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DWA #12

“Microphone feedback kept blaring out the speaker’s words, but I got the outline. Withdrawal of our troops from Vietnam. Recognition of Cuba. Immediate commutation of student loans. Until all these demands were met, the speaker said he considered himself in a state of unconditional war with the United States government. I laughed out loud.”

— Tobias Wolff, “Civilian”

1. What is the attitude of the narrator toward the political speaker in this passage? How do you know?

2. How does the use of a short, direct sentence at the end of the passage (I laughed out loud) contribute to the tone?

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Based on your reading of chapter 3 of TSIS, create a “sandwich quote” on the back of the paper, using a quote from the text provided.

Natalie Goldberg’s advice is tough for some writers but she uses personal experience to encourage people to keep trying. Her tone is encouraging and positive. How does she do this? Is it effective?

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Let’s look at your pre-writes & give some feedback…

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Tuesday,

February 13

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DWA #13

“Abuelito under a bald light bulb, under a ceiling dusty with flies, puffs his cigar and counts money soft and wrinkled as old Kleenex.”

— Sandra Cisneros, “Tepeyac,” Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories

1. How can a ceiling be dusty with flies? Are the flies plentiful or sparse? Active or still? Clustered or evenly distributed?

2. What does Cisneros mean by a bald light bulb? What does this reveal about Abuelito’s room?

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Outlining:

Today you are drafting your outline - it is due on Thursday. It must be completed in its entirety and submitted by HARD COPY.

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Finish Outline (due tomorrow)
Finish Source List (due tomorrow)
Grammar lesson #3 (if needed)
Weekly Writing Assignment #5 (due Friday)

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Thursday

Feb 15

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DWA #14

“The truck lurched down the goat path, over the bridge and swung south toward El Puerto. I watched carefully all that we left behind. We passed Rosie’s house and at the clothesline right at the edge of the cliff there was a young girl hanging out brightly colored garments. She was soon lost in the furrow of dust the truck raised.”

— Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima

1. List the words that provide specific detail and contribute to the power of the passage.

2. Contrast the third sentence with: We passed Rosie’s house and saw a girl hanging out the clothes. Explain the difference in impact.

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Drafting Point 1

Today you are drafting the first point of your essay. This is not necessarily a single paragraph - it is however many paragraphs you need to PROVE YOUR FIRST POINT.

You need to do the following, though:

Type your thesis statement first. Make sure it is bolded.
Add your research sources in Google docs - this will be SO HELPFUL as you draft your essay!!!
Start to draft your first point - follow the outline you turned in today
Turn in your first point by 3pm Friday (submit to Google Classroom)

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Click this

Go here

To make citing your sources easier, you can enter them all into your document in Google docs and let Google do all the citations for you.

This is how you do it…

Step 1: go to Tools

Step 2: Click citations

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Choose MLA & add a source

If website, enter URL & search

Pick type

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What you see

Click this

Get this

Every time you need to cite this source, click this

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This is a model of what I expect

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Reminder ~ Point 2…

Remember: The second point is due on Tuesday, February 20th by 3pm!

Over the long weekend, you should draft your second point.

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