Assignments for Friday, Jan. 26, to Wednesday, Jan. 31

For Friday (Day 6) and Monday (Day 1), complete one additional page of your research writing. By this class, you should be up to four pages of research writing. If you're having trouble getting there, you need to communicate with me to explain your challenges. We will continue watching Arrival.

For Tuesday and Wednesday, four-to-five pages of research writing are due. This writing will be graded, so revise and edit your writing accordingly. You must include citations for your sources, but you do not need to include a complete bibliography.

Assignments for Tuesday, Jan. 23, Wednesday, Jan. 24, and Thursday, Jan. 25

For Tuesday (Day 3), have two pages (or the equivalent) written for the STP research writing. Be prepared to share it with me via Google Classroom. (We will begin the transition to Google Classroom during class.)

For Wednesday (Day 4) and Thursday (Day 5), write one additional page of your STP research writing.

Assignment for Thursday, Jan. 18, Friday, Jan. 19, Monday, Jan. 22, and Tuesday, Jan. 23

Thursday (Day 6): Finish "Story of Your Life" (to p. 145). You will also have a short in-class writing assignment on Chiang's stories, and then we'll begin watching Arrival.

For Friday (Day 1): Read this short article about how Ted Chiang's "Story of Your Life" became the movie Arrival. Then read this longer New Yorker profile of Ted Chiang, "Ted Chiang's Soulful Science Fiction." Also, read the guides to research writing posted to the right that are appropriate to your kind of research writing. We will begin the research writing during Friday's class.

For Monday (Day 2) and Tuesday (Day 3), have two pages (or the equivalent) written for the STP research writing. Be prepared to share it with me via Google Classroom. (We will begin the transition to Google Classroom during class.)

Assignments for Friday, Jan. 12 to Thursday, Jan. 18

For Friday, Jan. 12 (Day 3): In Ted Chiang's collection Stories of Your Life and Others, read pp. 91-113 of "Story of Your Life." This is the story that the film Arrival was based on. If you've seen Arrival, the story is very different in its structure.

For Tuesday, Jan. 16 (Day 4): In Ted Chiang's collection Stories of Your Life and Others, read pp. 91-121 (to the bottom of the page) of "Story of Your Life." This is the story that the film Arrival was based on. If you've seen Arrival, the story is very different in its structure.

For Wednesday (Day 5) and Thursday (Day 6): Finish "Story of Your Life" (to p. 145). You will also have a short in-class writing assignment on Chiang's stories, and then we'll begin watching Arrival.

Assignment for Wednesday, Dec. 13, and Thursday, Dec. 14

Write at least one page for the exploratory essay. Share it with me as a Google doc (mrmontasmph@gmail.com) by the start of class.

Assignments for Wednesday, Dec. 6, Thursday, Dec. 7, and Friday, Dec. 8

For Wednesday, continue working on the research prospectus. Strive to have at least half of it written. You might find it helpful to look for additional sources to help you think about your topic. Your question might still be changing and developing as you write the prospectus, which is fine. I advise that you keep track of the ways your question is changing; don't delete your old research questions.

For Thursday and Friday, write a complete draft of the research prospectus. Don't neglect the bibliography. 

Assignments for Monday, Dec. 4, Tuesday, Dec. 5, and Wednesday, Dec. 6

For Monday (Day 2), write a tentative research question and (based on the handout given in class) identify the kind of question you're asking. In addition, try to write a paragraph for your research prospectus. If you missed class on Wednesday or Thursday (or if you misplaced it), click here for the handout on developing a research question. You do not need to share this assignment with me yet, but be sure to have it available in class. You will spend most of class working on the research prospectus and pursuing additional sources.

Lastly, I know we haven't gotten back to it, but please continue bringing The Woman Warrior to class. I hope to talk about it this class (up to p. 160), so if you're still behind, try to catch up.

For Tuesday (Day 3) and Wednesday (Day 4), continue working on the research prospectus. Strive to have at least half of it written. You might find it helpful to look for additional sources to help you think about your topic. Your question might still be changing and developing as you write the prospectus, which is fine. I advise that you keep track of the ways your question is changing; don't delete your old research questions.