This document provides the agenda and instructions for an in-class essay assignment in an EWRT 211 class. It includes: - An agenda with topics to discuss like the quick review and in-class essay #5 - Information for students who need to register for EWRT 1A, reserving spots in classes - Instructions for the in-class essay, including having a blue book, outline, pen/pencil choice, and taking time to edit - The essay prompt asking students to discuss how they experience both privilege and marginalization in society and how it affects them - Homework assigned which is to read the next essay assignment and write paragraphs analyzing writing skills learned and still needing work.

1. EWRT 211
Class 18
In-Class Essay!

2. AGENDA
– EWRT 1A
– Discussion: Quick
Review
– In-class essay #5

3. If you have not yet
registered for EWRT 1A
– I now need to release remaining seats in the
EWRT 1A classes.
– I can save a space for you if I know what class
you want.
– If you have not yet registered, but you intend to
do so soon, please write your name and the
class time that you intend to register for, on the
sheet at my desk after you turn in your essay.
– M/W 10-12:15; T/Th 7:30-9:45; T/Th 10:00-
12:15 (Brian’s class)

4. – You should have a Blue Book and
your printed outline.
– You may use a blue or black pen;
If you are writing in pencil, make
sure it is dark.
– Take your time. Reread your
essay for editing errors before
you turn it in.

5. Introduce the concepts of marginalization and privilege. Define them. Explain in your words.
Your refined thesis: Who you are and how you are in the margins and how you are privileged. What is the
outcome on you as a person?
• As a white man, I experience many social privileges; however, as a gay man, I have also learned to
adjust my social life to reduce marginalization.
Identify, explain, and argue a privilege that YOU have experienced.
• A significant privilege of being a white man is the assumption that I always belong in social spaces or
situations.
Name specific examples from your own life to illustrate the privilege.
Identify, explain, and argue a marginalization that you have experienced.
• Being a gay man marginalizes me from certain social situations and causes me anxiety about potential
social rejection.
Name specific examples from your own life to illustrate the marginalization.
Consider other perspectives: Does everyone agree that you are marginalized or privileged in the way
you assert?
• Even so, I understand why some people might see this example as ______; however, this concern
about _______.K
Address the ways in which you ways in which you’ve responded to the marginalization or the privilege.
• Because I do not want to be rejected or treated badly by strangers, coworkers, or other students, I
have deliberately chosen to downplay my sexual orientation in most public situations.
Conclude by extending your insights to contemporary society. How do you measure up in society? Are you
making the best of your life?
• As a gay white man, I experience both privilege and marginalization.
Essay Structure

6. HOMEWORK
– Read Essay #6 Assignment
– HW Discussion 14:
– In a well-developed paragraph, discuss at least one
skill you have learned in EWRT 211 . This might be, for
example, organizing your essay, writing thesis
statements, developing body paragraphs with
examples and analysis, vocabulary and word usage,
writing better sentences, grammar, punctuation, and
usage, revising and editing skills, or citations and
other MLA skills.
– Write a well-developed paragraph about how your
writing has changed as a result of what you have
learned in class. Remember to provide specific
evidence for your claims.
– Write a well-developed paragraph about what you'd
still like to work on concerning your writing. What are
you going to focus on in 1A and beyond?