Thursday, February 10, 2011

Writing Questions 2/10/11

1. Consider Riverbend as a character. How would you describe her voice? Her personality? What motivates her actions? etc. What evidence can you find to suport your ideas?

2. Evaluate Riverbend's credibility as a writer / reporter. How does she establish this credibility? Do you think she's conscious of trying / needing to make herself credible. Find evidence from the book to support your ideas.

3. How would you describe Riverbend's goals as a writer? Offer evidence to support.

Research Assignment:
1) find 4-5 scholarly sources, 2-3 public sources based on your subtopic
2) as a group, discuss your sources and decide on 4-5 total scholarly sources, and 2-3 public sources. Send me an emial with the source citation info, and a sentence or two description of each. MAKE SURE TO TELL WHAT SUBTOPIC IT BELONGS UNDER

Email: jchristian@wsc.ma.edu  (or, you can write the info as a comment on this blog)

HW:
Reflection Paper based on today's writing questions due Tues
Finish Book for Tues
Initial draft of Unit 1 Essay due Thurs / Fri at CONFERENCE (we'll be signing up before the end of the period)

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