EWRT1A30: parallelism and end of Frankenstein

Here is the parallelism exercise.

As I mentioned in class on Wednesday, I'd like you to think about your experience reading Frankenstein. What surprised you or what stuck out for you? Maybe you were surprised at how different the novel was than the movie versions. Maybe the language was challenging for you, but you made a breakthrough with it. Maybe the central question of whether or not the quest for knowledge is good or evil challenges the very reason why you are in college. In other words, articulate your experience reading this novel, what you felt and what you thought. You won't be handing this in, but be ready to share it in class.

We also will be discussing Maxine Hong Kingston's "No Name Woman" on Monday. It's in your reader. As you read it, try to figure out why the narrator has chosen to tell the story of her aunt. Also, look for connections to Frankenstein.

EWRT1A30: presentation groups for week 11

Kingston, "No Name Woman," Nov.29
James
Allen
Terry

Faulkner, "A Rose For Emily," Dec.1
Angie
Otoota
Angela

EWRT1A30: conciseness exercise

The Longman refers to it as conciseness; I'm calling it wordiness. Either way, here's the exercise. There are only five sentences this time.

EWRT1A30: modifiers exercise

Here is the modifiers exercise.

EWRT1A30: Essay 3

Here is the prompt for the last out-of-class essay.

Reading groups for next week

I wanted to list the groups for next week to make sure that everyone is in contact with each other. You can use the comment section to exchange contact information, if necessary.

Frankenstein, chapters 5-10, Nov.15th
Santiago
Jimmy
Andrew
Paul Medina

Frankenstein, chapters 11-16, Nov.17th
Sonny
Alan Tran
Paul Kaiser
Anita Dhillon

Map of early Frankenstein chapters

Here's the map of the cities mentioned in the early parts of the novel.