HOMEWORK: They Say / I Say chapter 7

For Tuesday, read chapter 7 of Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein's They Say / I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing (NY: Norton, 2006). The handout you received also includes chapter 6, but we won't be reading that as a class until later in the term. Please save the handout until then.

UPDATE: I'm having technical difficulties posting the They Say / I Say reading to the web.  I'll bring extra hard copies to class on Tuesday, and if you haven't had a chance to do this reading, you can do it during the Question of the Day writing period at the beginning of class.

HOMEWORK: EN paper proposal and reading

For Thursday, please type up a 2-3 paragraph proposal for your Experience Narrative paper.  Let me know what story you intend to tell, which scenes you intend to include, and what your exigence might be.  You may use your proposal to work on narrowing down what you want to do -- that is, you might have three or four scenes you're deciding between, or you have some different ideas for exigence (or no ideas for exigence) and want help with the thinking through.  

Submit your proposal by email to lsibbett@oc.ctc.edu.  It is due by classtime on Thursday.

Also for Thursday, please read Maya Angelou's essay "Champion of the World" and George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" (both in your textbook).

HOMEWORK: due Tues 9/30

For Tuesday, please do this copia assignment, which is a follow-up to our in-class copia activity today.  

Also, bring in a list of about 5 possible stories you might use for your Experience Narrative paper.  It is a good idea for you to get started on your paper this weekend, since the workshop draft is due this coming Thursday, 10/2.  Email me (lsibbett@oc.ctc.edu) if you want to discuss which story you might use.

Finally, read the short essays "Fish Cheeks" (by Amy Tan) and "The Chase" (by Annie Dillard) in your textbook.  Come to class prepared to discuss them -- especially their use of rich, thick description (or RTD).

We will have a mock workshop on Tuesday, in which we will practice workshopping techniques using sample papers I will provide.

HOMEWORK: due Th 9/25

Click here for the diagnostic homework assignment due Thursday 9/25.