Month: September 2019

As we move toward writing literacy narratives, you have two reading assignments in your reader:

1. “Defining My Identity Through Language” by Kim Liao on page 61
2. “Caught Between Two Worlds” by Lucia Ku on page 100

After reading both, please respond to the following questions in the Comments section below:

1. In your own words, describe the 3 types of literacy narratives Liao writes about.
2. What category does Ku’s essay fall into? Why?
3. What type of literacy narrative do you think you MIGHT want to write for class? Why?

 

Just a reminder that I’ve extended the deadline for your critical analysis paper to Sunday night! Please keep in mind the following:

1. Drop your paper in your Personal Writing Folder (I emailed you the link).
2.  Don’t submit a PDF–Google Docs or MS Word are preferred so I can comment directly on your paper.
3. Feel free to email me if you have any questions as you revise.

Read “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts” on page 36 of the Reader and respond to the prompt below by 7:49 AM on Wednesday, 9/25.

Donald Murray names several different elements writers can focus on when revising their work. Choose one of these element and use it as a lens to assess your own analysis essay. In the comments below, state what element you’ve chosen, and how you can apply it to improve your own work. Be specific!

Below is a list of your HW for Wednesday, 9/18.

–Bring one printed copy of your full paper to class for me. This is the paper I will read and provide feedback on, which means that no paper equals no feedback.

-Pinpoint a section of your paper that needs attention, and that you would like to use for peer review. Print out a copy of that section for each member of your writing group.

-Read “Responding, Really Responding, to Other Students’ Writing” on page 43. This will help you engage in a more productive peer review.

As you finish your first drafts, you will be working on Works Cited pages and starting to perfect your in-text citations. Here is a link to the Purdue OWL MLA Style Guide:

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_general_format.html

There is an index on the left that will guide you to the answer to almost any question you have.

 

In addition, many of the texts you are using come from larger collections, or books. Here are links to the Amazon page for each full book, which will contain all the information you will need for your Works Cited page.

Trevor Noah  

https://www.amazon.com/Born-Crime-Stories-African-Childhood/dp/052550902X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3FHRAD7R6JMEV&keywords=trevor+noah+born+a+crime&qid=1568637833&s=gateway&sprefix=trevor+noah%2Caps%2C119&sr=8-3

 

Chimamanda Adichie

Scaachi Koul

Hi Everyone,

This is just a reminder to read the essay on page 144 of your reader. It was written by a Baruch student! It is a research paper, so contains outside sources, but it also contains a good deal of excellent analysis. Be prepared to discuss what this essay is doing successfully in class on Wednesday.

 

This is just a reminder to read “What’s the Point” on page 126 in your reader for Monday. No need to post here, but make sure you come to class with a clear idea of what text you’d like to write about, perhaps some questions you’d like to explore, and a sense of what kind of claim you might make.

 

Below are the links to what we’ve watched in class so far. If you’d like to watch again or use these talks in your essay, these will come in handy!

Chimamanda Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story

 

Trevor Noah: stand-up clip

 

Chris Bliss: Comedy is Translation

 

 

 

Below is a link to the essay “Fair and Lovely” by Scaachi Koul, taken from Scaachi Koul’s essay collection One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter.

Koul-FairandLovely

After reading this essay, please write a brief response below to the following question:

1. How does environment affect Koul’s experience of racism? Point to a specific example from the text that illustrates your point.