Monthly Archives: September 2010

First of all, everyone, you’re the greatest. You guys are killers, machines, animals, and other strong words as well. I was impressed with the high turnout of rough drafts on Monday. We’ll keep working on Wednesday. Let me address a … Continue reading →

Just kidding. Writing the rough drafts of your paper will doubtless prove to be an exhilarating and rewarding experience. For Monday: 1. Please bring a typed, legible rough draft of your paper for workshopping. I want you to have your … Continue reading →

Introduction: There are multiple ways to begin your paper. Here are a few of them. Immersion: begin immediately by telling us a compelling personal or otherwise anecdote, then follow up with your research question. Alternatively you could begin with a … Continue reading →

For your Believer blog posts: 1. Post these by before class on Monday, Sept. 20. 2. Include a hyperlinki to the Believer article. 3. You don’t need to comment on each other’s posts this time around, but of course you … Continue reading →

For Friday, please bring a legible draft of your Believer response piece for workshopping. Read and comment on the blogs. We’ll spend the second half of class doing online research. Maybe other things as well. Who knows!

Hello class. Today was whirlwind and slapdash but we all managed to make it through. I have a lot to say in this post so pay attention. Firstly, I want to point out that your blog posts on food were … Continue reading →

If you thought lobsters were fun, you’ll love this article I’d like you to read about trash. Your to do list for the weekend: 1. read the reading. 2. come to class on monday with a brief write up answering … Continue reading →

But first a few notes about class: 1. Here are some student blogs that may or may not be on your blog list. If you are a blogger in my class and notice that you are not in the loop … Continue reading →

Over the weekend I’d like you to read this David Foster Wallace article entitled “Consider the Lobster.” You can find the article here and here: PDF File. (Will download onto your computer.) Web version on Gourmet Magazine. Recall that we … Continue reading →

Hi everyone. So, about me. If you recall, I mentioned that I was from Detroit, Michigan and I’ve been a year now in Missoula, where I attend the MFA program in fiction and teach WRIT101. I like reading and writing. … Continue reading →