EWRT1A sections 31 and 64: final

The final will be in our normal classroom at the times listed below. Bring paper, pens, and your copy of Fun Home. A print dictionary is also acceptable. No other books, notes, or electronic devices are allowed.

Section 31: MLC 108, 4-6

Section 64: L 36, 6:15-8:15

EWRT1A sections 31 and 64: Essay 3 due

Essay 3 is due Thursday.

• Two drafts are required.
• MLA citation is required.

EWRT1A sections 31 and 64: Grammar Review 5

Here it is, the final grammar review. There are only five sentences this time.

EWRT sections 31 and 64: Reading Response 9

Here are the prompts for the final out-of-class reading response.

Reading Response 9- after chapter 6 of Fun Home

Keeping in mind what you have read of Fun Home so far, respond to one of the prompts below. Please use specific evidence from the book to support your response.

1. Look at how the media depicts images of gender and/or family in Fun Home. How do these images compare/contrast with Bechdel and her family? Consider images from magazines, cartoons, and/or television shows depicted in the book. As always, choose a specific focus in your response.
2. Do you think that Bechdel's father is an asset for Alison Bechdel as she tries to understand her gender and sexual orientation, or do you see him more as an obstacle? Please use specific scenes from the text in your response.
3. This book is partly about Bechdel’s discovery and exploration of her gender and sexual orientation. What helps Bechdel with this process? In other words, what aids her in her self discovery? Show some of her assets.
4. How do Aaron Devor's notions of "I" and "me" help to explain the inner conflict in either Alison Bechdel or her father? Use Devor's terms to explain the struggles of the characters.
5. Fun Home deals with appearance versus reality, what is shown and what is hidden. How does the monstration in Fun Home relate to this theme? What truths does it help to reveal that the narration can’t alone?
6. Choose your own focus for analysis.

Fun Home videos

Here are the videos I showed in class, in case you wanted to see them again.

EWRT1A sections 31 and 64: Grammar Review 4

Here it is. Keep in mind that while this is called a grammar review, what we are practicing are specific style concepts. The sentences on the worksheet are all grammatically correct as they are. Your goal is to apply the concepts of conciseness and active verbs to them. Remember that the Rules for Writers book covers both concepts.

The Myth of Sisyphus

Belinda Santiago from section 31 pointed out this video. If you go to 7:35, Dr. Hicks explains the main theme of Albert Camus's "The Myth of Sisyphus."