This is Part 2 of a 3-part series. See Part 1 on reading full-length texts here. Image courtesy of Jain Basil Aliyas This series began with a post about the importance of reading full-length texts. In addition to these--the primary course reading for the semester--most of our assignments on DevelopingWriters.net include supplementary readings and videos, which try to capture the complex issues of our books in current…
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I just finished up the first semester of teaching developmental writing with Dorian Lynskey's 33 Revolutions per Minute as the central text. The book is a historical look at protest songs arranged chronologically in 33 chapters. While there are some cross-references within the chapters to past acts, the chapters more or less stand on their own, which is good because there was no way I could…
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