Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Welcome to the blogosphere!
Welcome to Lincoln205, the new blog of Luis Urrea's English 462 class at the University of Illinois at Chicago. At this time, membership in the blog will be by invite only, though others can find and view the blog through various search engines. We can change these settings at any time, based on class preferences. Your name on the blog can be a nom de plume, or your actual name.
For your first blog, and as a way of testing the site, write a brief introduction about yourself. What you share is up to you, but if you need a jumpstart, you can write about where you were born, where you live now, how you got to this class, who/what your favorite nonfiction author/book is, and for fun, what surprising thing we wouldn't guess about you. For this first blog post, write in whatever format and/or genre you choose.
On a group blog, everyone is invited and encouraged to comment on anyone else's blog. Traditional courtesies apply here -- this is an exchange of ideas and questions and writings -- constructive comments always welcome, but no bashing of another writer or his/her ideas, and no unnecessary crudeness. But this is not to suggest that you can't write a good rant.
You are welcome to add a picture or graphic to your name, and you should take the time to adjust your profile information to your own comfort level. You can also share links and media clips that are relevant to your writing or to our work in the class.
Let the conversation begin...
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Hi everyone!
ReplyDeleteI'm Caitlin and I'm looking forward to learning more about nonfiction with all of you this semester.
For starters, I am a first year MA student in the English program. I graduated in May 2011 with a Bachelor's degree in English from Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin. I am originally from Illinois, so it has been an interesting challenge getting used to going to school in my home state again. I decided to take this class because I never took a nonfiction class during my undergraduate career; the majority of my undergraduate course work focused on fiction, especially Victorian literature and Shakespearean drama. I am also not an avid reader of nonfiction because I usually associate nonfiction with newspapers and boring topics; fiction has always seemed to be more fun and entertaining to read. My favorite nonfiction writer is David Sedaris. I have read most of his books, but my favorite is Me Talk Pretty One Day, and this book made me reconsider my views on nonfiction.
Ok, now for my fun fact: Gone With The Wind is by far my favorite book and movie. I've read the book twice and seen the movie at least ten times!
Hi Caitlin,
DeleteI'm a fan of Victorian lit, and Gone with the Wind, too. Even played a scene as Scarlett once for a high school project.
You may want to cut and paste your reply here in a new post of its own, so more folks will see it.(see the tool bar at the top of the blog, to the right side of your screen. Welcome to the blog, and to the program!!)