January 5-12, 2011

Wed. Jan 5th

Student group discussion of If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things (INSORT) by Jon McGregor

Thurs. Jan 6th

I discuss INSORT: isolation/anonymity and connections, character names, life/death, remarkable within the ordinary, etc.

Fri. Jan 7th

Continue Webb's discussion, ideas

hmwk: read, annotate, and comment on three reviews

Mon. Jan 10th

INSORT review argument essay assignment (Due Tues. Jan 18th)

Review of basics for writing about lit/ comments from previous years

Tues. Jan 11th

Lit terms and examples in INSORT: anaphora and basic repetition, zeugma, juxtaposition, paradox (and oxymoron), asyndeton, polysyndeton, metaphor, antithesis, framing, form and function

Wed. Jan 12th

Parallel structure packet, King parallel paragraph, periodic, cumulative, balanced, and interrupted sentences, 2004 State of the Union

Thurs. Jan 13th

King periodic paragraph as in-class essay: Analyze the rhetorical and stylistic strategies King employs to convey his purpose.

Fri. Jan 14th

Final thoughts on INSORT essay due Tues.

Discuss King paragraph and essays