The first two weeks have been great. First and foremost, we sought to understand the power of narratives. We worked with understanding that narratives are a simply part of being human--we love to tell and receive stories on a daily basis. The students worked on their Memory Maps, which was an assignment that helped them to encounter the art of telling a good story. At the center of a good story, there is always problem/trouble.
By the end of the 2nd week, we began talking about how to write an effective central thesis. Like a good narrative with a certain degree of trouble at its center, an essay has a central thesis, an argument to defend with supporting evidence.
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