September 21

You got feedback on your first set of Blogs. It was a pleasure to read your responses to the readings. If you have questions about the grades - stop by my office or send me an email.

We spent some time talking about transformative experiences - events that changed you - and these included many excellent possibilities for essays: compelling experiences coupled with your reflections on how to make meaning out of those experiences.

We talked about segmented essays - both through looking at how Schwartz used the 6 section & the relationships between those sections to make one of the important points in her essay. We followed up with a list of possible organizational structures for essays, and I am hoping, as you write your essays, you will do some experimenting with some of these forms.

For class Thursday:
Read: Alive by Laurie Lynn Drummond (linked at the bottom of this page) and "Westbury Place" in your book.
Blog 5: What is the main focus of "Alive", and of "Westbury Place"? What kind of structure does each essay use to build the dramitic impact for that point?

In class we will spend some more time talking about structure/organization - and we will go over the assignment sheet for your first essay.

See you Thursday.