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...
View ArticleWriting 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...
View ArticleExploring 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...
View ArticleGroup 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...
View ArticleNonfiction 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...
View ArticlePodcast 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...
View ArticleEvaluation – 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...
View ArticleWriting 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...
View ArticleAssigned 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...
View ArticleWhen 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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