Hope your break has begun well. Your writing assignment due Mon (Mar 10) is to write a 1000 word essay on some topic related to Philadelphia. History, current events, La Salle, the art scene, the music scene, architecture, a particular place, a Philly job. You are free to choose your own avenue of pursuit. But you must write a fairly cohesive essay for this first draft. Over the month of March (and into April) you'll expand this Philadelphia topic into a 4000-5000 word essay. You may need to research your topic or interview subjects. Consider yourself freelance journalists for the next month. I'll be your editor, prodding your piece into shape.
Blackadderian Word of the Week: phrasmotic
You also need to do some reading over the break:
If you haven't finished the first 6 chapters of Crystal's Fight for English, do so. We'll be discussing it and its relationship to Truss' Eats Shoots next class.
Also please read these two pieces from the City Paper:
Monks Devils and Quakers
and
We're taking Poe back
We'll be discussing how they work (or don't work) as "Philadelphia" pieces. Please print them and bring them to class.
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