: your choice from Section 23 in Everyday Writer.