Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Diagnostic/ In-class Writing

This in-class writing activity will be collected at the end of today's class. I will read and comment on your responses, but will not grade them. The objective of this activity is for you to introduce yourself as a writer. You may hand write your response or type it in GoogleDocs and share it with me, by clicking on the Share button in the top right hand corner of the screen and adding my e-mail,  magdabog22@gmail.com


Directions: Please read one of the following excerpts from the short story,  "Night Thoughts," by Helen Simpson.

1. 3:29 a.m. and 3:32 a.m.
2. 3:37 a.m. and 3:41 a.m.
3. 3:48 a.m. and 3:50 a.m.
4. 4:04 a.m., 4:08 a.m. and 4:13 a.m.
5. 4:21 a.m. and 4:22 a.m.
6. 4:30 a.m., 4:33 a.m. and 4:42 a.m.
7. 5:11 a.m. and 5:20 a.m.
8. 5:20 a.m. and 7:10 a.m.

After you read the section of your choice, write a short response essay. Do not summarize or evaluate the excerpt you read; instead, choose one feature (narrator, character, point of view, setting, etc.) and write about it in relation to your own understanding of the ideas presented. In other words, based on your
experiences, how do you  understand what you read?

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