Write to Die

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Monthly Archives: January 2012

Extra Credit with Todd May

10 points extra credit added to your first Micro Theme if you’re able to attend the lecture (see below) and come back with an acceptable summary paragraph (quality writing, folks!) of three main points from lecture and three connections between literary terms and/or class readings. MLA format (specifically, titles and in-text quotations) and original title [...]

Discussion Board Post #2: Everyday Symbolism

Symbols, by their definition, are objects, people or places that have some shared significance beyond their literal meaning or function. So, for example, a hammer is a tool used to build things and a sickle is a tool used for harvesting grain (these are their literal functions), but together they are a symbol for Communism. [...]

Discussion Board #1: Recommend a Cultural Product to the Class

Using our discussion in class as a starting point, please recommend a specific cultural product to the rest of the class. This thing can be anything you wish (a song, entire album, book, play, poem, story, movie, television show, radio program, comic book, whatever you want… if you’re unsure, just ask ahead of time). Here [...]

Introduction to English 102 (English Composition II)

Welcome to our course’s English blog, where you will complete the discussion board assignments. In addition to posting your own responses to prompts to the reading, you will also be commenting on your peers’ posts. By sharing your thoughts in a public forum, you will be able to get a better idea of the reading [...]

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