jfoss-Expository Reading and Writing Course

In a well-organized essay of approximately two to three pages, answer the following questions:

Tannen, Kingston, and Ehrlich describe communities or groups with which you may be somewhat unfamiliar. These writers invite you to see the “inside story” with fresh eyes. They complete stories that may be only partially understood. Is there a community or group that you would argue also needs to be better understood? How is it typically understood, and what are the hidden realities that need to be made known? Does the group have a distinctive language style, use specific culturally valued objects, or dress in particular ways that communicate their feelings about one another or beliefs about the social world? Use specific details and examples drawn from your own experience or your observations of others.

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DUE:  FEB. 2 AT 11:55 PM

The Left Hand of Darkness

INSTRUCTIONS FOR JOURNAL THROUGH CHAPTER 1:

PAGE 1: notes from yesterday (if you did not get the notes, be sure to copy someone else's)

PAGE 2: Begin Reading:

CHAPTER 1: List all characters and their jobs

Dialogue with the text

Summarize -- whatever you see happening

Vocabulary -- (see below)

phlegmatic: not easily excited, does not show emotion

obdurate: stubborn; unyielding

pertinacious: holding tenaciously to a purpose

specious: superficially good, no real merit

adroit: expert; clever; skillful; resourceful

patronage: the position of encouragement, influence, or support of a patron, as toward an institution

obviate: preven or eliminate

impugn: challenge as false; cast doubt upon

fulsome: offensive to good taste

effrontery: shamless boldness