English 1301 with Nikki Slack!

This is the last discussion question of the semester!  Comments will be closed on Sunday, November 25.  I suggest doing it earlier than that, though, since it’s good process work for your synthesis essay.
For this discussion, write as much as you can about your image.  Describe what’s in it.  Explain what it means and how [...]

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Comments will be closed after class Thursday.
Think about how LeGuin’s piece “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” ties in with other things we have read this semester. Type up a few points of comparison or major themes that carry through.

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Comments will be closed after class Thursday.
Think about how Coben’s piece “The Key to My Father” or Alexie’s “The Unauthorized Autobiography of Me” tie in with other essays (or Maus) we have read this semester. Type up a few points of comparison or major themes that carry through.

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This is a bit late, but will still count as week 10’s discussion question.  Comments will be open on this post until after class Tuesday.
After visiting with Josh Been and participating in the GIS activity, do you have a stronger sense of how to approach research and the development of research questions?  If so, what [...]

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Ch. 9 of Graff and Birkenstein’s They Say/I Say focuses on finding a balance between formal and informal style to best match the audience’s needs and expectations.  It’s pretty obvious that a postcard to a friend would be much more informal than a cover letter on an employment application.  But what really makes the difference [...]

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Since the reading we are doing this week is mainly concerned with the mechanics of the writing process, we will use this week’s blog posts to demonstrate and practice these skills. Before posting, be sure you have read Graff chapters 3 and 4, “Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lamott, and have reviewed MLA guidelines for integrating and [...]

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Here are more questions from your reading notes.  Again, you do not need to respond to each question.  (Only 7 opportunities to get blog credit left!  If you haven’t posted, think about it!)
1.  When Michaels writes, ”The Yiddish that I can’t speak is more natural to my being than my English,” what does he mean (108)?  Explain. 
2.  Does [...]

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Here are some great questions people asked in their reading notes.  Remember that you have until class on Tuesday to respond for credit.  And you don’t have to respond to each question (but you could)!
1.   Florida states, “Creative people don’t cluster where the jobs are.  They cluster in places that are centers of creativity and [...]

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When Art Spiegelman’s Maus was chosen as UT Arlington’s OneBook text for this school year, many people (parents, professors … even some students) were quite surprised. Some people (primarily those who had not read the books) objected that this choice was indicative of a “dumbing down” of the curriculum. However, in these chapters of Understanding [...]

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There are no readings to discuss this week (aside from the sample literacy autobiography), but I still want to have a discussion question.
I want you to take a deep breath, relax, and let me and your classmates know how your literacy autobiography is going.  What are you writing about?  What is working well for you?  What [...]

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