26 August 2010
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Here are two PDFs that can help you start writing poetry or prose. Both are intended to evoke ideas. The first is by Tom Gauld. You can buy copies online.
The other is a postcard that came in my mail. Consider “reading” each from left to right, but also right to left, bottom to top, and other orders you find interesting.
How might other senses help you start writing?
24 August 2010
12 July 2010
More than you want to know Leave a comment
We’re reading The River at the Center of the World so we can feel prepared for our big trip.
01 June 2010
American literature Leave a comment
Looking for a searchable electric edition of Moby-Dick? You’ve found it.
15 May 2010
Using the paragraphs we’ve just looked at as models, draft a paragraph that supports your thesis:
The paragraph needs a point
Quote, summarize, or paraphrase evidence using attributive tags
Explain how the quote, summary, or paraphrase supports the point
Write at least three non-repetitive sentences about how or why the quotation or summary supports the point and the thesis. Explain the support in detail. Don’t just state that the thesis has been supported. Thoughtfully engage with the quotation and share your thoughts in writing.
Draft an in-text citation and draft the connected work cited page entry
In the process of continuing to work on this paper outside of class, I imagine you’ll repeat this process several times.
01 April 2010
Which of the objections to your thesis generated by either you or a peer is most likely to be presented by your audience? Of these, which do you want to refute or concede?
How can you directly refute?
If you are conceding, what is the greater advantage of your thesis you can explicitly mention and support?
Brainstorm a brief plan for replying to each objection you are likely to encounter.
25 March 2010
While preparing my annotated bibliography, I learned the following new things about my topic:
While preparing my annotated bibliography, I learned the following new things about researching effectively:
How helpful was peer reviewing the annotated bibliography?
The most difficult part of preparing my annotated bibliography was:
The most pleasant part of preparing my annotated bibliography was:
23 March 2010
My writing has drawn, out of a reluctant soul, a measure of astonishment at the nature of life.
08 March 2010
Contrast writing the last two assignments. How did differences in the assignments change the way you worked on each of them? Which was more difficult? Why? Which of the classroom activities gave you the greatest understanding of the assignment? Was the textbook more or less useful in understanding the assignment than our discussions in class? Why?
27 February 2010
