Class 2
Tuesday, September 14
Course and course member introductions.
To prepare for this class, think about:
- why you selected this course, about what you want, need, and expect to get from a university writing course;
- what the difference might be between getting an education and getting a degree;
- the ways you have used in your life to persuade someone to share your point of view on a topic (e.g. have you said the same thing to persuade your mother to let you miss school a second day as you said to a doctor? Would you say the same thing? Would you say the same thing in the same way?);
- how you might convince someone who doesn't know you to care about something about which you care deeply, and;
- about what writing instruction you have received in the past.
Read In Country for next class.
Reminder: your first short assignment is due on Thursday.