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Crack Addiction 750

Exposition: how does the writer work in exposition? What makes the exposition different from what you might find in an encyclopedia—in other words, how does she process the information to make it her own? Craft: what moves might you steal … Continue reading

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Research III

The video module for citing sources is up on the assignment sheet; watch it this weekend, but do not invent drinking games to go along with it. Here’s the master list of research circles across all my classes. I color-coded … Continue reading

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Research II: Evaluating Sources

A quick note about sources—the goal of this assignment is to learn as much as you can about your subject, particularly about its origin and evolution and other fundamental stuff like that. If you find that you’re just collecting a … Continue reading

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Research: Go

Hey students, Here are a few things that will help you get started with research. Thing One is a video created by the teaching fellow in section 41, Michelle Trainor, to help you come up with search strategies. The link … Continue reading

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Process-Writing Prompts for “Jealous Husband”

In class, we’ll start off by taking sides on the first two questions, which are mandatory for this 750. If we have time, we’ll sit down and talk about the other questions, which are optional for this 750. Character (mandatory … Continue reading

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