Friday, March 14, 2008

Unit Two: Having Gender While Speaking and Listening

Readings:

"The Return of the Girl" by Darryl McGrath 3/17/08

"If This Car Could Talk" by Peter Steiner and JillPosener 3/17/08

"Bizarro" by Dan Pirarro 3/17/08

"Araby" by James Joyce 3/19/08

"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Ann Porter 3/19/08


Writing Assignments 

Formal Writing Assignment #2:  Write a dramatic dialogue between two authors we have read thus far in class. In this assignment, students are asked to imagine and write out a hypothetical conversation that would take place between two authors. At this early stage, the conversation need not be focused one one particular topic; however, this dialogue may help students discover the interesting areas of discussion between the two writers. Due 3/26/08

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