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In the Bedford Reader: the introduction to Process Analysis (chapter five, I believe); Philip Lopate’s “Confessions of a Shusher.” Don’t forget to work on your essays! First drafts are due Thursday. Have a good weekend…

Read the Catton essay, “Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts,” and Nancy Mairs’ “Disability.” Both can be found in the “Compare and Contrast” section of the Bedford Reader. Reading notebook entries on both, of course.

“So now what we are dealing with is the rubber meeting the road, and instead of biting the bullet on these issues, we just want to punt.” ~ from the Chicago Tribune, as reported in The New Yorker (8/13/07)

Here’s an online copy.

As a reminder, if you didn’t get it written down… Read entire Francis Bacon packet, write TWO RNB (reading notebook) entries Read the Diction Packet. Take notes, get going on your vocabulary list. Read the “Narration” introduction (pp. 39-48) in … Continue reading →

Cross-posted on Perspectives For those of you new to my classes, I often use course blogs as a way of making announcements, and making assignments available to students. Sometimes I’ll post links to something I want you to watch, read, … Continue reading →

Welcome. So… This is it. It doesn’t look like much now, but wait until we get some stuff in here, a fresh coat of paint on the walls, maybe a rug to tie it all together. Feel free to look … Continue reading →