You received your first graded article analyses today ((Unless you’re in fifth hour, in which case some of this post will refer to your future….)). I was glad to see some very strong writing samples–this will be a good year.

You may have noticed that there were no grades on them–only corrections and suggestions. I want to emphasize that nearly everything you do in this class is practice, so don’t hesitate to take a chance. I won’t hesitate to let you know when you rocked it.

We’ll discuss an excerpt from Jonathan Lethem’s “The Ecstasy of Influence: A Plagiarism” tomorrow, but feel free to click the link to read the whole article.