EWRT1A30: essay 2

Just in case, here's a pdf of the prompts for essay 2.

education animation

Somebody just shared this with me. It touches on a few things we discussed in the first few weeks of class, but addresses a more modern context. It also addresses something near and dear to my heart: the arts, and the loss of them in schools.

EWRT1A-30: shifts exercise

Here is the shifts exercise.

Aaron Devor

If you're interested in exploring Aaron Devor's theories further, he has a good web essay up here. It clearly defines some key terms and uses a lot of first-hand testimony to demonstrate his ideas.

EWRT1A-30: reading response 5

Reading Response 5 - Aaron Devor “Becoming Members of Society…”
Choose one of the prompts below or come up with your own focus.

• Explain Devor’s distinction between “I” and “me” (paragraphs 7 and 8). How may this separation contribute to problems with finding one’s own voice? Use examples from the reading, other readings, or your own experience and observation.
• Do some of the aspects of the traditional gender roles described by Devor seem to be changing? If so, which ones, and how?

Jon Stewart interview

If you wanted to listen to the entire Jon Stewart interview that I used a small segment from last night, you can find it here.

EWRT1A-30: agreement exercise and reading response 3

Here is the agreement exercise.

And here are the prompts for reading response 3:
Reading Response 3- Alice Walker “In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens”
Choose one or come up with your own focus.

• According to what Walker shows in this essay, what are some of the forces that hinder people from finding their own voice? Use specific examples to demonstrate a larger theme.
• What does Walker’s essay show us about how people are able to find their own voices? What do people need? Use specific examples to demonstrate a larger theme.
• According to Walker’s essay, what effects are there when people are able to find their own voices? In other words, what is the benefit of artists finding ways to be artists? Use specific examples to demonstrate a larger theme.

EWRT1A-30: pronouns exercise

Here is the pronouns exercise, due Monday.

EWRT1A-30: essay 1

A few of you never got or lost the prompt for essay one. So here it is.