Things to Consider (Project 2)

Things to consider for this paper in particular…

1. Are there enough details when simply describing the place?

There is enough detail. I have worked there for almost two years now and know this place like the back of my hand.

1. How do you establish yourself as credible?

Like I said before. I have worked at my Caribou Coffee location for almost two years now. I go there all the time even when I am not working. There were times where I would be pulling 30 hour weeks during the summer, both opening and closing shifts. I am also a shift supervisor so I have gained even more experience through that. I am very knowledgeable about the company itself and my specific store.

1. How do you move a discussion of a place into a new unique are? Is it same ol’?

How I am going about describing this place and my experiences is by walking my audience through a Sunday; almost like a “day in the life” of a barista. However, I can see where that would be pretty boring if I just stuck with simple things that happen on an average day. So I will be writing in vignettes and talk about specific events that have happened during certain times during the day at my store specifically. I will make it seem like it’s over the span of one day though. I have some crazy stories, including having the president of the company come into MY store.

1. What do we need to know about the intended audience?

I would say the intended audience would be people that have gone to Caribou Coffee before, or know about it. While it does match up to lots of stereotypical assumptions of a chain coffee shop, there are many things that set it apart as well, and unless you know of Caribou Coffee, it might be hard to recognise that.

1. What values do you assume your readers have? How are you tapping into it with your place?

Since Caribou Coffee is based out of Minnesota, and the place is in Minnesota, I will be assuming that my readers will understand my references to “Minnesota nice” and the atmosphere that the Midwest has. People from the North are very prideful of where they come from (especially Minnesotans). Part of this is simply because it truly is a great state tand another part has to do with the fact that it is extremely underrated and people from the North feel like they need to be prideful of where they come from as a way to justify why they choose to live there.

Character

Name: Lauren Revsbech (Not sure if I’ll be giving myself a name in the story)

Gender: Female

Age and Date of Birth (as your story does not need to have a contemporary

setting): Age is 19 and DOB is 9/25/1998

Birth City: Chanhassen, MN

Parent’s Names: Dan and Lori (Stepmom Jane)

Siblings: Ross, Claire, Andy, Tony

Ethnicity: White

Pets: Calico cat at name Speckles

Education: High School is Minnetonka, College is FSU

Favorite Movie: Deadpool

Favorite TV Show: Gossip Girl

Favorite Book: Tigers Curse series or Harry Potter series

Favorite Food: Sesame Chicken

Favorite Day of the Week: Friday

Favorite Hobby: Reading and Napping

Favorite Drink: Dr. Pepper and/or Chocolate Milk (Favorite drink at caribou is a Large Cold Press with a full shot of Milk Chocolate)

Favorite Band: Jon Bellion and Hippo Campus

Favorite Song: (Currently) Cherry Wine by Hoizer

Favorite Halloween Costume (if s/he celebrated Halloween): Deadpool

Religious affiliation: Christian

Political affiliation: On the fence (doesn’t like getting involved with politics to be honest)

Love interest(s): I wish

Eye Color: Dark blue

Hair Color and Style: Long curly hair, dirty blonde

Height: 5’ 5”

Weight: 140 lbs

Skin Tone: KINDA tan, but also kinda not

Facial Description (does s/he have a unique nose, forehead, eyes, ears, lips,

ect.?): Has big eyes, round face

Clothes (what s/he is wearing or usually wears): Jeans and a plain shirt, either grubby old maroon hightop converse, or black sketcher work shoes

Other Physical Characteristics (booty, busty, muscular, corpulent, scrawny,

disproportioned, ect.): Athletic build, muscular thighs, long legs, super short upper body, high waist

(I’m going to do these specifically with work since that’s where the stories will take place)

Defining Moments: When there are rushes

The one childhood instance—good or bad—that indelibly affects who this

character is now: Parents were separated (never married)

The character’s proudest moment: Opening the store successfully as a shift supervisor for the first time

The character’s most embarrassing moment: Spilling an entire Coffeeless Cooler on myself and the floor while trying to bring it to my customer

The character’s career goals of future aspirations/ambitions: Wants to work for disney on the creative team

Whom the character would most like to have dinner with (past or present)

and why: Jon Bellion because he is my favorite artists and is a genius, or Lin Manuel Miranda for the same reason as Jon Bellion

Three adjectives the character would use to describe him/herself: Bubbly, talkative, caring