Gents: On a shortened class day, we did the following:
For next class:
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- Wrote this essay: As you have used Toulmin to develop a thesis in response to your chosen reading and the author’s main claim, you will write an essay based on that thesis.Thus, write an essay in which you support, refute, or qualify your author’s main claim. Use appropriate evidence from your reading, experience, or observations to support your argument.
- Began our discussion of Tan's "Mother Tongue" by watching a Ted Talk (see below) that deals with the idea of a single story limiting people's viewpoints on individuals based on their ethnicity.
For next class:
- Work on your Research Essay!
- Develop a list of your "types of Englishes" with examples of each. List at least three. Also, develop some ideas / questions / notes for our seminar on language / identity for Tuesday. Be sure to focus on Tan, Agosin, and Adichie.
If you have any questions, please let me know.