Harvard Extension School Expo E-25; Section 8 (7:45PM-9:45PM) Instructor: Julie Anne McNary Please check your Elluminate Audio Wizard YOU WILL NEED YOUR INTRO TO FICTION TEXTBOOK FOR THIS SESSION!! We will begin at 7:45PM.

Online WebConference Via Elluminate Software Website: Elluminate Room: Expository Writing E25: Introduction to Academic Writing and Critical Reading Analyzing the Short Story

Overview  Overview Comparison and Contrast – our textbook, pages  Essay #2 – Comparison and Contrast Essay  Extended Class Discussion of the Assignment  In-class writing assignment – two stories  Re-Assignment of Exercises 2.1 and 2.2 (due Friday night, October 30): 2.1 Brainstorming and 2.2 Outline; plus one additional note: refining your thesis!  Early Release (for real this time!) so you can go work yourselves to the bone…or whatever.

Our Book and Chapters ISBN # ISBN # Chapters we’ve read so far: Chapters we’ve read so far: –1: Reading a Story –2. Point of View –3. Character –4. Setting –5. Tone and Style –6. Theme –13. Writing about A Story –7. Symbol –8. Evaluating a Story –Re-assigned section in Writing about a Story,

The Stories for Essay #2  A & P  Teenage Wasteland  How to Talk to a Hunter  Sonny’s Blues  Roman Fever  The Girl on the Plane  Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?  The Jilting of Granny Weatherall  Until Gwen (new)***  Hills like White Elephants  The Lottery  Miss Brill  Cathedral  Rich Brother  The Storm  To Build A Fire  The Greasy Lake  A Pair of Tickets  Lost in the Funhouse  The Things They Carried  Winter Dreams  Everything That Rises Must Converge (new)  Bigfoot Stole My Wife

Graphic #1 Topic Story 2 Story 1

Graphic #1 Story 1Story 2

Graphic #2 Topic in Story 1 Story 2

Graphic #2 Story 1 Story 2

In Class Exercise 2.02 Thirty-five minutes… Thirty-five minutes… Read the following two stories: Read the following two stories: Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper Find TWO similarities and TWO differences between these two stories. Find TWO similarities and TWO differences between these two stories. Then, try to construct a MEANINGFUL thesis statement from that material to share with the class. Then, try to construct a MEANINGFUL thesis statement from that material to share with the class.

Important Tips for Essay #2 Make sure that you have analyzed your material enough to construct a MEANINGFUL, INTEGRATED and COMPLEX thesis… Make sure that you have analyzed your material enough to construct a MEANINGFUL, INTEGRATED and COMPLEX thesis… Avoid the “tennis ball approach,” i.e. simply bouncing back and forth constantly and repetitively, almost like hitting material back and forth over a net. Avoid the “tennis ball approach,” i.e. simply bouncing back and forth constantly and repetitively, almost like hitting material back and forth over a net. Concentrate on synergy, the 2+2=5 that will make your analysis striking and original. Concentrate on synergy, the 2+2=5 that will make your analysis striking and original.

REFNING YOUR THESIS & CONCLUSION First, make sure to push your thesis into a more complex realm by moving beyond observational data gathering and into analysis. You will have gathered a lot of relevant observations, but you must move beyond these observations in order to construct a proper thesis. First, make sure to push your thesis into a more complex realm by moving beyond observational data gathering and into analysis. You will have gathered a lot of relevant observations, but you must move beyond these observations in order to construct a proper thesis. THINK SYNERGY! THINK SYNERGY! THINK “SO WHAT?” THINK “SO WHAT?” Remember that your conclusion should both comment on and answer your thesis statement, and also open new vistas of thinking… Remember that your conclusion should both comment on and answer your thesis statement, and also open new vistas of thinking…

Body Paragraph Organization Body Paragraph Organization Once again, beyond your thesis and conclusion, you must think very carefully about your body paragraphs – the building blocks of your essay. Once again, beyond your thesis and conclusion, you must think very carefully about your body paragraphs – the building blocks of your essay. Ideally, you will choose to organize your body paragraphs in one of two ways: a text-based organization, or a topic point- based organization. Ideally, you will choose to organize your body paragraphs in one of two ways: a text-based organization, or a topic point- based organization. See next slide See next slide

TWO SAMPLE BODY PARAGRAPH ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES Body #1 – First Textual Similarity: Body #1 – First Textual Similarity: –Text #1 –Text #2 –Analysis that synthesizes the above Body #2 – Second Similarity: Body #2 – Second Similarity: –Text #1 –Text #2 –Analysis that synthesizes the above Body #3 – First Difference: Body #3 – First Difference: –Text #1 –Text #2 –Analysis that synthesizes the above Body #4 – Second Difference: Body #4 – Second Difference: –Text #1 –Text #2 –Analysis that synthesizes the above Body #1 – First Topic Point: Body #1 – First Topic Point: –Similarities between Texts 1 & 2 –Differences between Texts 1&2 –Analysis that synthesizes the above Body #2 – Second Topic Point Body #2 – Second Topic Point –Similarities between Texts 1 & 2 –Differences between Texts 1&2 –Analysis that synthesizes the above Body #3 – Third Topic Point: Body #3 – Third Topic Point: –Similarities between Texts 1 & 2 –Differences between Texts 1&2 –Analysis that synthesizes the above Body #4 – Fourth Topic Point: Body #4 – Fourth Topic Point: –Similarities between Texts 1 & 2 –Differences between Texts 1&2 –Analysis that synthesizes the above

Exercise 2.1 – Brainstorming, 10/30 Expand on last week’s in-class exercise, or choose another one… Expand on last week’s in-class exercise, or choose another one… Include a list of several examples to compare and contrast – COLLECT YOUR DATA FIRST – ANALYZE THAT DATA, AND THEN CONSIDER YOUR ARGUMENT. Include a list of several examples to compare and contrast – COLLECT YOUR DATA FIRST – ANALYZE THAT DATA, AND THEN CONSIDER YOUR ARGUMENT. Consider if your examples are leading you toward a traditional comparison and contrast paper, or a keyhole (dominant lens) paper Consider if your examples are leading you toward a traditional comparison and contrast paper, or a keyhole (dominant lens) paper Construct a loose introductory paragraph and thesis statement. Construct a loose introductory paragraph and thesis statement.

Exercise 2.2 – Outline, 10/30 In the manner in which you constructed Exercise 1.3, write a detailed outline of your Essay #2 In the manner in which you constructed Exercise 1.3, write a detailed outline of your Essay #2 Construct an introductory paragraph(s) in which you outline the source stories, and state your thesis Construct an introductory paragraph(s) in which you outline the source stories, and state your thesis Outline each body paragraph in the manner we have laboriously discussed: topic sentence that states an analytical claim, evidence from the text, analysis thereof, transition to the next paragraph; Outline each body paragraph in the manner we have laboriously discussed: topic sentence that states an analytical claim, evidence from the text, analysis thereof, transition to the next paragraph; YOU MAY FOLLOW text by text format, or point by point – see How to Write a Comparative Analysis document on our website. YOU MAY FOLLOW text by text format, or point by point – see How to Write a Comparative Analysis document on our website. Construct a loose conclusion in which you open new vistas of analysis Construct a loose conclusion in which you open new vistas of analysis