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Tag Archives: narrative

Narrative Writing: In-Class Essay

February 15, 2024

Professor Josh Hall shared his narrative essay assignment, which is the first major essay, and is written in class, by hand. The assignment asks students to reflect critically on the role of reading and writing in their own lives, and Continue reading →

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Narrative Writing: An Imaginative Sense-Memory Exercise

April 26, 2023

Professor Anne Wilson uses this Imaginative Sense-Memory Exercise in her FYW 150 course to help her students develop their narrative writing skills. You can find a detailed guide for the exercise here. Having first learned this exercise through theatre, Professor Continue reading →

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Sample FYW 150 Syllabus: Fiction Novel with Supplemental Readings

December 6, 2022

Here is an example syllabus that uses one fiction novel as a single core reading for FYW150, but supplements it with other shorter readings in other discourses and genres. The paper sequence is Reflective writing with description with a purpose Continue reading →

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“On Reading a Video Text” by Robert Scholes: How to analyze commercials

October 28, 2019 — No Comments ↓
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Commercials are great for visual rhetoric, but what are some good readings to help students go beyond the usual “logos, pathos, ethos” critique? The essay, “On Reading a Video Text,” introduces students to a robust framework for visual rhetoric and Continue reading →

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