2 February 2005
Creative Writing Workshop
Preview Ex 1-3.
Discuss readings.
In-class writing.
Ex 1-2: Comparative Analysis
Read three articles (to be chosen by your instructor), and assess their relative merits as sources for a literary research paper. (2-3 pages, with a properly-formatted MLA works cited list.)
Article 1 Finnegan, Lora. "London in Oakland - attractions of Jack London's hometown in Oakland, California." Sunset
Article 2 Askin, Denise T. "Anagogical Vision and Comedic Form in Flannery O'Connor: The Reasonable Use of the Unreasonable." Renascence
Article 3 Barash Nanelle R. and David P. Barash, "Biology, Culutre, and Persistent Literary Dystopias." Chronicle of Higher Education
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