EN 1201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tom Wayman
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Lecture #1 introduction: syllabus// did i miss anything? (wayman) Exercise#1- a very short story: a father and his son are in a car accident. The father dies instantly, and the son is taken to the nearest hospital. The doctor comes in and exclaims, i can"t operate on this boy. why not? the nurse asks. His other dad (in the case of a same-sex couple) Reading reflects assumptions: gender, context, genre, language, realism. Always look at the language, context, and genre to base your answers. Look at the language used as well as the realism of the text. Read poem did i miss anything? by wayman. When we realized you weren"t here we sat with our hands folded on our desks in silence, for the full two hours. Take as many days off as you like: any activities we undertake as a class. I assure you will not matter either to you or me.
