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Week Five Topic
This will probably be the last topic I leave for you, since we will begin reading literature this week, and you should be able to create your own topics from now on. But, before I turn you loose to create your own topics, I need you to do one thing for me:
What film should I use to replace Stranger Than Fiction when I teach ENGL 1302 next spring? ( Read more... ) -
Another opportunity for comments.
It seems that some students are a little behind on their entries, which leaves those of you who are caught up a little stranded when it comes to making the required number of comments. So, let me help you out by giving you another topic to respond to in the comments.
Now that we've finished Stranger Than Fiction, what are your thoughts? Did you like ( Read more... ) -
Week Four Topic
Here's a topic to get you thinking about paper 1B, which you will work on over the weekend:
What lessons do we learn from Stranger Than Fiction that can be applied to our everyday lives? How are these lessons conveyed throughout the film? How can we apply them to our lives? -
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Ladies and gentlemen:
If you are going to talk about stereotypical characters in the film Stranger Than Fiction, please first check to make sure that you understand what it means to be stereotypical. Several of you seem to be making up your own definitions.
This is a perfect example of why you need to look up the words you don't know before ( Read more... ) -
Favorite line?
"Aren't you relieved to know you're not a golem?" Professor Jules Hilbert
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Week 3: Topic
You have two topics to choose from for your entry this week! Remember that your entries must be at least 250 words, and that you should stay on topic!
Topic 1: Stranger Than Fiction contains many character "types" (i.e. the taxman, the writer, the non-conformist, the college professor). Do you find these characters to be stereotypical? Why or why ( Read more... ) -
Don't Forget!
Don't forget that we are meeting in the library during class time on Monday/Tuesday!
Also, many of you have still not emailed me your novel choice for the research paper. I must approve your novel before you can proceed with the project! -
An extra credit opportunity!
Hello, all!
Some of you have already asked about the possibility of doing some extra credit. Here is one opportunity, and I hope to post others very soon.
What: CPC Writing Center Workshop: How to Wow Your Reader
Where: Room LA115 McKinney Campus Library
First Presentation: Tuesday, January 31, 12-2pm
Second Presentation: Thursday, February 2, 6- ( Read more... ) -
Week 2 Prompt
For those of you who want to get ahead this week, I'll go ahead and post the prompt for week two.
Choose a contemporary "text" (remember that this does not have to be a printed text; you can use songs, films, tv programs, advertisements) and argue for its status as literature. You will want to give a brief definition of what it means for a text to ( Read more... )