Expository Writing for 10/2

Reminder: Please come prepared to speak in favor of or against a film that you have seen on your own. You should think this through in advance. Don't try to just do it on the spot. Figure out what your argument is and what specific evidence from the film you will use to back it up. Your presentation shouldn't take more than five minutes.

Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein

Also, on 10/2, we'll be watching Young Frankenstein, a spoof of the film we saw last time.

Writing for the Future: 9/30

Reminder: Your interview paper is due on Monday, 9/30. We'll be workshopping them in class.

Also: Thanks for asking our speaker such interesting questions this past Wednesday. I'm curious to hear your feedback on her talk.

Just in case you forgot: If you have any questions or issues you'd like to discuss with me, it's easy to do that. My regular office hours are just after class on Wednesdays, 3-4 pm (by appointment), although I can be available at other times, too.

Writing for the Future: Reading Assignment

Now hear this: Please read pages 47-62 before conducting your interview. It should help.

On Wednesday, our guest speaker will talk about writing for public relations. Bring some questions for her.

See you then!

Expository Writing for 9/25

Great discussion about Some Like It Hot last time. Some really good ideas in there! We'll be taking a look at your papers on that movie on 9/25, so come prepared for a workshop. Also come prepared to watch the original, 1931 version of Frankenstein.

Future for 9/23

I hope you enjoyed your trip to the Cornell. Your papers (due Monday) should give you practice in writing descriptively, a key to writing well. On Monday we'll workshop those papers and try to turn them into blog posts. See you then!

Future: Reminder for 9/18

Don't forget that our Writing for the Future class meets this Wednesday at the Cornell museum. Before you go there, be sure to read the prompt for Paper 3. See you then!

Expository Writing: Reminders for 9/18

Reminders for 9/18

1) Your first paper, your review of Some Like It Hot, is due on Wednesday. If you have to miss class, email the paper to me by class time and you'll get full credit for it.

2) Also due this Wednesday is a movie review (any movie review of any movie)
that you can find that is written by an actual professional critic. Bring in a copy of that review and be prepared to explain why you chose to bring that one in.

Future for 9/16

Your second paper (the press release) is due on Monday. We'll be workshopping those papers and also working on finding social-media alternatives to press releases.

Last Wednesday's class, by the way, was awesome! You guys have so much talent. (I'm not just saying this.) All we need to do is figure out how to focus it a bit more.

Future: This & That

Some great questions at our last class meeting. I hope some of you will take Jennifer up on her offer to provide additional help.

For Wednesday's class, we'll explore the challenges of writing about music. It can be tricky to put your thoughts on music into words, especially music without lyrics.

Then we'll move on to writing press releases.

Expository Writing: Reminder for 9/11/13

Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future

Harold Lloyd in Safety Last

Reminder (from your syllabus):

Reading A: pp. 1-16.

Future for 9/9

Our guest on Monday, 9/9, will be Jennifer DeWitt, a social-media strategist and Internet marketer. Please bring any questions you may have about social media, especially concerning how to use it in marketing.

Expository Writing for 9/4

                        Most of class on 9/4 will be devoted to watching Back to the Future.
                          Next week, we'll write a review of it TOGETHER, so take notes!

Future: Reminder for 9/4

Just a reminder: If you haven't turned in your first paper yet, please have it with you on Wednesday, Sept. 4

Also, be sure to have read pages 1-10 in your text.

See you then!