Karen Weingarten commented on the post, Monday, on the site Vitorio's blog
I appreciated these reflections! I’m also glad you paid attention to my section on email etiquette. You’ll know for next time and beyond.
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Hi Aaron, Here’s the thesis you created in class today: Darwin is trying to prove that natural selection and the artificial selection of man are affected by very different forces; however, at the same...
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Don’t forgot to include page numbers! If you choose to write about this text, it will save you time later on.
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Don’t forgot to include page numbers! If you choose to write about this essay, it will make finding the quotations much easier later on.
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James, you should look at Steinbock’s essay more carefully. She’s not arguing against allowing women to have abortions. We’ll talk about it in class today. /KW
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I saw you also posted this on the wiki, so I assume you already realized your mistake in posting it here! /KW
View ArticleKaren Weingarten wrote a new post, Welcome!, on the site Reading the American...
Dear Students, Welcome to English 391W: Reading the American Archive! This course fulfills the requirement for a senior senior, which is the capstone for the English major. Above you’ll find a digital...
View ArticleKaren Weingarten wrote a new post, Dust: A missing book, on the site Reading...
Dear Students, I spoke to the bookstore, and they promised that they would have more copies of Dust by Thursday. Please remember to read it for next Tuesday, if you haven’t yet done so. See you in a...
View ArticleKaren Weingarten wrote a new post, Change in Schedule: A Country Doctor, on...
Dear Students, As I mentioned in class last week, we will no longer be visiting the New York Historical Society on October 25. This means that we will also not be reading Washington Square . Instead,...
View ArticleKaren Weingarten wrote a new post, book returns and new books, on the site...
Dear Students, I spoke with the bookstore, and they say you can return Washington Square if you bring in the receipt that shows purchase of the novel. In addition, I’ve ordered Jewett’s A Country...
View ArticleKaren Weingarten wrote a new post, Our NYPL Visit, on the site Reading the...
Dear Students, For our next class meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 11, we’ll be meeting in the New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on 42nd Street and 5th Ave. The closest subways are the...
View ArticleKaren Weingarten wrote a new post, Our NYAM library visit-- Oct. 25, on the...
On October 25 our class meeting will be held at the New York Academy of Medicine Library. Please finish reading Sarah Orne Jewett’s A Country Doctor for the meeting. Arlene Shaner, one of the...
View ArticleKaren Weingarten commented on the post, Day 5 , on the site American Archives
I’m glad you enjoyed the visit! It sounds like you found some interesting stuff.
View ArticleKaren Weingarten commented on the post, Day 7, on the site A collection of Art
I’m glad you were able to come, Jennifer. It sounds like you found some interesting information, even with having to leave early.
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Peter, It’s great to see you writing here! And I’m glad to hear that Sinek’s talk inspired you to get back on track. You’re right that the questions he tells us to focus on are quite powerful. I’m...
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The following are deadlines and assignments you should keep in mind as you work toward building your final paper: Tuesday, November 22: Post your final paper proposal on your individual blog. This...
View ArticleKaren Weingarten wrote a new post, MLA Citations, on the site Reading the...
If you need help formatting your bibliography or creating in-text citations, this site from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue is quite useful: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ For...
View ArticleKaren Weingarten wrote a new post, Welcome!, on the site Studies in Literary...
Welcome to English 701: Studies in English Methodologies! You can see your assignments under the link for “Schedule” above. The password to access it is “weingarten.” (This information will be removed...
View ArticleKaren Weingarten wrote a new post, FAQs for the 240s, on the site English...
Below are some frequently asked questions that pertain to all four courses in the 240s series. In the next post here, you’ll find answers to questions that are course specific. I’ve been told that my...
View ArticleKaren Weingarten wrote a new post, FAQs for English 241, on the site English...
English 241: The Text in its Historical Moment What is English 241? This course explores the relationship between texts and their historical circumstances, addressing the question of how literary...
View ArticleKaren Weingarten wrote a new post, FAQs for English 242, on the site English...
FAQs for English 242: Literary History What is English 242? This course explores literary history as a mode of inquiry, asking how authors and their creations have responded to predecessors, and how...
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English 243: Genre What is English 243? This course explores the study of genre as a mode of inquiry. All literary works are unique, but within any given literary scene writers create and readers...
View ArticleKaren Weingarten wrote a new post, FAQs for English 244, on the site English...
English 244: Theory What is English 244? This course explores theoretical formulations that inform the work of literary study, examining what different methodologies value, how they are articulated,...
View ArticleKaren Weingarten wrote a new post, Advice from the 240s Workshops (Spring...
Repetition is useful. Don’t try to cover too much over the course of a semester. For 244: Theory this might mean spending more time each week on a particular theoretical text. For 241: The Text in Its...
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Very nice description!
View ArticleKaren Weingarten commented on the post, Monday, on the site English 110:...
Your work here is terrific!
View ArticleKaren Weingarten commented on the post, Monday, on the site Omar's Blog
Overall, very nice work here!
View ArticleKaren Weingarten commented on the post, Monday, on the site jones
Glad you think it’s a good question! Good answer too.
View ArticleKaren Weingarten posted a new page, on the site Observation Materials for the...
Welcome to the English Department’s Observation Materials site. Below you’ll find all relevant documents for completing your observation. This semester’s observation assignments can be accessed by...
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