Writing Assignment 1 (Sections 07 & 09): After reading Atwan02.pdf, select one of the quotations that you found compelling, interesting, or relevant; you may also choose a quotation that you disagree with or believe to be misinformed. Once you make your choice, transcribe a particularly salient portion of the quote & designate the author. Proceed to write a 300 word response (The transcribed quotation does NOT count towards your word count). Title your post: "Post I: Discourse Surrounding the Essay." As such, your first post will look something like the following:
"A certain defensiveness now surrounds the notion of the essay. & many of the best essayists today are quick to declare that their best work lies elsewhere: in writing that is more 'creative' (fiction, poetry) or more exacting (scholarship, theory, philosophy)."
-Susan Sontag in "The Essayist's Defensiveness."
Although Sontag's claim about the essayist defensive posture may hold credence, her parallel argument that writer's of poetry & fiction are models of confidence may not be exactly true. In the cultural landscape of contemporary America, much of what is considered literary, whether essay, fiction, or poetry, has been marginalized to the extent that any of these creators have become trepidacious about assigning their respective genre to the object of their "to be," as in "I am a..." & then you would continue on until you reach the 300 word mark.
DUE: Monday, 09.03.07 @ midnight.
Reading Assignment (Section 09): Please have Atwan02 & 03 read for Tuesday's class.
Reading Assignment (Section 07): Please have Atwan02 & 03 read for Wednesday's class.
"A certain defensiveness now surrounds the notion of the essay. & many of the best essayists today are quick to declare that their best work lies elsewhere: in writing that is more 'creative' (fiction, poetry) or more exacting (scholarship, theory, philosophy)."-Susan Sontag in "The Essayist's Defensiveness."
Although Sontag's claim about the essayist defensive posture may hold credence, her parallel argument that writer's of poetry & fiction are models of confidence may not be exactly true. In the cultural landscape of contemporary America, much of what is considered literary, whether essay, fiction, or poetry, has been marginalized to the extent that any of these creators have become trepidacious about assigning their respective genre to the object of their "to be," as in "I am a..." & then you would continue on until you reach the 300 word mark.
DUE: Monday, 09.03.07 @ midnight.
Reading Assignment (Section 09): Please have Atwan02 & 03 read for Tuesday's class.
Reading Assignment (Section 07): Please have Atwan02 & 03 read for Wednesday's class.
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