What is Baldwin saying in the quote below? What do you think he means when he says “the world is larger?” 

“I would try to make [the student] know that … Read More

Considering the five elements we talked about today in class (beginnings, detail, dialogue, transitions, endings), which do you see as a strength in your draft? Which do you feel like … Read More

Also, think about the order in which you will tell your story. Will you tell it chronologically? Will you use flashbacks? Will you work backwards? Also, think about to whom … Read More

Think about your own high school. In the style of francine j. harris, what would you find buried in the dirt of that school? Think both literally and metaphorically.… Read More

In both poems, Keene and Bass use technical and descriptive language to give step-by-step instructions on how to do a specific task.

Think of something you know how to do … Read More

Think about how you approach writing assignments and write a paragraph describing this approach; for example, do you write several drafts? wait until the last minute? proofread carefully? Give honest … Read More

Think of your own education narrative as a trailer for a coming of age film. What is the tone? What scenes would be featured? Who are the characters involved?

Once … Read More

Utilizing specific quotes from the text, write a character sketch of either John before and after their education.

What are the changes in how they are described? What accounted for … Read More

You’ve just read Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave.” Look for moments where Plato emphasizes physical and concrete details the prisoners experience; for example, pay attention to anything they see, hear, … Read More

Now that you’ve pictured your specific scene in full, use the images, emotions, sensations that you’ve generated and write a paragraph on that scene, using as many of those concrete, … Read More