Sunday, January 30, 2005
Summary / Analysis of Marx
For Monday, Jan 31, I'd like you to read the Paul Marx essay I've put on e-reserve. Using the principles of summary that we discussed on Friday in class and the different elements of an article that you can pull apart in analysis, I'd like you to do both a summary and a separate analysis of the Marx piece. It will probably take you about 1/2-1 page to do the summary and 1/2-1 page to do the analysis, so the final product you turn in to me Monday will be 1-2 pages.
Monday, January 24, 2005
Making a claim
For class on Weds, I'd like you to write a claim with some support. Describe the rhetorical situation where it would be appropriate and identify what kind of claim it is (ie., a claim of rightness or sincerity?) and what kind of support you have for it (pathos? non-artistic?). I won't collect these, but I'll expect you to share them in class. Go ahead and have fun with this one, or make it a trial run for your journal on Friday if you like.
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Welcome to English 100!
This is our English 100 website. When we get to blogging our journals (around spring break in March), then you'll be included in the links to the right. Before then, you can check here for assignments and announcements. I look forward to spending a fun and productive semester with you!
Assignment for Monday, Jan 24: Read Lorde (e-reserve) and "Claims and Support" (in your textbook). Print out this article and bring it to class. After reading both, think: What kind of claim do you think Lorde is making in this excerpt from her autobiography? Write (at least) a paragraph explaining what you think might be the central claim in her writing, and what support she uses to solidify it.
Assignment for Monday, Jan 24: Read Lorde (e-reserve) and "Claims and Support" (in your textbook). Print out this article and bring it to class. After reading both, think: What kind of claim do you think Lorde is making in this excerpt from her autobiography? Write (at least) a paragraph explaining what you think might be the central claim in her writing, and what support she uses to solidify it.
