Archive for February, 2007

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Dante is not in a good mood

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…but can you blame him?
Today, the plan is to get our feet with Dante in terms of what the Comedia is all about and how to go about reading it. We might even look at a little visual tour of Hell. First, we’ll see a short video about Dante’s History and The [...]

Speechify!

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So, the research phase should be close to done and we’re on to shoring up our outlines, creating PowerPoints, and practicing speech technique…but first…
We’ll switch seats and make new friends. Then, take a look at the Book Group assignment. While we speak, we’ll also be reading American Classics and doing a few group [...]

All done?

So…we’re hoping to get essay out to the folks at Newsweek today. I’ll check with everyone in class and pass through the essays that are ready. Click here to submit. If you get paid, I expect help with my mortgage…or at least a Tall Americano.

Next, let’s look at the College Essay/Scholarship Essay assignment. [...]

Reading DAAAAY!

Welcome back, y’all…I missed you.
As we always do on Monday, we read. So, don’t forget to bring something made of paper to our class. We’ll talk a bit about our plans for the remaining, dwindling, skittish remnants of February and the triumphant return of Spring in March.
AmStudders: Here is the draft of the Book [...]

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