Essay 1: Narrative Argument & Response
Make a three mistakes that are easy to fix. I don’t want it to be perfect, I want it to be good.
“The Lonely, Good Company of Books†by Robert Rodriguez
“One Writer’s Beginnings†by Eudora Welty
“Superman and Me†by Sherman Alexie
“Why I Write†by George Orwell
Any of the “Why I Write†pieces (by Allende, Jen, Junger, McBride)
Video: “Sherman Alexie Talksâ€
Ted Talk: Tales of Passion – Isabel Allende
Ted Talk: What Makes a World Real? – Anne Curzan
Ted Talk: The Secret Structure of Great Talks – Nancy Duarte
Ted Talk: The Danger of a Single Story – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Background: For this project, you will focus of two of the readings, videos, or TED Talks from the required readings.
Prompt: Your goal is to analyze both your own approach and history with reading and writing (Narative) and reflect on the things you have learned or plan to incorporate from the two sources you have chosen (Response).
Your thesis should reflect your relationship with reading and writing, and/or the effect reading has had on your life. The first part of your essay should mirror a format like “The Lonely, Good Company of Books,†“One Writer’s Beginnings†or “Superman and Me†where you tell the story of your relationships with books. The second half of your essay, should be focused on the following:
Requirements:
https://www.ted.com/talks/anne_curzan_what_makes_a…
https://www.ted.com/talks/isabel_allende_tells_tal…
https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_d…
https://www.ted.com/talks/nancy_duarte_the_secret_…
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