Author Archives: Professor Sean Scanlan

Hi Class, Thanks for all the questions today. Make sure to follow the assignment details as you finish this essay. Make sure to revise and proofread with care and diligence. Please arrive on time on Thursday with your printed essay, … Continue reading →

Hi Class, For Thursday: Select the poem that you want to use for Essay 2 (if you have not yet done so, print out the assignment details) Use the positive/negative tool on the poem; decide what the message is and … Continue reading →

For Tuesday: Find one example of each of these terms in our poetry book: Irony, Alliteration, Assonance. **And print out the Essay 2 assignment sheet.   Hi Class, Allusion: is a passing reference to a literary or historical person, place, … Continue reading →

Hi Class, If there was one take-away from today’s class it is this: try to stick to the words in the poem as closely as possible. For Tuesday: In our book, read Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” … Continue reading →

Hi Class, Good work on metaphor and exploring the poems we read. For Thursday, prepare for Quiz 2, which will cover metaphor (tenor/vehicle), simile, and symbol in a selection of poems by Dickinson, Dunbar, and Frost. I will begin the … Continue reading →

Hi Class, First of all, I would like to apologize for letting class out so early. Briefly, I would like to explain why I did so. My goal for today’s class was to collect Essay 1 and then move into … Continue reading →

Hi Class, Here is our Thesis Handout: Thesis-Statement-2016 For homework: Join OpenLab and Join our class: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/blog/help/openlab-help/ 2. Folder preparation for Tuesday: In a paper folder, please include the final draft, the previous drafts, the assignment details, and the peer … Continue reading →

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Hi class, Homework for Tuesday, Feb 16: read Franklin and Lederer (both in our book: The Signet Book of American Essays) and write Journal 2: 250 words (typed) on favorite essay so far.   Best, Prof. Scanlan

Hi all, Great discussion today. I wish we had more time to cover Scibona. I wanted to talk about his structure and his writing style in the second half of the piece. Also, why does he mention so many of … Continue reading →