Professor Gordon
English 1301
25 Jan. 2012
READING BLOCK 2 – J#’s 2-4
PURDUE ONLINE WRITING LAB – READING SELECTIONS:
“Conciseness”:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/572/1/
“Eliminating Words”:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/572/02/
“Changing Phrases”:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/572/03/
“Avoid Common Pitfalls”:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/572/04/
ADDITIONAL READING SELECTION [FOR JOURNALS; EACH JOURNAL SHOULD BE A
SEPARATE DOCUMENT; DO NOT USE THE BODY PARAGRAPH OUTLINE FOR THIS
ASSIGNMENT]:
Amy Tan’s essay, “Mother Tongue” – J#2
http://www.scribd.com/doc/13297165/Mother-Tongue-By-Amy-Tan-I-Am-Not-A
Manuel Munoz’s article, “Leave Your Name at the Border” – J#3
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/01/opinion/01munoz.html?pagewanted=all
Eric Liu’s essay, “Notes of a Native Speaker” – J#4
http://swc2.hccs.edu/kindle/Liu_notes_of_native_speaker.pdf
Homework due very soon so complete it now! – J#’s 2-4.
1. Take notes on each reading selection.
2. Identify and list five issues that each author addresses in her/his essay.
3. Next to each issue, write out the direct quote from each author’s essay that proves that the
issue is discussed in the essay.
4. Follow MLA format for this assignment, as instructed last class.
5. Review the HCC Library site for correct MLA format.
HAVE FUN!