It's that time: yes, time to work on
your first real essay of the semester. Aren't you excited?
The first step is to check out the
Writing Assignments Deets page up top and review the instructions for Stage I.
This should give you a good idea as to where to start your assignment. Really,
there are four things I'm looking for:
- · A well-told narrative about your literacy
- · Vivid details throughout the paper
- · An explanation of how this literacy narrative effects who you are as a writer/reader/thinker today (significance, the big "So What?”)
- · A connection to the greater discourse of writing studies, either implicit or explicit
Still have questions, comments,
concerns? Remember, this blog is YOUR space. Feel free to continue the
conversation below in the comments section. I'll be popping in throughout
the weekend, too, to offer assistance, as will your peers. We can't help if you
don't ask, so, ask away!
Still lost?
I really hate giving examples, mainly because I don't want you to try to emulate one way of writing. The key to this assignment is finding YOUR way. As we've discussed in class, writing is so very CONTENT and CONTEXT specific, and your content and context are all different. That being said, if you'd like to see ONE WAY that ONE AUTHOR decided to approach this assignment, you can view a sample here:
Still lost?
I really hate giving examples, mainly because I don't want you to try to emulate one way of writing. The key to this assignment is finding YOUR way. As we've discussed in class, writing is so very CONTENT and CONTEXT specific, and your content and context are all different. That being said, if you'd like to see ONE WAY that ONE AUTHOR decided to approach this assignment, you can view a sample here:
We will be peer reviewing this essay in class, attempting to
answer the following questions:
2. What questions does the essay bring up for you as a reader
3. How do you think the essay can be improved? Give specific suggestions.
4. How does the author explain the significance of his/her narrative
5. How does the narrative connect to the greater discourse of writing studies? What other connections might you suggest?
These are the same considerations
I’ll be thinking about when grading your paper, so keep them in mind!
Again, feel free to continue the conversation
here on the blog. You can even post paragraphs, raise questions, complain about
that smelly professor. This blog is YOUR space.
Your drafts are due MONDAY. Please bring 3 copies to class, as we will be conducting peer review.
Engage!
Can the critique paper due on wednesday be double spaced?
ReplyDeletei think she mentioned it could be and half a page would be O.K
DeleteYes! Thank you, Karol. 1/2 page double spaced is what you need.
DeleteI don't understand what number 4 is asking for
ReplyDeleteNumber 4 is asking what the important message the author is trying to make in the narrative.
ReplyDeleteLike the blog says "the big so what?"
Awesome. Yes. Another way we can think of it is to think about how this experience or these experiences influence you as a writer today. So let's take the sample essay for an example: Goody Two-Shoes talks about how she read the Jane Austen book, and then towards the end of the essay she discusses how, now, she reads rhetorically and looks at the world differently.
ReplyDeleteFor the critiques are we suppose to print out three of each or just one of each?
ReplyDeleteYour supposed to print out two of each.
ReplyDeleteokaay thank you!
Deleteis there a certain way that we have to title the critique?
ReplyDeleteHi Karina, no specific title needed!
ReplyDelete