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12/5: Writing Workshop – Using Evidence
We will be working with two handouts I distribute in class today to identify the evidence you will use in your autoethnographic essay. HOMEWORK Continue working on your Autoethnographic Essay. Come to next class with a “shitty draft” of your autoethnographic essay. I ask that you bring to class at least 3 paragraphs, but the more the better! REMINDER Writing Center = EXTRA CREDIT You can receive 5 points extra credit (that’s the equivalent of a blog post OR 5 missed class points!) AND get support towards your final Autoethnographic Essay if you make an appointment with the QC Writing Center. Here’s how to receive support and earn these points:
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12/3: Building Character in your Autoethnographic Essays
As you compose your Autoethnographic Essay, you will inevitably introduce characters–or individuals with whom you’ve interacted–that shaped you in some way. Today, we’ll look at three examples of how published authors have built characters in their writing in an effort to help you make progress on your own autoethnographic narratives. Building Character If you’ve started drafting your autoethnographic essay, access that writing. If you haven’t started drafting, pull up a blank document or take out a piece of paper. You might also want to pull up this list of qualities of autoethnographic essays and scroll to the last two pages where you already brainstormed possible topics. Take a minute to…
