Thoughts on Westover
Fastwrite
So you now know a little more about Tara Westover as a person. How does that add to or change your response to her memoir, Educated?
Citing Articles and Web Sites
| Author | Date | Title | Publication Info |
| Who? | When? | What? | Where? |
| Westover, Tara | 2018 | Educated: A Memoir | New York: Random |
| Rodriguez, Richard | 1978 | “The Achievement of Desire: Personal Reflections on Learning ‘Basics.’” | College English (40): 239–54. |
| Bocci, Goali Saedi | 2018 | “A Psychologist’s Take on Tara Westover’s Memoir, Educated.” | Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/millennial-media/201804/psychologists-take-tara-westovers-memoir-educated. |
Westover, Tara. 2018. Educated: A Memoir. New York: Random.
Rodriguez, Richard. 1978. “The Achievement of Desire: Personal Reflections on Learning ‘Basics.’” College English (40): 239–54.
Bocci, Goali Saedi. 2018. “A Psychologist’s Take on Tara Westover’s Memoir, Educated.” Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/millennial-media/201804/psychologists-take-tara-westovers-memoir-educated.
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To Do
- Fri, 11/15, class: Bring a print copy of your all-but-final draft of your second essay to class. Make sure this draft includes a list of References or Works Cited. We will do some work on these pieces.
- Mon, 11/18, class: Bring a print copy of the final version of your second essay to class, and post an electronic version of it to Google Drive. We will discuss digitizing texts.
- Wed, 11/20, class: Studio time: Work on creating a version of your first or second essay to post on Medium.com.
- Fri, 11/22 through Fri, 11/29: No class: Thanksgiving Break!
- Mon, 12/02, class: Post the digitized version of your essay to Medium.com. We will construct an Arcade that allows us to view and discuss your work.
- Wed, 12/04, class: Closing thoughts. Evaluations.
- Mon, 12/09, 11:00 pm: Email me your revision of either Essay One or Essay Two (optional).