September 27, 2012

Tonight we will discussing and wrapping up our work over Major Essay #1.  We'll discuss a few of the common issues from the draft.  We'll also have some time for peer review, so students will need to bring in a copy of the essay.  From there we'll move on to a discussion of the three expository essays assigned for tonight.  We'll also discuss the unique direction we'll take with our next minor essays for the expository unit.  We'll wrap up the class by analyzing our first expository essay assignment, Minor Essay 2a, and looking ahead to our readings for next week.

Objectives

• Use the writing process to shape the development of the essay
• Identify and analyze how authors manipulate structure to achieve their purpose

Activities

• Check on the progress of the Major Essay #1 rough draft 
• Notes and points from the rough drafts
• Major Essay #1 peer review
• Discuss Akst, Didion, and Trillin
• Assign and discuss Minor Essay #2a, due next week
• Assign and discuss the readings for next week

Homework

• Final draft (printed copy) of Major Essay #1 due next week
• Minor Essay #2a (written or typed) due next week
• In The Writer's Presence, read:
• Cunningham, 347- 354
• Gladwell, 411 -421
• Schlosser, 558 - 568
• Be prepared to identify:
• Text structure
• The author's topic and development of ideas
• How the writer incorporates his/her voice into the essay
• The writer's ethos