June 24, 2010

SYLLABUS CHANGE: I will be collecting journals on Tuesday June 29th NOT Thursday July 1st as written in the syllabus. So make sure and catch up by then if you have any missing journals!

Don't forget to bring four copies of your Narrative Shitty First Draft for Tuesday.

For those of you who missed, I will also leave extra copies of the handout "Someone to Read Your Drafts" by Anne Lamott in my mailbox in Rm 313.

Wanna see a little video of Malcolm X talking about History? Watch here

Dictionary Word of the Day: Engrossing

en·gross·ing   /ɛnˈgroʊsɪŋ/ Spelled[en-groh-sing] Show IPA
–adjective
fully occupying the mind or attention; absorbing: I'm reading the most engrossing book.
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Origin:
1475–85; engross + -ing2

—Related forms
en·gross·ing·ly, adverb
non·en·gross·ing, adjective
non·en·gross·ing·ly, adverb
un·en·gross·ing, adjective

en·gross   /ɛnˈgroʊs/ Spelled[en-grohs] Show IPA
–verb (used with object)
1. to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb: Their discussion engrossed his attention. She is engrossed in her work.
2. to write or copy in a clear, attractive, large script or in a formal manner, as a public document or record: to engross a deed.
3. to acquire the whole of (a commodity), in order to control the market; monopolize.

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Origin:
1275–1325; ME engros ( s ) en to gather in large quantities, draft (a will, etc.) in final form < AF engrosser, partly < ML ingrossāre to thicken, write large and thick (L in- in-2 + gross ( us ) thick + -āre inf. suffix); partly < AF, MF en gros in quantity, wholesale < L in + grossus; see gross

—Related forms
en·gross·ed·ly  /ɛnˈgroʊsɪdli, -ˈgroʊst-/ Show Spelled[en-groh-sid-lee, -grohst-] Show IPA, adverb
en·gross·er, noun
re·en·gross, verb (used with object)
self-en·grossed, adjective
un·en·grossed, adjective


—Synonyms
1. involve, immerse, engage.


Journal #7: Your Signature Story

Okay, so for this entry I want you to think of a story you've told many times. This could be something funny or sad or whatever that may have happened to you or someone else...whenever you have an audience you like to tell this particular story because it gets a certain type of reaction. This should be a story you've told at least 5 times before. Think about how you've altered the story as you've told it, maybe made it longer here, funnier here, whatever. Each time you've told it, you've tried to improve it...so now write that story, exactly as you tell it, the way you tell it. Write for 10 minutes.