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S ECOND C ORE P APER : I N T HE S TYLE OF A M ASTER Final Draft Due in Class Monday (2/10)

Rough Draft Due in Class Friday (2/7) Outline, Notes and Quotes, Brainstorm Due in Class Wednesday (2/5)

I F YOU ARE LATE TO CLASS ON M ONDAY F EBRUARY 10 TH WITHOUT CONTACTING US AHEAD OF TIME , YOUR PAPER WILL BE CONSIDERED LATE .

A SSIGNMENT Your assignment is to write a short critical piece in the style of Plato (as Socrates), Virginia Woolf, or Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz. Your chosen author will write a review or critique of something of personal interest to you. Some examples to get you thinking:

1. Socrates live tweets his reactions to a portion of the impeachment hearings.

2. Woolf writes a review of a Netflix Series.

3. Sor Juana rates her astronomy professor on Rate My Professor.

4. Socrates reviews a comedy special.

5. Woolf leaves a review for a YouTube clip .

6. Sor Juana explains and critiques a meme .

Your paper will have 4 parts:

Part I Briefly introduce your topic and tell us why you’re pairing it with the author you chose. Why did you

choose this item (clip, movie, episode, article, artwork, or…?) and this author? Include a visual if necessary. This should be less than ¾ of a page (not including images). If you are not sure if your chosen medium will work, just check in with us. This is written as you.

Part II Think about the thing you’re critiquing. Which parts are the most interesting? Which aspects would

you want to discuss? Then use your annotations, discussion question homework, and close readings as a starting point. Think about the whole text and your author’s perspective. What would they say about this item? Free write in your own words, and then start to re-write in the author’s style, incorporating at least 3 direct quotes (you may need to modify a word or two to make it fit—use [brackets] as needed to mark modifications). Analyze and mimic to the best of

your ability all present aspects of the writing: syntax (sentence structure), diction, tone, argument, metaphor, imagery, allusion. Inhabit this person’s incandescent mind! About 1 to 1 ½ pages, depending on the item you’re reviewing. This part is written as your chosen author.

Part III Explain your choices with evidence. E.g. “I varied my sentence length the way Woolf does in the

passage on page…” (support with quote, both yours and hers) or “I followed Sor Juana’s argumentative structure on page ___ by first defining a word in two different ways and then drawing out the logical conclusions of either choice” (then break down exactly how you did that). This section will be about ½ of a page or slightly longer. This is written as you.

Part IV Connect your work to a broader them of self and society. In other words, why does this matter; why do

you care? Keep this to about ½ of a page or less. This could be written as you or incorporated into your writing as the author.

T OOLS Texts & annotations, roadmaps, free-writes, class discussion, conversations with friends, and office hours with instructor. Since you’ll be sharing your own insights and experiences, use the personal pronoun, “I” throughout the whole paper. (In Parts I, II, and IV it will be really be you speaking! In Part II “I” will be referring to your chosen author.) A UDIENCE An intelligent person (not necessarily an expert) who is interested to hear what you have to say. F ORMAT Standard MLA: 1” margins, double-spaced, 12 pt plain, serif font (such as Times New Roman). Provide parenthetical citations after all quotes and paraphrasing, as well as a “Works Cited” section (does not need to be a separate page). Add your last name and page number to upper right corner. Have a creative and eye catching title. Double-sided printing is preferred. Staple your paper with the provided rubric on top. You will staple your drafts to your final paper with the final draft on top, the rough draft under that, and your brainstorm on the bottom.