Introduction to English Studies

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In order to stave off procrastination and increase the likelihood of creating revised and polished final drafts, students are required to...

How does it address Acheson's three essential questions? Which does it address most strongly or are you most excited about? What...

Choose a couple of terms from today's assignment. Compare/contrast. How are they connected and distinct?

You can see some of the portfolios from my previous students by following this link https://matwenzel.wixsite.com/intro/post/portfolios

What terms from Pope can/could you apply to episode 3?

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What term from the reading selection stood out to you as especially important or interesting?

What connections are you starting to make in episode 2? These could be text to self connections, text to other text connections, or text...

Some thoughts on Episode 2 written in the moment.

Which "contemporary approach" or critical theory was most attractive to you? How does it fit with your career/life goals/interests/etc.?...

If you were a "new critic" what are one or two things you would focus on in this passage from S-town? What (maybe more importantly) would...

"There is a small but immitigable fallacy in the theory of close reading, . . . and it applies to political journalism as well as to the...

Create a blog post that uses Pope's 4 step analytical process about one thing from Episode 1 of the S-town podcast. Keep it brief but...

Compare and contrast Pope's view of "Englishes" with the video you watched. Be personal--make an argument. Bonus points if you use a quote.

This is an example of a discussion prompt.

We will be meeting at the Sweet Shop on Tuesday. We will still hold the regularly scheduled workshops (Juliana, Story, and Isabella), but...

Hi everyone! I've created some discussions on Canvas where you can upload your proposals, Lit Reviews, and workshop drafts so your...

Here are the guidelines we came up with in class. 1. Thesis statement – underlining Form your thesis statement as a question You can...