Assignments Five and Six

What kind of essayist are you? (Painting by Diana Golledge)

5.  Read the questions associated with the subsections of the Introduction to The Art of the Personal Essay. Use one of them as the point of departure for a new post.  You can either reflect on the reason why your answer to that particular question is "yes."  Or you write a post that illustrates the quality under discussion.  Due before class on Wednesday, January 19th.

6.  Read the titles of all the essays included in The Art of the Personal Essay.  Identify the five that seem most interesting to you.  Send that list to me in an e-mail.  Due before class on Wednesday, January 19th.  Bring a hard copy of the same list to class on Wednesday, January 19th and be prepared to discuss it.