We’re gearing up for the third and final unit! This blog entry is intended to help you get into that mode and facilitate a discussion of incorporating research in essay writing.

Instructions: 

• Read Gloria Anzaldúa’s “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” reader pages 142–151.
• Take a look at the reference Notes on page 151. Choose four notes, and find their locations in the text (these citations in the text will be marked as superscripted footnotes, like this: ²
• List each note you’ve chosen (Note 3: …) and describe how each note—and the research it represents—adds to the the text. What does the note help the author explain or articulate? What purpose does it serve?
• Write five research questions (these can be either questions of fact—how many clothing items does this company produce each year?—or of interpretation—how have critics responded to the violence in this film?) about your writing so far. These questions can come from any of the writing you’ve done to-date.