Ridiculous/frustrating coursework briefs

Let me set the story a bit: I'm in my honours years now (4 year degree = 2 years of honours) and on the first day of honours, we were told it would all get serious from here, there would be a lot of reading and writing complex academic papers etc etc.

Three weeks later: we're given a coursework brief that involves writing a magazine article. We've been given no guidance on how to write it, just be creative and write a magazine article about the topic provided.

Part of the marking scheme is obviously writing in an appropriate style for the brief. Considering my entire academic life thus far has required me to write reports and essays, I'm hardly clued up on the appropriate way to write an article. No article I've ever read starts with an essay-style introduction. I don't even know where to begin.

(this wouldn't be so ridiculous if I was doing something like journalism, where I am likely to be writing an article one day, but I'm not)

What has been your most frustrating/ridiculous coursework brief?

And if you have any tips on writing an article instead of an essay, please fire them at me because I'm lost. I know exactly what content I want to include, I just don't know how to take my mind from writing an essay to writing a magazine article.

Let me set the story a bit: I'm in my honours years now (4 year degree = 2 years of honours) and on the first day of honours, we were told it would all get serious from here, there would be a lot of reading and writing complex academic papers etc etc.

Three weeks later: we're given a coursework brief that involves writing a magazine article. We've been given no guidance on how to write it, just be creative and write a magazine article about the topic provided.

Part of the marking scheme is obviously writing in an appropriate style for the brief. Considering my entire academic life thus far has required me to write reports and essays, I'm hardly clued up on the appropriate way to write an article. No article I've ever read starts with an essay-style introduction. I don't even know where to begin.

(this wouldn't be so ridiculous if I was doing something like journalism, where I am likely to be writing an article one day, but I'm not)

What has been your most frustrating/ridiculous coursework brief?

And if you have any tips on writing an article instead of an essay, please fire them at me because I'm lost. I know exactly what content I want to include, I just don't know how to take my mind from writing an essay to writing a magazine article.

Let me set the story a bit: I'm in my honours years now (4 year degree = 2 years of honours) and on the first day of honours, we were told it would all get serious from here, there would be a lot of reading and writing complex academic papers etc etc.

Three weeks later: we're given a coursework brief that involves writing a magazine article. We've been given no guidance on how to write it, just be creative and write a magazine article about the topic provided.

Part of the marking scheme is obviously writing in an appropriate style for the brief. Considering my entire academic life thus far has required me to write reports and essays, I'm hardly clued up on the appropriate way to write an article. No article I've ever read starts with an essay-style introduction. I don't even know where to begin.

(this wouldn't be so ridiculous if I was doing something like journalism, where I am likely to be writing an article one day, but I'm not)

What has been your most frustrating/ridiculous coursework brief?

And if you have any tips on writing an article instead of an essay, please fire them at me because I'm lost. I know exactly what content I want to include, I just don't know how to take my mind from writing an essay to writing a magazine article.

Let me set the story a bit: I'm in my honours years now (4 year degree = 2 years of honours) and on the first day of honours, we were told it would all get serious from here, there would be a lot of reading and writing complex academic papers etc etc.

Three weeks later: we're given a coursework brief that involves writing a magazine article. We've been given no guidance on how to write it, just be creative and write a magazine article about the topic provided.

Part of the marking scheme is obviously writing in an appropriate style for the brief. Considering my entire academic life thus far has required me to write reports and essays, I'm hardly clued up on the appropriate way to write an article. No article I've ever read starts with an essay-style introduction. I don't even know where to begin.

(this wouldn't be so ridiculous if I was doing something like journalism, where I am likely to be writing an article one day, but I'm not)

What has been your most frustrating/ridiculous coursework brief?

And if you have any tips on writing an article instead of an essay, please fire them at me because I'm lost. I know exactly what content I want to include, I just don't know how to take my mind from writing an essay to writing a magazine article.