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Reading for the Week
Reading for the Week
2008_WhoseTruth by PhyllisRose_TruthInNonfictionEssa.pdfTheory: Phyllis Rose
Theory: Phyllis Rose
"Whose Truth?"
Mentor Texts
Mentor Texts
Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi (1883)—“Two ways of seeing the river”
Assignments
Assignments
Tuesday: In-class workshop on seeing your story through your characters' eyes
Thursday: Third in-class writing.
Readings
Readings
two-ways-of-seeing-a-river-by-mark-twain.pdfMark Twain
the canonical now-vs-then reflection: the boy saw beauty; the trained pilot saw only hazards.
Notice: how reflection rides on concrete images; what knowledge costs; the then/now structure you can borrow.
Joyas Voladoras - The American Scholar.pdfBrian Doyle
meaning built entirely from precise images: a hummingbird’s heart, a whale’s.
Notice: how physical detail turns into reflection; sentence rhythm; emotion that is earned, not stated as a moral.
Tuesday's Slides
Tuesday's Slides
To come!
WhoseTruth_RolePlay.pdfThursday's Slides
Thursday's Slides
None. This is an in-class writing day.
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