Tonight, I'll hand back the tests from last week, and we'll talk about "The Story of An Hour" by Kate Chopin and "The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck.
See you at 6 o'clock.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Reminder: Essay #2 deadline and mid-term test this Wednesday
Don't forget to bring your rough and final drafts of Essay #2 to class this Wednesday. I'd prefer to have both drafts stapled together.
I will give the mid-term test in the final hour of class. Here are a few of the terms and concepts you should be sure to know:
1. Grammar and usage concepts including proper use of commas and knowing how to avoid comma splices, fragments, misplaced modifiers and agreement problems.
2. The difference between active voice and passive voice.
3. Text, context and subtext.
4. Topic and thesis.
5. Irony, satire, understatement, hyperbole and non sequitir.
... and everything else we've discussed in class.
I will give the mid-term test in the final hour of class. Here are a few of the terms and concepts you should be sure to know:
1. Grammar and usage concepts including proper use of commas and knowing how to avoid comma splices, fragments, misplaced modifiers and agreement problems.
2. The difference between active voice and passive voice.
3. Text, context and subtext.
4. Topic and thesis.
5. Irony, satire, understatement, hyperbole and non sequitir.
... and everything else we've discussed in class.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Update to the assignment calendar and Essay #2 instructions
Calendar of October assignments
Oct. 7: Readings from NFG: “Evaluations,” p. 120-126; “Potter Power,” p. 655-658; “Memoirs,” p. 149-152; “Us and Them,” p. 716-723; “Drafting,” p. 205-207; “Assessing you own writing,” p. 208-212; “Getting Response & Revising,” p. 213-218; “Editing & Proofreading,” p. 219-223.
Oct. 14: Rough draft of Essay # 2 due (bring 3 copies for peer workshop)
Readings due: “Literary Analyses,” NFG p. 137-146; Poems (handout): “Introduction to Poetry,” “A Bird at the Leather Mill,” “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night”; Story (handout): Updike, “A&P”
Oct. 21: Final draft of Essay #2 due, Mid-term term test
Reading due (handouts): Steinbeck, “The Chrysanthemums”
Oct. 28: Readings due: Chopin, “The Story of an Hour”; Puchner, “Neon Tetra.”
Essay # 2 instructions
Option A: Using the ideas presented in “Evaluations,” p. 120-126, write a critical evaluation of a recent movie, short story, poem, performance or gallery exhibit.
Option B: Using the ideas presented in “Memoirs,” p. 149-152, write a short personal narrative about one specific moment in your life that continues to have a profound effect on your life today. Make sure you tell a story that makes a point.
No matter which option you choose, your essay should have a clear, well-supported thesis and it should be roughly two pages in length (double spaced, in 12-pt font, etc.)
Bring three copies of your rough draft to class on Oct. 14. We will break up into small groups to discuss each other’s work. The final, revised draft will be due Oct. 21.
Oct. 7: Readings from NFG: “Evaluations,” p. 120-126; “Potter Power,” p. 655-658; “Memoirs,” p. 149-152; “Us and Them,” p. 716-723; “Drafting,” p. 205-207; “Assessing you own writing,” p. 208-212; “Getting Response & Revising,” p. 213-218; “Editing & Proofreading,” p. 219-223.
Oct. 14: Rough draft of Essay # 2 due (bring 3 copies for peer workshop)
Readings due: “Literary Analyses,” NFG p. 137-146; Poems (handout): “Introduction to Poetry,” “A Bird at the Leather Mill,” “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night”; Story (handout): Updike, “A&P”
Oct. 21: Final draft of Essay #2 due, Mid-term term test
Reading due (handouts): Steinbeck, “The Chrysanthemums”
Oct. 28: Readings due: Chopin, “The Story of an Hour”; Puchner, “Neon Tetra.”
Essay # 2 instructions
Option A: Using the ideas presented in “Evaluations,” p. 120-126, write a critical evaluation of a recent movie, short story, poem, performance or gallery exhibit.
Option B: Using the ideas presented in “Memoirs,” p. 149-152, write a short personal narrative about one specific moment in your life that continues to have a profound effect on your life today. Make sure you tell a story that makes a point.
No matter which option you choose, your essay should have a clear, well-supported thesis and it should be roughly two pages in length (double spaced, in 12-pt font, etc.)
Bring three copies of your rough draft to class on Oct. 14. We will break up into small groups to discuss each other’s work. The final, revised draft will be due Oct. 21.
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