Tonight's Homework: LISTICLE!!!

Tonight you're writing a listicle (minimum 500 words). A listicle is basically a top 5 list of issues around a certain topic. You can post it via article or podcast. Here's how I want you to format it.

HEADLINE should read "5 [your topic] and [your additional comment]"
Some examples:
- Elena Kagan's 7 Biggest Problems (And What To Do About Them)
- The 5 Worst Craigslist M4M Crime Stories
- 4 Types of Gay Websites Schools Should Block
- 5 Things We'll Miss After The Prop 8 Trial Ends
- The 5 Things London Pride Is Doing to Outshine Your City
- 5 Ways Facebook Places Is Bad For Gays (And How To Stop Them)
- Anti-Gay Laws Lead to Higher HIV Rates, And 4 Other Studies Leading to Fake Conclusions
- Don't Wait For Black Swan's December Premiere: Here's 5 Arty Lesbian Thrillers To Enjoy Now
- The 5 Worst Craigslist M4M Crime Stories
- Hey Dudes, Here's The 3 Gayest Surfing Movies Ever

FORMATTING: After the headline, I want you to write a subhead listing each item on your list by using h1 and h2 tags (learn how to use them here). After that, you should do one of the following:

1) Write a paragraph or two about the item in your list, why it's there, and how it relates to a larger issue. So, for example, let's say I'm doing top 5 movie robots and among my list of R2-D2, Johnny 5, The Terminator, and the woman from Metropolis, I also choose the robots from the film Batteries Not Included. In my write up for each famous robot, I might mention each movie, what it's about, what the robots look like, what role they play in the movie, and then maybe how people would've reacted to these robots in real life.

or

2) Examine each item in your list using sub-categories. Going with the Batteries Not Included idea again you could create a form for each item that asks--
WHEN DID THE MOVIE COME OUT?:
WHAT'S THE PLOT?:
WHAT DO THE ROBOTS LOOK LIKE?:
WHAT DO THEY DO?
HOW WOULD HAVE REAL PEOPLE REACTED TO THESE ROBOTS?

Each item in your list should be accompanied with a dominant visual element in the form of a movie or image. Also, each item should have at least one link in the write-up related to it.

Remember in all instances, it doesn't matter that you can put 5 items into a list. What matters is how they're all connected and how you relate each item to other social ideas and mediums outside of the items themselves. This is not just a list of stuff; this is a collection of cultural commentary on related items.

Call me if need be. Due by 10pm and if you need to, call me.