EWRT1A-61: grammar review 2

Here it is. Print it out or write your answers on another sheet of paper.

EWRT1A-61: 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 being true to their own identities? Use specific examples to demonstrate a larger theme.

• What does Walker’s essay show us about how people are able to find their own identities? What do people need? Use specific examples to demonstrate a larger theme.

• This essay is full of artists. Using some of these artists as examples, what does Walker’s essay show you about the possible function(s) of art? In other words, what does this essay teach us about the purpose of art?

pronouns

They actually used to try to teach kids things between their Saturday morning cartoons.

EWRT1A-61: office hours

Office hours are from 4:15 to 5:15 on Thursdays in the part-time faculty offices. These are located in the Baldwin Winery building, behind financial aid and next door to the printing services. Go down the stairs and dial 8834 on the intercom. This will ring the phone on my desk and I can buzz you in.

Malcolm X

If you've never heard Malcolm X speak before, then you need to.

Here he answers questions that many of you might have for him. Also, notice how often he is interrupted and not allowed to finish a complete thought, yet how calm he remains.


And here is one of his famous speeches. Remember that this is a man with an eighth grade education speaking at Oxford University.

EWRT1A-61: grammar review 1

Here is the handout for Grammar Review 1: Fragments and Run-ons. Either print it out or write your revised sentences on another piece of paper. The exercise is due Tuesday.

EWRT1A-61: essay 1

In case you've lost your copy, here is the handout about essay 1.

I know a few of you still don't have the reader. Make sure you've told the bookstore to order one for you. Even then, it may take awhile. In the meantime, consider borrowing someone else's book. You could photocopy the next few essays. If this doesn't work for you, please e-mail me. After today, saying that you don't have the book will not be an acceptable excuse.