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Process Writing Prompts for “Cavemen”
Remember to support your answers with evidence from the text. Work on expanding and developing your answers, really letting your brain run with them. You don’t need to answer all the questions, so if you get carried away with question … Continue reading
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750: “Fatso” and “Kids’ Guide to Divorce”
To get full credit for this 750, you’ll need to answer prompts about both stories. “Fatso” Does the main guy change during the course of the story? How so? What factors cause the change? What’s the arc, or movement of … Continue reading
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750: Process-Writing Prompts for “Civilwarland”
What is the nature of power in this story? In other words, look at the characters who have power and ask yourself what they have the power to do. How does this connect to the larger meaning of the story? … Continue reading
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Survey Results
Okay, so I just finished reading through the surveys you filled out a couple of weeks ago. A few patterns emerged that I’d like to address. Representative comments from the surveys are italicized; my responses are in regular old flat-front … Continue reading
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Onion
Here are the three Onion articles. Enjoy— Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 And in case this is your first exposure to The Onion, below is a little context so you don’t walk into class, proclaiming, like one of my … Continue reading
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