Read Part 1 of “Invisible Child – Girl in the Shadows: Dasani’s Homeless Life” by Andrea Elliot for the New York Times. Then answer the following questions in 500-1000 words. Write your answers in a Word doc and email to me ([email protected]).

1. Describe the experience of reading Part 1 of this article and interacting with the images.
2. Why do you think that writer Andrea Elliot and the editors she worked with decided that this story needed to be told in a multimodal fashion? Give specific examples of the melding between Dasani’s story and the marriage of text and photos here.
3. At the bottom of the page on Part 1 (and throughout the rest of the article, as well) there are links for “Part 1 Source Notes,” “Selected Documents,” and some videos of “Behind the Reporting.” Why do you think the editors chose to include this material?

This extra credit assignment is due by 11:59 PM on Monday, May 22nd (the same time as your Final Portfolio).

When you submit your extra credit, please let me know how you would like to receive the credit. You may choose between adding 3 points to your grade on ONE of the 3 major assignments (either Essay 1, Essay 2, or Project 3) or eliminating an unexcused absence (which would effect your final grade by -1/3 of a letter grade, e.g. from an A to an A-).

I will not be providing written feedback on this extra credit assignment. You will either receive full credit or receive no credit for completing this assignment. In order to receive full credit, please answer the questions in detail to demonstrate that you have thoroughly read Part 1 of the article and reflected on the multimedia nature of the article.