ENG 1120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Louise Erdrich, The Things They Carried, Frame Story

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: English
• Course: ENG 1120
• Professor: Graham Lorrie

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Lecture 6 the red convertible and the things they carried . Midterm (25% of mark) on tuesday, march 1 at 7-10 p. m. Look at three stories, find a theme, and write an essay in 3 hours. Open book bring the stories and a dictionary/thesaurus (not electronic: need quotations, but do not need a works cited . Thesis in the last sentence at the end of the introduction (underlined) Final version has to be written in pen. Themes: will be broad, such as love : narrow the themes, do not write a so what? thesis documented in mla. Words to avoid: negative, positive, evil, good, and everyone. Content (including thesis) as evidenced by originality and complexity of thought. Tone as evidenced by appropriate, clear language: can use personal pronouns such as i or we with good reason, but do not write, do not use you or your a personal response essay. Organization as evidenced by grammar, spelling, style, citations.