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Category: Analysis

  • Black and white street scene of protest with people with fists raised.

    Close Reading & Analysis: An Assignment to Support the Move from ENA/G101 to ENG102 by Leah Richards 

    Image Credit: Koshu Kunii, Unsplash Timeline: late in semester, almost entirely in class; we’ll take as long as we need for each part Text: a short work of social issue/social protest fiction (or poetry) that aligns with class themes; story will be printed out, with generous margins and space between lines to facilitate writing all…

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  • Green plants in a garden under a spray of water.

    Using Comparison to Support Analysis in ENA 101 by Christopher Schmidt

    Image Credit: Markus Spiske, Unsplash This lesson teaches students to use definition and comparison to support basic analysis. In small groups, students perform a pre-writing activity using a chart with definitions. Working individually, they will then write sentences structured by the comparison developed in the chart. Students are meant to emerge with an understanding of…

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