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Rhetorical Analysis Guidelines

Be sure to read the Rhetorical Analysis Guidelines linked to the Pages sidebar of the blog. An example rhetorical analysis is available on this link: Example Rhetorical Analysis. NOTE: You should not...

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Writing About Short Stories; “Die Grosse Liebe”

Writers of stories spend time creating cultural universes, and they ask us to experience these universes as readers.  These cultural universes are shaped by carefully selected details in the...

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Exploring Thesis Statements

In groups of 2-3, please discuss the following items and have one member of your group post a response to these items as a comment to this blog post: Articulate what you think is the thesis of...

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Group Exercise on “Parker’s Back”

As a group, please write a response to the items below on “Parker’s Back” as a comment to this blog post. What are some specific issues (questions) this story raises about relationships? Write a...

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Nonfiction Essays –“Somebody’s Baby”

Regarding the essay “Somebody’s Baby,” please respond to the following items as a comment to this blog post: Describe the rhetorical (persuasive) strategy of the essay (how does it accomplish its...

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Podcast on Writing About Literature

Optional: I wanted to provide another resource that should be helpful when preparing to write Major Essay #1 (and future essays). Consider listening to Lecture 16 by Daniel Coffeen from a course on...

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Evaluation – What Criteria Should I Use?

In class, we discussed ideas for defining criteria as required for Major Essay #2.  We examined real-world examples of criteria used in various evaluation processes: Five Criteria for Evaluating...

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Writing Assignment for Friday Feb 19

Linked below is an excerpt from a book-length work of nonfiction by Annie Dillard titled An American Childhood.  I would like you to treat this piece as if it were a complete essay for the RA due on...

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Assigned Topics on Viewing the Movie Doubt

As a comment to the blog post, please write a paragraph or two in response to the topic you selected to cover when viewing the movie Doubt as follows: Describe your selected topic Explain aspects of...

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When Fiction is a Bad Idea

Sometimes, writers make things up out of thin air when writing introductions of essays intended to be nonfiction. A bad example of this is seen in an article titled “Nov 20, 1984: SETI Seekers Find a...

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