Given the difficulties with reading Plato's "Allegory of the Cave," we will not read
Crito, the
Apology, and "When Free Speech Was First Condemned." Instead, over the next two classes we will focus our attention on the narrative essay that is due next week. Therefore, for class on Wednesday and Thursday, I want you to select one of the in-class writing exercises that you have started and try to turn it into a polished piece of writing. You may write it in your journal or you may type it up; it doesn't need to be more than a page or two pages in length. Whichever piece you decide to revise for next class, you are not obligated to make that the essay you turn in next week.
As you revise the in-class writing, try to turn it into the first page or two of an essay that could be included in The Eloquent Essay. Pay attention to the narrative voice, descriptions and details, figurative language, dialogue, plot (if applicable), and so on. We will spend our next two classes working on these aspects of your writing.
For next class, be sure to bring The Eloquent Essay, A Pocket Style Manual, and your journal in addition to your revised in-class writing.
