Intro to the English Major
ENC 3445
Baseline Essay
Written the first week of the course: On deciding to be an English Major.
Final Course Reflection
Written the last week of the course: Final Reflection of Intro to the English Major in light of the course’s Student Learning Objectives.
Walking Backwards: An Analysis on Narrative and Cultural Progression
Assignment Sequence One: a synthesis of three previous writings and
On Difficulty
Assignment Sequence Two: theorizing how to decipher difficult texts by understanding subjectivity and what provokes people to write.
Analyzing Tell Me How It Ends: Argument as Understanding
Analysis of a Scholarly Article Assignment: analyzing Valeria Luiselli’s Tell Me How It Ends in light of creating an understanding in place of short-sighted arguments.
Examples of Peer Review
Instances where I peer reviewed other classmates work as part of the writing process.
Miller’s Dark Night of the Soul Response
Critical thinking analyzation and response to Miller’s essay on literate arts influence or lack of in society.
Bordo’s Beauty (Re)discovered in the Male Body Response
Critical thinking analysis and participation in discussion about gender, sexuality, and advertising.
Anzaldua’s La Fontera/Borderlands Response
Critical thinking analysis and application through personal narrative.
Rodriguez Achievement of Desire Response
Critical thinking analysis and comparison of personal relativity.