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Formatting an Essay Like the New York Review of Books

Posted on May 15, 2015 by

To make your essay look like one of the essays on nybooks.com, you’ll need the following: all the publishing info about your book; an image that evokes an important idea within your essay; a caption for your image, including whose … Continue reading →

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The Dauntless Oracle

Posted on April 2, 2015 by

Recently, former student Austin Anderson e-mailed me to say hello, and to let me know about a new blog he started, called The Dauntless Oracle. On it, he writes about a range of topics, but all of them seem to be … Continue reading →

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Author Study Panel Schedule

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The Rhetorical Triangle

Posted on December 9, 2014 by

For future reference, some questions to ask when you’re beginning a piece of rhetorical analysis.

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Aristotle, Joshua Bell, and Persuasion

Posted on December 4, 2014 by

Watch the video. Then I’ll have a few words about this after the jump.

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The Credible Hulk

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Essayists for Author Study 3

Posted on April 1, 2014 by

Anthony Bourdain   Bill Bryson   Ta-Nehisi Coates   Nora Ephron   Henry Louis Gates, Jr.   Malcolm Gladwell   Christopher Hitchens   Michael Pollan   Anna Quindlen   Oliver Sacks   David Sedaris   Peter Singer   Neil deGrasse … Continue reading →

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