ࡱ> bdaa =9jbjbtt l2Gfffffff4R   h  <R- . ! ! K-M-M-M-M-M-M-,/R2Dy-f,! ,!,!y-#ff -###,!f f K-#dTffff,!K-##V(ff- T ,", -,-0-,TX2#X2-#fRRD RRESSAY #1: Process Yourself as a Reader and Writer For our first assignment, you will 1) characterize yourself as a writer (and/or reader), examining the factors that make you this way and 2) discuss what you know about the academic essay, showing me what youve learned about writing essays and whats involved in the different components. You will need to select THREE questions from each of the two sections and write one to two paragraphs on each. You do NOT need a thesis, introduction, or conclusion for this first paper. Think of it as writing at least six body paragraphs, and showing your reader what you know about writing at the sentence and paragraph levels. Get specific--providing examples, using direct quotes, including personal experience. I. Questions about you as a writer or reader (choose three): What are some works that have deeply affected you as a reader/writer/learner? Or, what have you read recently that you had a strong reaction towards? Why? Pleas explain. When and why do you write/read; how do you write/read? What might you do when procrastinating? How it is important to your process? What makes you want to write/read? What topics interest you and why? What is easy and/or difficult about writing/reading and why? In other words, what do you feel confident about and what is still a struggle? When do you hate/love writing/reading? When are you drawn to reading or writing and when does it not sound so good? What is a pleasant/unpleasant writing/reading experience that you have had, especially in EWRT 1A? You could discuss different aspects of your 1A class or another English course youve taken, including the instructor, classmates, assignments, activities, texts, and so on. How did you learn to write/read? What is your first reading/writing memory? Can you remember this far back? Ask a parent, sibling, grandparent about this. Who or what has been influentialpositively or negativelyin these areas? What do you want to learn about writing/reading? What do you want to get down more fully? What kinds of writing/reading will you do in your future academic and professional careers? II. Questions about academic essays (choose three) What is the purpose of an introduction? Why is it an important part of an essay? What can function as an introduction? Any examples? What is a thesis statement or controlling idea? Where does it go? What should it be and what should it not be? Any examples? What is a topic sentence? What is it not? What else do you know about them? Give some examples. What can you say about support/development in an essay? What can it be made up of? What can you use as support? What might you steer away from? What can you tell me about using direct quotes? Any examples? Whats in a body paragraph besides the topic sentence and support? What do you call it? Why is it important? Any examples? What is the purpose of a conclusion? Why is it significant? What belongs in it? What have you learned about grammar and sentence structure in essays? Tell me what might be some of your weaknesses and strengths in these areas? What would you like to work on with grammar and sentence structure specifically? ESSAY REQUIREMENTS: Youll want to share your ideas on you as a reader and writer and what you know about essay writing. Your grade will be based on how you focus and develop the paragraphs as well as grammar and sentence structure. AUDIENCE: Your primary audience is your instructor, but you will also be an audience as you write your way to an understanding of yourself as a writer/reader. PURPOSE: To allow your instructor (and even yourself) to get to know you and your writing. Final Draft Due: ______________________ (You must turn this in on time to maintain your place in the class. ESSAY #3: REBELS, MISFITS, AND NON CONFORMISTS: In this unit we will read about and analyze characters who are on unique paths, characters who veer away from the status quo. They are considered to be non-mainstream, and they actively pursue different lives. You might say they are the literary counterparts of Marilyn Manson, Julia Butterfly, or Dennis Rodman. Sometimes, though, this life may be a conscious choice and other times it may be chosen for them, something pushed upon them that they must adapt to. Thus, we will discuss and write about characters such as the Misfit, Emily, Mother, Sonny, and so on to arrive at a deeper understanding of these characters and this phenomenon. _____________________________________________________________ Your Task for Essay #3: Discuss what being a rebel, misfit, or nonconformist means, similar to what you did for the Ritual/tradition Essay. Then select one to three characters (depending upon how deep you go) who fit this description and analyze them. You should come up with a stance on this topic considering what these characters (including description and analysis) are saying and/or suggesting. Then, you will write 4-6 pages on your findings and include an epigram. _____________________________________________________________ Questions to Consider: What makes someone out of the ordinary or non-status quo? How did your character(s) get this way? Where might the psychological criticism fit in here? What do they stand for? What actions, words, behaviors, beliefs are significant when analyzing your character(s)? Whos more likely to choose such a life and why? In other words, what do these non-conformists have in common and why is this important? How do they differ? And whats the significance of these differences? What do their actions, existence, words stand for or symbolize to you or to others? What ideologies do they base their lives upon? What beliefs do they also go against? What does this person gain and/or lose with his/her chosen lifestyle? How do these characters connect to real world rebels? Is their behavior condemned and/or encouraged? By Whom? Does this change depending on the time and place? How do the elements of fiction add to your findings? How might your musings from the previous paper fit in? Readings: Short Stories: Required: "Sonnys Blues" James Baldwin, "The Yellow Wallpaper" Charlotte Perkins Gilman "A Rose for Emily" William Faulkner, A Good Man is Hard to Find Flannery OConner The Revolt of Mother Mary Wilkins Freeman (reader), The Two Gloria Naylor (reader) Steal Away Dorothy Allison (reader) recommended: Bartleby the Scrivener Herman Melville, My Son the Fanatic Hanif Kureishi, Pauls Case Willa Cather Poetry:"The Road Not Taken" Robert Frost, "Richard Cory" Edwin Arlington Robinson Rough Draft/Peer Response Due: _________________ Final Draft Due: __________________ What do you think of when you look at these words: (Please list everything you can think of.) Essay #4 and #5: gods go begging Response and Research For this assignment, you will research a topic that interests you to write an essay that uses both the novel and outside sources to develop your points. We'll go to the library on June 15th to learn about the resources available to us, and we will be working on using the MLA format. Possible Topics: 1) Values What attitudes or values do you see suggested by Vea's use of supposing, magical realism, and/or the idea that everything turns on jazz (198) in gods go begging? How are Vea's values similar to or different from those expressed by other writers, artists, or cultural critics during one of the time periods of the novel? Based on your research, does Vea seem to be embracing an emerging or dominant ideology of the time period? If you take on this topic, you will need to find a focus within this area that interests you rather than investigating or writing about all the options above. 2) Subcultures What do we learn about various subcultures from Veas novel? What groups are presented and what does Vea suggest about them (soldiers in Vietnam, defense attorneys, youth on Potrero Hill, veterans, and so on)? What, if anything, might these groups have in common? How do Vea's depictions of these groups compare with portrayals in the media and/or in nonfiction writings? What do you make of any differences or similarities you notice? Why has Vea chosen to depict groups as he has? Does he uplift the underdog? How else do these depictions contribute to any messages you see in the novel? As with other topics, you'll need to find a focus here that interests you; you shouldn't attempt to discuss all the subcultures that appear in the novel. 3) Psychology, post traumatic stress disorder What is this novel saying about how our past experiences affect how/who we become? Youll want to choose one event or several that are linked and discuss how they affected a character in the novel. What is this novel saying about being a combat war veteran or other life-altering experiences? Focus on a characters state of mind and use your research to explain what the character seems to be experiencing and what Vea seems to be telling us through his portrayal of the character's experience of or reaction to trauma. 4) War and Violence What connections do you see in the novel between the war in Vietnam and violence in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of S.F. thirty years later? What is Alfredo Vea's attitude toward this violence? What does he see as its causes and/or solutions? What elements of the novel help suggest Vea's attitudes about war, violence, crime (imagery, plot structure, symbols, characters, magical realism)? How do people survive it or attempt to deal with it? How do Vea's attitudes about violence resist or embody others' views about war and violence during the time periods in the novel? How are his attitudes similar to or different from the views and values expressed by writers, thinkers, artists, activists, politicians, or musicians of the times he writes about? Don't plan to research or attempt to answer all of the above questions, but rather find a focus within this area that interests you. A topic you propose, but you must first clear it with me. Essay Requirements: An introduction that provides context on the novel (brief summary) and your topic A thesis that provides a stance on the topic Topic sentences that bring up provocative points to develop/support your thesis Support thats specific and thus convincing (You can use ideas we've discussed about the novel and you must add to this with your own researchat least FOUR outside sources. One source might be an interview but at least three must be print sources. ) Analysis that goes beyond the obvious A thought-provoking conclusion You are including all these elements minus a lot of research for the in-class essay and you will add to the in-class for our final For the in-class essay, you can bring a one page, one-sided outline, our novel, a blue book, and a dictionary A works cited page including a minimum of four sources in the correct MLA format (for the final only). Final Notes: Your essay will be due on our final date, ________________. I cannot accept late papers on this one. Our in-class essay will be on Tues., June 13. You will be writing on this topic but you dont have to add a lot of the research and your thesis may be less complicated or you may have fewer topic sentences or less analysis than in your final version of this paper. Your final paper must be typed, double-spaced, and five to seven pages. You must document all quotes and paraphrases within your text, following MLA format. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!! YOU CANNOT MAKE UP THE ESSAY IF I FIND PLAGIARISM, which is very simple to do with Google. Also, Suzanne Helfman, an English instructor here, has a bunch of web addresses for each of the research topics, so please go to http://faculty.deanza.fhda.edu/helfmansuzanne/ If you want your essay or grade sent to you, please provide a SASE with the final essay. In preparation for writing your essay, and to contribute to our understanding of the novel, you will also be doing informal group presentations on your topic. The Presentation: Your group will need a minimum of two members and a maximum of five. You will have some class time to begin preparing your presentation, and then youll have to arrange how you will complete the rest. You will teach us some of what you learned in the research. 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