Sunday, September 14, 2008
Back to the Basics
Bring in your grammar/style books tomorrow. We will look at invention strategies this week, practice developing thesis sentences using a variety of methods: topical invention, the three part thesis formula, and other strategies. We will also look at effective ways to begin and end essays, that is, write introductions and conclusions. Holler and Rose will give us material to draw from for topics, so bring those books also.
We will also practice using in-text citations. Continue reading Holler. We are in Chapter 3.
There is a study hour Mondays, 12:00-1:30 drop in. It is in the ESL Lab, the smaller of the two Writing Labs. You have to see a tutor or Elesha or me and get help on your revised Change essay, with narrative, which is due this week. You can email the revised essay and the narrative to me. Identify yourself and the assignment. You have until Friday, Sept. 19. Send it to professorwandasposse@gmail.com. Send the first draft with the revision, so we can see what changed. The narrative helps us understand your revision process and why we should read it again, in other words, what changed and why?
The next essay is due in a week and it will be based on a film I will show you either Monday, Sept. 15 or Tuesday, Sept. 16, "Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes." The essay assignment will be due next week, Friday, Sept. 26 for both classes.
I will post the assignment later. There is also a companion website.
Wednesday, Sept. 17, the afternoon class will meet in the library for an orientation at 1 PM. The 8-9 AM class will meet in the library, Sept. 24 for their orientation.
We will also practice using in-text citations. Continue reading Holler. We are in Chapter 3.
There is a study hour Mondays, 12:00-1:30 drop in. It is in the ESL Lab, the smaller of the two Writing Labs. You have to see a tutor or Elesha or me and get help on your revised Change essay, with narrative, which is due this week. You can email the revised essay and the narrative to me. Identify yourself and the assignment. You have until Friday, Sept. 19. Send it to professorwandasposse@gmail.com. Send the first draft with the revision, so we can see what changed. The narrative helps us understand your revision process and why we should read it again, in other words, what changed and why?
The next essay is due in a week and it will be based on a film I will show you either Monday, Sept. 15 or Tuesday, Sept. 16, "Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes." The essay assignment will be due next week, Friday, Sept. 26 for both classes.
I will post the assignment later. There is also a companion website.
Wednesday, Sept. 17, the afternoon class will meet in the library for an orientation at 1 PM. The 8-9 AM class will meet in the library, Sept. 24 for their orientation.
