ENG 121 - link for 10/31 class

Here is the link to the essay from The Sun. Read it before class and come ready to talk about what assumptions the author makes and who the audience is and how you can tell.

ENG 121 - links for 10/22 class

Go to the slideshow here and view the slides.

ENG 121 - read for 10/24

Read this article from The Sun.

ENG 121 - Links for 10/8 class

• Trent Reznor’s lyrics
• Nine Inch Nails video
• Johnny Cash’s lyrics (only slightly different from Reznor's)
• Johnny Cash video
  

This I Believe Audio Essay Assignment

To prepare for class on October 10, go to http://thisibelieve.org/aboutus.html and read “About This I Believe.”

Then go to http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4566554 and read Edward R. Murrow’s 1951 introduction to the This I Believe series.

Finally, go to http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4538138, scroll down to “Essays New and Old” and listen to five of the audio essays. To listen to one, you’ll need to click on its title and then click the Listen icon.

REQUIRED BLOG ENTRY to do before class on October 10: Write 150+ words in response to at least one of the audio essays you listened to. Be sure to include the name of the audio essay(s) you are responding to. Consider how listening to an essay is different from reading an essay. Consider how the essay authors used their voices to create intimacy and immediacy.

Optional: I recorded my own audio essay in Fall 2006 when I first gave this assignment to my students. You can listen to it here, if you are curious.