I teach Junior and Senior English at a local alternative ed school. My year so far has been spent trying to perfect a balance between teaching the “essential” state mandated standards my district pacing calendar requires and teaching the real…
English 5870
Commentary on “Still Life,” There ain’t no such thing.
by James • • 1 Comment
James D. Dyer Dr. Kim DeVries ENG 5870 Spring 2009 Writing from the Hyphen And so I am asking myself now: Can I write it again another way? Can I write from the hyphen? […]because of those views…
English 5001
Research Proposal
by tbell • • 4 Comments
I’m still having trouble narrowning my focus. But here goes. During one hour of televison, many commercial advertisments will air. Some of these advertisements seem foreign to me, and my only explanataion for my lack of any connection with the commercial…
English 5001
A New Thought
by tbell • • 0 Comments
Tina Bell Dr. De Vries 5001 Commentary Week 4 12 March 2009 A New Thought I guess I’m just going to admit that I struggled greatly with the reading this week. During the past few days, I have considered…
English 5001
The use of rhetorical and compositonal elements in the Harry Potter series.
by Kristen Phipps • • 3 Comments
I would like to research the rhetorical and compositional elements used in youth fiction, specifically the Harry Potter series, and to investigate what arguments are being made and the devices used to influence those arguments. This research area is important…
English 5001
The Rhetoric of Women in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century American Literature
by Rachel • • 3 Comments
I have read and studied quite a bit of women’s literature as an English major, but upon taking this class, I find myself wondering about the rhetorical devices and strategies at play in not only the works I have studied…