I wrote this piece for a class on writing about nature. I really enjoyed the practice it gave me for coming up with creative ideas.
Literary review inception: I review Josh Cook’s article, “Songs from the Revolution: Two Takes on the Political Novel” which itself reviews two books. I look at it critically to determine whether it accomplishes its purpose.
I've included this essay because it is the most in-depth literary analysis piece I have written to-date. It is an extensive example of what it can look like to put two texts into conversation with each other and analyze where they agree or disagree and what that may mean.
This piece is my answer to the Northeast Writing Center Association's call for proposals (CFP). I am including it because it shows my interest in the field of writing center studies and my experience with the CFP genre.
Says/Does statements are a useful technique for repurposing your own writing or as a tutoring strategy. They look at what a sentence literally says, then at how it functions, showing revealing disconnects between what a writer has intended to communicate and what have actually communicated. I also have a brief reflection at the end to explain what my Says/Does statements revealed to me.
I wrote this piece to put the English 101 Portfolio Assessment Rubric (PAR) and Teaching Principles into conversation with chapter 6 of the textbook for the Writing Center tutor-prep class, The Oxford Guide for Writing Tutors. In it I analyze the challenging parts of ENG101 and consider the ways writing center tutors can equip themselves to work with ENG101 students.