Assignments 14, 15, and 16

Fitzgerald in the late 1930s

14.  Read "The Crack-Up" by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1936; 520-531).  As you are reading, be on the lookout for a  vocabulary word that is new to you.  Look up its definition and e-mail it to me along with the sentence where you found it after you have finished reading the entire essay.  Due before class on Wednesday, January 26th.  Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the essay and the ways that it corresponds with the qualities Lopate attributes to the personal essay in the introduction.  Also take note of interesting turns of phrase or turns of thought, effective descriptive passages or intriguing ideas.

15.  Add a new post to your blog.  Due:  Before class on Wednesday, January 26th. Possible assignments: a) a memory associated with food; b) any other topic that the essay-writing muse brings to you.

16.  Send me an e-mail letting me know which of your titles your classmates liked the most.  Due:  Before class on Wednesday, January 26th.