READINGS FOR 101
HOMELESS ON CHRISTMAS, a personal narrative
http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/020711/hillocks.shtml
The Climb, a student's personal narrative
95,000 Bank Error--a set of first person narratives (pretty funny ones)
group critique for personal narratives
a checklist to help evaluate your narrative (this is not the teacher's grading sheet)
Bunnyburgers: an observational essay using field research
site with general guidelines (good ones) for conducting interviews
how not to conduct an interview
starting to write your observational essay
reflecting on the social dimension of your profile
Anne Lamott's "Shitty First Drafts" or, a helpful reading on writing process
Another Look at Sports Team names
designing an effective presentation
Jack Lynch's wonderful guide to grammar and style (knotty questions answered HERE)
help and exercises for almost every technical aspect of composition and mechanics
what I think about when I think about grades
Exercises
run-ons, comma splices, fragments with explanation
"cool" practice for cs, frag, and r-os
a great source of self tests for grammar and writing problems
intro to concept: group activity
brainstorming using "topical invention"
guidelines for revising your draft
the process of writing a
response
3. Complete series of argument exercises