Slides for Day 2 in EWRT 211

1. EWRT 211
Day 2
Welcome to the Night’s Watch.

2. Quiz #1
 1. The Warsan Shire reading, entitled “Home,” is what kind of reading:
 A. an essay
 B. a news article
 C. a poem
 2. In what country does Karma live now?
 3. Name one difficulty that Karma has had in her life.

3. 1. Notebook for the course.
2. Plan for getting the Course Reader by Tuesday of next week.
3. Plan for getting Madonnas of Echo Park by the end of Week 3
Check in

4. Show me
your maps!
Label:
China, Tibet, India,
Nepal,
Shimla (just put a dot
in the approximate
place),
Delhi (just put an
approximate dot), and
Varkala (just put an
approximate dot)

5. Karma’s story

9. Discussion 1 Questions
 List the ways that Indian people or the Indian government have made Karma’s
life in India more difficult.
 How are Tibetan immigrants like Karma are treated in India?
 List examples that demonstrate Karma’s strength or resilience in the face of
obstacles.
 What kind of person is Karma?
 How are Karma’s difficulties similar or different to those described by Warsan
Shire in “Home”?
 What are parts of the article where you don’t understand what Karma is
saying or feel like you need more explanation or background?
 Why do you think Karma is not more clear here?

10. Clarity in writing vs. speaking
In WRITING,
you need to:
 Imagine who your reader is and
you have to talk to that person.
 Put yourself in the reader's shoes.
 Think about your audience and
what information they will need.

11. Let’s do this!
Paper 1 Assignment

12. Why is writing so hard?
 Let’s ask Ta-Nehisi Coates
 http://www.theatlantic.com/
video/index/280025/advice-
on-writing-from-i-the-atlantic-
i-s-ta-nehisi-coates/
 As you watch this video, I want you to write
down (on scratch paper—you won’t turn this
in):
 One thing he says is hard about writing that
you agree with.
 One way that he thinks you can become
better at writing.
 So, after watching this video, what advice
would you give yourself about writing in this
course?

13. https://youtu.be/yQq1-_ujXrM
(Let’s walk there at the end of class!)
Office Hours

14. Homework on Canvas
 There IS homework due Monday on
Canvas (even though there is no
class)
 1. Read: Viet Thanh Nguyen, “The
Hidden Scars All Refugees Carry” (pdf
available on Canvas; also in the
Course Reader).
 2. Complete Weekly Writing 1.
 3. Complete Discussion 2.
 There is also homework due next
Wednesday:
 1. Read: Hochschild, "Love and Gold"
(in the Course Reader).
 2. Complete Discussion 3.