Tuesday, September 2, 2008

First essay—Now what do you do?

Let's brainstorm some ideas for the first essay:

• Respond to the article on A.P. courses and liberal arts education

• Respond to the Op-Ed in The State on merit pay

• Respond to my Op-Ed in The State

Respond to Emerson's The American Scholar

• Respond to Jefferson's comments on education

• Consider what is teachable, and what is unteachable (Vonnegut essay)

• Pick your own topic related to education, democracy, or the relationship between the two

Regardless of your topic, be sure to make purposeful decisions about the GENRE/form of the essay and your intended audience.

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