Snow!

Ok, guys here's the deal:

For TH:

1.) Be prepared to discuss all of our readings, and be ready to turn in the analysis think sheets for all of them. ("Homemade Education", "Language of Silence", "My Yiddish").

2.) We will then outline essay 1 in class.

For FR:

1.) Blog Post #1 on On Borrowed Words:

Respond to what Stavans says about how New York has shaped him. Are New Yorkers all alike? Why or why not?

What do you think of this? How is being a New Yorker a part of your identity? How does living in New York shape you?

All blog posts should be about 500 words.

For MON:

1.) Email Essay 1 to me by 11:59pm. As an attachment! My email is on the syllabus. Paragraphs should be 10-15 sentences long, and your essay should be AT LEAST 3 FULL pages. Full.

A reminder about the headers on the first page of the essay:

At the top left of the first page of each of your essays should be:

Your Name
This class
My name
Draft of the paper
Date paper is due

With no shortcuts!

For example:

Susie Student
ENG 12
Professor Hunt
Essay 2 Draft 2
November 23, 2010

(Use Word to number your pages 2-4 with your last name in the upper right hand corner.)

For TUES: Read “Betrayal of Liberty on America’s Campuses” p. 466 in Exploring Language