Tuesday, 10/24

Agenda

1. Announcements–please reply “yes” or “no” to Rosenbach email ASAP
2. Twilight
3. Introductions and Conclusions
4. Capstone Project
5. Next class: On Thursday, we are meeting in the Morris Library Student Multimedia Design Center, Room B (on the lower level)–please arrive at the Library by 8am so we can walk down together when the Library opens and begin by 8:05am. To prepare for this session, review the Capstone Project assignment sheet and listen to 1-2 episodes of different podcasts to get a feel for the genre. You should also consider which text you might want to work with for your own podcast, and be ready to discuss those ideas in class.

 

Twilight

[If time: play 2:36-end]

1. What ideas about monstrosity/humanity does Twilight explore?
2. How are the vampires in this novel different from and/or similar to some of the monsters we have discussed before?

 

Introductions and Conclusions

1. What is the purpose of the introduction/conclusion of an essay?
   • What are some things NOT to do in an introduction or conclusion?
   • What are some strategies for writing GOOD introductions and conclusions?
2. Evaluate your current introduction based on our discussion and make some notes for revision.
3. Evaluate your tentative conclusion and make some notes for revision based on one of the models provided.