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Harvard University Harvard University Extension SchoolExtension School

Fall Semester 2009Fall Semester 2009Expository Writing E25: Expository Writing E25:

Introduction to Academic Introduction to Academic Writing and Critical ReadingWriting and Critical Reading

Analyzing the Short StoryAnalyzing the Short Story

Section 8; Section 8; Monday evenings, Monday evenings, 7:45PM-9:45PM7:45PM-9:45PM

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Your Instructor:Your Instructor:Julie Anne McNaryJulie Anne McNary

B.A., Wellesley College, 1994B.A., Wellesley College, 1994English LiteratureEnglish Literature

M.Ed., Harvard Graduate School of Education, M.Ed., Harvard Graduate School of Education, 1995 1995 Language and LiteracyLanguage and Literacy

MA/M.F.A, University of Utah, 1998MA/M.F.A, University of Utah, 1998British & American Literature and Creative British & American Literature and Creative

WritingWritingCell Phone: (617) 233-7532 Cell Phone: (617) 233-7532

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Writing Assessment TestWriting Assessment Test

In the next thirty (30) minutes, please write a In the next thirty (30) minutes, please write a letter to your instructor outlining your letter to your instructor outlining your experience thus far with formal or academic experience thus far with formal or academic writing. You may write about your writing. You may write about your experiences in school, or at work, but try to experiences in school, or at work, but try to outline your strengths and weaknesses, the outline your strengths and weaknesses, the level of instruction you have received, and level of instruction you have received, and how much you enjoy the writing process.how much you enjoy the writing process.

Make an attempt to organize your letter into Make an attempt to organize your letter into coherent and clear paragraphs. Try to coherent and clear paragraphs. Try to formulate an introduction and a conclusion of formulate an introduction and a conclusion of some kind.some kind.

INDIAN CAMP, INDIAN CAMP, ERNEST HEMINGWAYERNEST HEMINGWAY

HOW BIGFOOT STOLE MY HOW BIGFOOT STOLE MY WIFE, RON CARLSONWIFE, RON CARLSON

Writing Exercise 1.1Writing Exercise 1.1

In the next two weeks, after you In the next two weeks, after you have completed the reading have completed the reading assignments, please choose aspect assignments, please choose aspect of Roman Fever, one pattern that of Roman Fever, one pattern that you notice, either in a repeated you notice, either in a repeated image, narrative move, plot point, image, narrative move, plot point, situation, or character’s behavior, situation, or character’s behavior, and write a one-page explication of and write a one-page explication of what you have found so compelling.what you have found so compelling.