Course Recap for Monday, September 26

What Makes a Good Story Part II
We watched a clip from the movie Up! and discuss the reasons why the events of the clip made a good story.  According to our discussion, a good story should

• Show not tell
• Have good relatable characters and storylines/themes
• Always be interesting/never repetitive
• Appeal to emotions

We looked for examples of these attributes in the Engkent and Sedaris piece and then we looked for them in the sample literacy narratives (see Class links).  We talked about what each narrative did well and how each narrative could improve.

Homework

• Rough Draft of Literacy Narrative Due Wed, 9/28-Make sure it is a completed draft.

Potential Blog Post Topic

• One of the reasons that Engkent's mother chooses not to learn to speak English is because she does not find it necessary.  How necessary is it for Engkent's mother to learn English? What would be the benefits for her learning English? What might be the limitations for her learning English?