Short Paper Assignment

Third and final low-stakes paper.

Write a two-page essay that begins "My life so far has been. . ." In it, you must mention:

a color
a number
the name of at least one movie or one book or one television show
the name of a flower
the name of a perfume
the name of a street or city
the name of at least two people you know or don't know.

and three verbs or nouns you've never ever used/said before in your life.

OR

Write a two-page essay that begins "This class so far has been. . ." In it you must mention:

The name of at least two authors (any two)
The name of at least two books (any two)
The name of at least two other people in this class (besides yourself and me)
a color
a number
and three verbs or nouns you've never ever used/said before in your life.

Assignment May 7 and Extra Credit

Dear Class,

Please have a look at the article "Cutting the Tongue: Language and the Body in Kingston's The Woman Warrior," by Jeehyun Lim. You can find this article in Academic Search Premier when you type in the key words Maxine Hong Kingston. It is the first entry that comes up in the list.

Read this article (at least skim it) and highlight some parts that you think are particularly insightful. Look for a part you might choose to quote were you writing a paper on The Woman Warrior (which some of you are). Print it out (you can do this on campus in the library computer labs) and bring it to class with you. We will discuss in class the proper way to set up quotations and give citations.

ALSO
As an extra credit assignment I've decided to suggest (strongly suggest) you ALL attend "A Frank Conversation" which is a part of the "Brooklyn On My Mind Series" and will be held on campus Monday evening at 7:00 in Whitman Hall.

Professor Tremper, chair of the English department says:
"A 'Frank Conversation' between Frank McCourt and Leonard Lopate--will be entertaining and full of important insights into the creative process and Frank's colorful life. It should be wonderful for all our students."

This event is free for BC students who show up with an ID. You cannot get in without an ID, so don't forget it. For EXTRA CREDIT you will also need to bring a pen and paper to take some notes, and turn in a report on the event to me by Wednesday, May 9. The report should recap the basics of the event and include your own ideas and comments on at least some of the points made by McCourt and Lopate. This event is highly relevant to our class as McCourt is an autobiographer. Some of you may have read his best-selling book, Angela's Ashes.

I plan on being there and hope to see you ALL there!
Peace,
Erin