Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Exercise 1.1

INTEREST INVENTORY

PLACES:
-Mexico
-Ireland
TRENDS:
- Fashion
- Teaching Techniques
THINGS:
- iPad
- Droid Phones
TECHNOLOGIES:
- Video Chatting in the Classroom
- Online Learning
PEOPLE:
- David Sedaris
CONTROVERSIES:
- Gay Marriage Equality
- US/Mexico Border Issues
HISTORY:
- Civil Rights Movements in the US
JOBS:
- ELL Teachers
- Lobbyists
HABITS:
- Study Habits
- Smoking Addiction
- Alcoholism
HOBBIES:
- Theatre
- Singing

CHOSEN ITEM:  David Sedaris

QUESTIONS:
How did Sedaris decide being an "essayist" was his dream?
Has David's style of writing and popularity influenced young writers and altered our view of the modern essay?
How has Sedaris's unconventional writing made its way onto National Public Radio, and does this denote a wave of change in the mood of NPR?
How do contemporary literary professionals feel about Sedaris's writing?
Are essays the new novels?
Is there a correlation between the rapidly growing business of Americans and the popularity of short personal essay collections?
What impact, if any, has Sedaris's openness about his sexuality had on the movement towards GLBT equality in the US?

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