Hi everyone, I have not been cleared to return to campus tomorrow, so class is canceled. You should still complete the following:

• Submit Unit 1 Essay Final Draft by 11:59

Unit 1 Essay and Unit 1 Writing Packet are due on Wednesday, 3/16 by 11:59 pm

• Submit Unit 1 Essay Final Draft by 11:59 pm
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I hope you are all doing well! Today’s class will be held in the Library, so please meet in front of the Library entrance (4th floor, Library Building) at noon. Prof. Leonard … Read More

Hi everyone, I have tested positive for COVID, so class is cancelled entirely (there will be no in person or virtual class session). Since we were in a classroom together … Read More

• The final draft of your Unit 1 essay is due by 11:59 pm on 3/9! That means you still have a chance to ask final questions in class on Wednesday.

Review the instructions for the Unit 1 essay and the lecture on Narrative Basic Features then write a shitty first draft of your narrative essay.

Use MLA format if you … Read More

• Print/download, read, annotate, and bring to class:
  • Anne Lamott, “Shitty First Drafts”

AND

Complete any Unit 1 Writing assignments that you have not done yet:

1. Jiang Technique: Choose

• Don’t read “Shitty First Drafts” yet. We will read that later.
• In Unit 1 Writing document, complete the following:
  • 5. Narrative Arc:
    • Write out the parts of your

There is no class on Monday, 2/21!

For Wednesday, 2/23:

• Print/download, read, annotate, and bring to class:
  • Audre Lorde, “The Fourth of July“
• Review your brainstorming notes and

Read Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” again. This time, look specifically for moments where Plato emphasizes the physical and concrete details that the prisoners experience. For example, annotate your text … Read More