Monthly Archives: March 2014

Hi Class,

For Tuesday, bring two pages (typed, using proper format) of Essay 1 to class for a peer review. Make sure to include the following:

1. Thesis

2. Occasion, Author’s Conclusion, Style (this is the summary of the life writing)

3. How you plan to make use of Margo Culley or George Gusdorf.

Email me if you have any questions.

Best,

Prof. Scanlan

1. Here is a collection of terms that may help us to write about life writing and autobiography:

Author

Audience

Closure

Coherence

Conclusion

Ethics

Experience

Publishing format

Identity

Memory

Narrative

Occasion*

Space/Place

Style*

Time

Trauma

Occasion: passage, transition, loss, realization, rationalization, condition, motivation, evolution, failure, triumph

Style: artful, sly, warm-inviting, angry, sincere, insinuating, vengeful, bold, saucy, sophisticated, simple, opaque

2. Look at the website Post Secret:

 http://postsecret.com/

 

How is this site autobiographical?

3. Homework: Journal 4: Visit an online autobiography site (visual diary, online scrapbook, online memoir, talk show) for one week and keep a summary/record of its changes. Write a 400 word report (typed) on your findings. Due: April 1, 2014. Let me know if you have any questions.