Day 21

English 75 Summer 2011 Day 21

1. Hand in Essay 2
1. O/R?

                                                               i.      Y=Intro and Conclusion=+3

                                                             ii.      N=No reading=+/-0

2. Essays back in about a week.
3. By next Thursday at the latest, which would give you the weekend to revise if this is the paper you choose to resubmit. (“Second Chance” essays due August 9^th)
1. Third Essay Assignment (Rough Draft due in a week, Final Draft due August 8^th)
1. Vonnegut on good stories.
2. Narrative rubric
3. Overall structure

                                                              i.      Known world/Departure/The Call/Separation

1.       Helpers?  Guardians?

                                                            ii.      The Unknown/Initiation/Journey

1.       Challenges and Temptations

2.       Abyss

3.       Revelation

                                                          iii.      Arrival

1.       Atonement

2.       Return with Gift

4. Checklist on structure.
5. Handout on structure—beginning and endings.
6. Characters

                                                               i.      Read

                                                             ii.      Checklist

                                                            iii.      Exercise—the kind of person who…

                                                           iv.      Exercise—How well do you know your characters?

                                                             v.      Exercise—Naming your characters.

3. Bonus points: Readings for Writers: Chapter 42, Narration—Due Monday. (+5 BP)
1. Read 613-621
2. For each reading (there are two), do

                                                               i.      Summarize and respond

                                                             ii.      Check your comprehension

                                                            iii.      Read Critically