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Finding & Writing from a New Lead
One of the most important insights from “Shitty 1st Drafts” by Anne Lamott is the generative potential of experimenting with new leads. Students will be able to locate several potential leads in this student draft and see how writing with a different focus adds richness to the material.
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Welcome to College. It’s different here.
On the very first day, I like to discuss the college experience in the abstract. I briefly explain how perceptions of higher education have changed over time and offer students an opportunity to think about how they want to grow and develop over the next four years. It’s not just about the degree! I also…
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Sponsors of Literacy
We discuss these slides before completing this scaffolding assignment for their literacy narrative.
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Everything is an Argument
Because our way of creating and interpreting meaning is inescapably metaphoric and associative, learning how to consciously translate the meanings around us prevents some of the psychological harm inflicted when we process them subconsciously. I teach the “Everything is an Argument” lesson using the below slideshow. It contains insights adapted insights from the Everything is…
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Shitty 1st Draft
The first lesson I teach on the “shitty first draft,” is this one, Anne Lamott vs. ChatGPT. If you’re not interested in the above lesson but want to do a “says/does” analysis of Lamott’s piece, you may find an answer key for that here. The below slideshow reminds students what we mean when we ask…