English 086 - Paul Martin
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A blog for Dr. Paul Martin's sections of English 086 at the University of Vermont.2005-06-21T10:57:29-05:00Term paper topic
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Imagine that you have been asked to write an article on Jacques Poulin’s Volkswagen Blues for an academic journal. What are some of the critical approaches you might apply to this text and what aspects of Poulin’s novel specifically...assignmentspwmartin2005-06-21T10:57:29-05:00Make-up assignment (summer 2005)
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As I mentioned in class, I am offering those of you who want to improve on your midterm mark an opportunity to do an additional assignment that we will post online on this blog, as I think what you...assignmentspwmartin2005-06-15T10:30:31-05:00Grading update
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Graded essays are all waiting outside my office door (321 Old Mill) in the mailbox on the wall, not to be confused with the massive pile of essays awaiting pickup in the cardboard box outside my door....newspwmartin2005-06-10T11:07:18-05:00To find the Response Assignment....
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Click on the Assignments tab above...newspwmartin2005-05-31T21:19:06-05:00Response Assignment (Summer 05)
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RESPONSE PAPERS ENGLISH 086 Assignment: Choose one of the articles we have read so far from Falling Into Theory and write a response to it taking some or all of the following questions into consideration. What are the most...assignmentspwmartin2005-05-31T15:41:27-05:00Education and/vs. schooling
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Great job in class today, everyone. Great to hear you all talking so much and so articulately about the readings. I'm looking forward already to meeting up on Tuesday to hear your thoughts on the next readings. Our discussion...newspwmartin2005-05-26T19:22:27-05:00Lest I ever paint Canada as a land with no problems....
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"Was Canada Too Good to be True?" from the New York Times talks in an interesting way about what is at stake in the Liberal Party's portrayal of Canada as a "singularly virtuous country that adheres more than most...newspwmartin2005-05-26T16:17:16-05:00Why and how do we read?
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Great discussion today, everyone. As I was saying to Kristie after class, these are all concepts that take some time to think about and more time perhaps even to decide where you stand on them. Here's the link to...discussionspwmartin2005-05-24T17:57:45-05:00Final grades are in!
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Hi everyone, Final grades are in to the Registrar's office and any essays due to be returned are outside my office door. Many are not in order and are not in envelopes (completely ran out of those), but all...newspwmartin2005-05-19T10:56:31-05:00Venezuelan govt. hands out one million copies of Don Quixote
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BBC NEWS | Americas | Free Quixotes big pull in Caracas: People in the Venezuelan capital Caracas have been queuing around the block to collect free copies of the Spanish masterpiece Don Quixote. The Venezuelan government is handing out...newspwmartin2005-04-26T09:35:31-05:00One final topic for discussion: "reading at risk"
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"Reading at Risk," a study released in the summer of 2004 by the National Endowment for the Arts, yielded some interesting responses in the media. What do you think about these latest statistics? The release last summer of "Reading...discussionspwmartin2005-04-25T03:13:44-05:00Catch-up! Here's the extra credit assignment.
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Wow! Well, later that night after our wonderful outdoor class I got hit with a terrible stomach bug and had to cancel nearly all of my classes for the rest of the week. I'm just now getting back to...assignmentspwmartin2005-04-25T02:23:40-05:00Second essay topics for 086 Z1 (Spring 2005)
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Imagine that you have been asked to write an article on Jacques Poulin’s Volkswagen Blues for an academic journal. What are some of the critical approaches you might apply to this text and what aspects of Poulin’s novel specifically...assignmentspwmartin2005-04-13T23:30:30-05:00Readings for next class
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Aside from the three articles on In the Skin of a Lion, please have read the articles by Harris and Achebe from Falling into Theory....assignmentspwmartin2005-03-31T15:58:48-05:00Ondaatje links
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This link will take you directly to my earlier posting on this blog about websites that will give you further information about Michael Ondaatje and In the Skin of a Lion. If you've found any other sources online that...newspwmartin2005-03-29T10:28:06-05:00