Assignments for Monday, March 12, to Thursday, March 15

For Monday and Tuesday, read to the page in Jimmy Corrigan pictured below:

For Wednesday and Thursday, read to the page in Jimmy Corrigan pictured below:

If you missed class on Monday or Tuesday, watch the following TED talks (each is about twenty minutes long) in preparation for your STP presentation:

https://www.ted.com/talks/donald_hoffman_do_we_see_reality_as_it_is

https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability#t-1199969

Assignments for Friday, March 2, to Thursday, March 8

For Friday (Day 2), write one additional page of your STP research writing. Bring Jimmy Corrigan to class.

For Monday (Day 3), write two additional pages of your STP research writing. Bring Jimmy Corrigan to class.

For Tuesday (Day 4), write two additional pages of your STP research writing.

For Wednesday (Day 5), write two additional pages of your STP research writing. This makes a total of four additional pages from where you left off before the break. Bring Jimmy Corrigan to class.

For Thursday (Day 6), write one additional page of your STP research writing. This makes a total of four additional pages from where you left off before the break. Bring Jimmy Corrigan to class.

Assignments for Tuesday, Feb. 27, Wednesday, Feb. 28, and Thursday, March 1

For Tuesday (Day 5), in Ware's Jimmy Corrigan, read to the page shown below.

You have nothing to do for the STP. Your next 4 pages will be due on Wednesday, March 7 (Day 5) and Thursday, March 8 (Day 6).

For Wednesday (Day 6) and Thursday (Day 1), in Jimmy Corrigan, read to the page illustrated below:

Assignment for Monday, Feb., 26, and Tuesday, Feb. 27

In Ware's Jimmy Corrigan, read to the page shown below.

You have nothing to do for the STP. Your next 4 pages will be due on Wednesday, March 7 (Day 5) and Thursday, March 8 (Day 6).

Assignments for Friday, Feb. 11, to Wednesday, Feb. 14

For Friday (Day 4), you will work on the "Story of Your Life" and Arrival essay in class. In order to give you as much time to work on that essay (since we lost a day to the snow), we will put off the extemporaneous speeches until Tuesday. However, any student who would prefer to give it on Friday will be able to do so. You will also receive a new book, Chris Ware's graphic novel Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth.

For Monday (Day 5), write at least one and half pages for the essay on "Story of Your Life" and Arrival. The essay topics are posted to the right.

For Tuesday and Wednesday, complete the essay on "Story of Your Life" and Arrival. Bring Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth to class.

Assignment for Wednesday Jan. 31, Thursday, Feb. 1, and Friday, Feb. 2

For Wednesday, have four-to-five pages of your research writing ready for me to grade.

For Thursday and Friday, prepare two topics for a possible essay on "Story of Your Life" and Arrival. In addition, look at the rubric linked below, and try to add brief descriptions for the various expectations. For example, what would make someone's use of evidence receive a superlative, competent, adequate, or poor ranking?

Extemporaneous Speech Rubric

Tuesday and Wednesday in Class Readings

Read this interview with the screenwriter of Arrival, and then read two of the following three pieces on Arrival and "Story of Your Life." Compare the authors' observations on the two texts, and note the differences and similarities in their writing styles.

The Arrival of Ted Chiang (1843 Magazine)
What We've Got Here (Los Angeles Review of Books)
When They Came from Another World (New York Review of Books)