EWRT211-62: shifts and reading response 7

Here's a .pdf of the shifts handout, due Monday.

And here's the prompt for Reading Response 7, also due Monday:

In the end of his essay, Swanson says that complex films encourage "mental focus and tenacious self-examination" (339). Does his essay support this claim? Provide evidence for your response. Do you agree with Swanson?

EWRT211-62: essay 3 first draft and Malcolm X

Keep in mind that the first draft of essay 3 is due tomorrow night- February 25th. Last time, those who didn't hand in a first draft when it was due tended not to do as well on the final draft.

Also, if you've never heard Malcolm X speak before, and even if you have, here's a little interview with him. The interviewer has an unfortunate name and is a bit clueless, but Malcolm X is very gracious and always keeps to the discussion at hand without insulting the poor guy.

EWRT211-62: apostrophes, quotations, and rewrites

Here is the apostrophe handout.

Here is the quotations handout.

And remember that the rewrite of the starred paragraph from your in-class essay is due Monday. If I neglected to put a star next to a paragraph in your essay, just choose a body paragraph yourself. The goal is to revise the paragraph using PIE structure and the suggestions on the quotations handout. The rewrite should be on a separate piece of paper.

EWRT211-62: reading response 5, etc.

Reading Response 5:
For Villanueva, how do leaps of faith contribute to her writing process? What are the effects of her leaps of faith? How does this relate to Peter Elbow’s advice about freewriting?

And here's the pronouns handout (pdf).

And here's the prompt for essay 3 (pdf).

See you Wednesday.

what to expect in college

The link for this page changed, but I found it again. It's the most concise list of advice I've seen for how to be a successful college student. It's aimed at University of California Santa Cruz students, but the advice here is applicable to any college student, and that includes students at De Anza.

EWRT211-62: reading for February 11th

Ignore what the syllabus says for Wednesday, Feb. 11. Instead, read "Freewriting" by Peter Elbow (12).

EWRT211-62: essay 2 prep

I just sent out an e-mail about the in-class essay on Monday, essay 2. Again, if you didn't receive the e-mail either my message went into your junk mail or I don't have your correct address.

This is what the e-mail said:

For essay 2, I will give you three prompts and you will be asked to write on one. All the prompts will ask you to compare or contrast two essays we've read. Think about the discussions we've had in class and the reading responses we've done. How do Andrew Lam's ideas relate to Philip Persky's? Compare Joyce Jarrett's ideas about freedom with those of Cobie Kwasi Harris, and think about how the two authors arrive at their ideas. Consider how Rodriguez's ideas contribute to or contradict Lam's and Persky's.

For the essay, you will need to bring paper and something to write with. Pens are preferred. You don't need any special examination booklet. You may use your book, but no notes. A dictionary is acceptable. We will do some prewriting in the beginning, but after that you will have the entire class to write your essay.

EWRT211-62: reading response 4

Reading Response 4:
For Rodriguez, what defines America? What are the obstacles to a unified U.S. identity? Do you agree?

EWRT211-62: fragments and run-ons

Here's the handout about fragments.

And here's the one about run-ons.