For this assignment, please select a quote from one of the longform journalism pieces below. This selection should not be shorter than a sentence but not longer than a paragraph. Look for a quote that speaks to something larger than the particularly details of the case in question. For example, if you’re choosing Michelle McNamara’s essay, look for a quote that refers to an issue that is not exclusive to McNamara’s hunt for the Golden State Killer.
After you select your quote, write a brief annotation that discusses the importance of your selection to 1) the overall arc of the source article and 2) a broader topic of interest in true crime. If you have a topic in mind for your GA, it may be helpful to look for a quote that deals with the ideas you are developing.
Source options:
–”Why We Love–and Need to Leave Behind–Dead Girl Stories (Links to an external site.)” Kristen Martin, 2018. (cw: mentions of gendered violence, mentions of sexual assault, murder)
–”Boy Next Door: Growing Up in the Shadow of Paul Bernardo (Links to an external site.),” Stacey May Fowles, 2013. (cw: descriptions of sexual violence, torture, and murder)
–”In the Footsteps of a Killer (Links to an external site.),” Michelle McNamara, 2013. *Make sure to click through–this article is broken up into multiple pages. (cw: sexual assault, murder)
— “Toward a Theory of a Dead Girl Show,” Alice Bolin, 2018 [Perusall]. (cw: sexual violence & murder in fiction)
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