Category: Course Activities (Page 1 of 4)

We will not be meeting for class tomorrow morning (Tuesday, May 16); apologies for the late notice.

This week we will continue working on Unit 3 (Writing in a New … Read More

Hello all. Just a reminder: We will be taking the Final Writing Exam tomorrow (Tuesday, 5/9/23). The exam will take about an hour and a half. We will discuss our … Read More

Thank you for the lively discussion today in class about modality, genre, and the Citibike Angels program 😛

Some of you expressed interest in accessing the slide presentation about writing … Read More

Today we are going to discuss modalities. Write a letter describing your Unit 3 project, including the genre/mode that you are planning on. What is your final project going to … Read More

ARTIST STATEMENT GUIDELINES

This is the first part of your final project, and some of you have started working on it. In today’s class you will continue working on your … Read More

Read the passage and write an essay responding to the ideas it
presents. In your essay, be sure to summarize the passage in your own words,
stating the author’s most … Read More

Throughout the semester, we’ve seen people talking about (for example) education in a variety of different genres. In each of these instances, the author is trying to reach a different … Read More

understand?

When you write narratives, use dialogue, frame dialogue, develop concrete, specific details, use verbs precisely and use your senses. Show, don’t tell.

Definition of anecdote- a usually short narrative … Read More

Part of the final Unit 3 research project is thinking about audience, and how to best communicate with that audience. Using different vernaculars/dialects/registers with different audiences can make for more … Read More