EWRT1A-62C: basic essay structure and thesis statements

So here are a some handouts that I'll be using in class over the next few days.

• Basic essay structure
• Thesis Statements
• Thesis Statements: Common Problems
• Thesis Statements: Digging Deeper

EWRT1A-62C: critical reading and essay 1

I will be talking about critical reading in the beginning of class tonight. Here's a .pdf of the information.

And here's a .pdf of the prompts for essay 1. I'll hand this out Wednesday.

EWRT1A-62C: Paulo Freire for Wednesday

Chapter 2 of Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed can be found here. If possible, please print it out. If not, make notes that you can bring to class. Remember that reading response 1 is due Wednesday, July 1st also (see syllabus). Some information about Freire that may help you to understand the reading can be found here.

Feel free to post comments on or questions about the reading here.

And just in case, here's a .pdf of the syllabus.

EWRT1A-63: thank you and good luck!

I just wanted to thank everyone for the class. Thanks especially for putting up with my experiment of having all the readings on-line. It wasn't too successful (readings suddenly disappearing and all that…) and I just read a survey that said 70% of students preferred having readings in print and 60% said they felt that way even if the readings on the internet were free. So I've got other ideas for how to reduce class costs.

Good luck to all of you in your future plans and take care.

EWRT1A-63: final

The final is Tuesday from 6:15-8:15 in our classroom. Aim to get there at 6 so we have time to turn in essay 3.

Here are the reading response prompts since the midterm to help you study for the final.

Reading Response 7: 

• What other reasons besides love does the narrator of "No Name Woman" hint at for her aunt’s love affair? What point is the narrator trying to make?
• Why does the narrator of "No Name Woman" finally decide to tell this forbidden tale? What does this say about her? About her connection to her family?

Reading Response 8
• Why did Edna marry Léonce? Is he a model husband? What evidence is there that he may not be a good husband for Edna? Use specific scenes as evidence.
• Describe Edna’s relationship with Adéle. What does Adéle provide for Edna?

Reading Response 9
• Describe Edna’s relationship with Mademoiselle Reisz. What does Mlle. Reisz provide for Edna?
• Describe Léonce and the world he inhabits. What is he interested in? How do these things affect Edna and their marriage?

Reading Response 10
• What happens at the end of the novel? Why is Edna driven to do what she does? What does it symbolize about her struggle/awakening?
• How does Kate Chopin use other characters in The Awakening to cast Edna Pontellier's desires—and social limitations—in sharp relief?

summer session

If you plan on taking a class this Summer, please enroll as soon as possible. By next Tuesday, June 23rd, any class that doesn't have at least twenty students enrolled will be cut.

EWRT1A-63: MLA 2009 rules

I'm going to hand this out in class on Tuesday, but I made a sheet covering the new rules for MLA citation. You can view it as a .pdf here.

EWRT/ESL 274 Summer class

If you want to get more help with grammar and learn to express yourself more clearly in writing, consider taking EWRT/ESL 274 this Summer. Here's a link to information about it.

EWRT1A-63: Essay 3 and Reading Response 9

This is a photo of Kate Chopin and her children.

You can see a .pdf of the essay 3 prompts here.

Reading Response 9 is due on Tuesday, June 9th. Here are the prompts (choose one):

• Describe Edna’s relationship with Mademoiselle Reisz. What does Mlle. Reisz provide for Edna? Use specific passages as evidence.

• How does Edna react to Robert’s departure? What does this say about her feelings for Robert? What does her recation say about Edna’s character?

• Describe Léonce and the world he inhabits. What is he interested in? How do these things affect Edna and their marriage?

• Or choose your own focus.

well ghost

Here's that Yoshitoshi print of the ghost at the well I mentioned:



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