Week at a Glance
This week we continue with They Say and Hacker. We are looking at integrating what they say into our writing. Specifically this week we are continuing our look at signal phrases, summary, paraphrase and how this works to our advantage when presenting our argument.
We will use Rubin a lot this week as well as authors from 50 Essays. Students are behind in the reading. It isn't because you find the reading hard, it is because you have not fit reading into your schedule. Fit it in. It will make the discussions in class much more lively and useful.
In both afternoon classes, not many students were at page 220. We complete the book in two weeks. By then, we will be almost through They Say and about finished with 50 Essays too. These two books lay the foundation for our writing. Most of these essays are narrative, but this is not unusual for essayists, who tend to explore issues connected to their souls. The term essay means " an attempt or try." Essayists often write to clarify their ideas and find answers to questions. The writing doesn't always reveal the answer, but writing has a way of opening the space between what is known to what is unknown.
We are reading and writing as a way to make room in our mind for questions to appear (smile).
We will use Rubin a lot this week as well as authors from 50 Essays. Students are behind in the reading. It isn't because you find the reading hard, it is because you have not fit reading into your schedule. Fit it in. It will make the discussions in class much more lively and useful.
In both afternoon classes, not many students were at page 220. We complete the book in two weeks. By then, we will be almost through They Say and about finished with 50 Essays too. These two books lay the foundation for our writing. Most of these essays are narrative, but this is not unusual for essayists, who tend to explore issues connected to their souls. The term essay means " an attempt or try." Essayists often write to clarify their ideas and find answers to questions. The writing doesn't always reveal the answer, but writing has a way of opening the space between what is known to what is unknown.
We are reading and writing as a way to make room in our mind for questions to appear (smile).
posted by Professor Wanda's Posse at 5:18 PM
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Amit, Cole, Emily, Kahina
Professor Sabir
English IA 1-2:50pm
February 25
Here are our three quotes where Ruben incorporates what that "they say" into her book.
No! Spend out. Don’t think about the return. “It is by spending oneself,” the actress Sarah Bernhardt remarked, “that one becomes rich.” (184)Here Gretchin Ruben is trying to make a point that it is better to not make calculations with the person you love. She explains that when she is around Jamie she tends to make these calculations and always expects a return. To her this can often spoil the moment and the genuineness of her actions. Bringing in this quote from Sarah Bernhardt helps to back up and justify Ruben’s point because it offers a fresh perspective that maintains similar beliefs.
It was Alfred North Whitehead who said “Everything important has been said before.” (185) Here she is reflecting on the fact that she is not discovering new things, she is just changing her lifestyle. Basically she is saying that she has already come to an understanding of what happiness means and how it can be applied to her life. More simply, she is saying that there is a specific formula for happiness, that if followed can help simplify the path.
In the beggining of the book a friend of Ruben’s asks, “Don’t you want to know why you are the way you are and why you want your life to be different?” (9) Ruben includes this quote because she wants to point out that not everyone finds satisfaction from the same things. In Ruben’s response to the question, no she does not want to know why she is the way she is; these kinds of questions aren’t important to her.
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