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Welcome!. ELIT24/ICS24 Asian American Literature. Agenda. Essay 1 Telling Your Story Part I. Essay 1. The description is online. Write your introduction last, but write your thesis first. Your thesis might change.
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Welcome! ELIT24/ICS24 Asian American Literature
Agenda • Essay 1 • Telling Your Story Part I
Essay 1 • The description is online. • Write your introduction last, but write your thesis first. Your thesis might change. • Here is an example of a thesis: As children in immigrant households both Yang and I did much of the work necessary for our families to survive. Yang along with her sister Dawb had to care for their younger siblings, while I worked in my father’s seafood store when I was in elementary school and middle school. • Question on the blog.
Essay 1 • Outline: • Introduction • Image of childhood as carefree • Thesis • My family and my father’s store • Mother’s death • Weekends • The work that I did • A story
Essay 1 • Outline: • Yang’s parents and Yang’s work • Yang’s parents (176) • Yang and Dawb’s struggle (185) • Conclusion • A general point about many immigrant families • You might refer to the notes
Essay 1 • Outline • Spend a few minutes reviewing your thesis and outline. • Can one or two people volunteer their outlines so we can have a general discussion?
Homework • Essay 1 due on Monday.
Telling Your Story Part I • You will present for a small group (four or five). Aim for about ten minutes for each presentation • You need a title and a turning point • Write-ups are due today. The write-up should be in paragraph form. Do not just read your write-up for your presentation. • See me if you were absent on Monday or you still need to prepare.