1. Before you write your next Rhetorical Analysis, do spend some time with the twelve point checklist I gave you. I think it will help fine-tune the focus and quality of your writing.
2. If you'd like to meet with me to discuss specifics of your first R.A. and what you can do, in concrete terms, to improve the overall quality of your writing, let me know. I can come early(ier) before class, I'm free after class, Wednesday at 1pm in the Cactus Cafe (just make sure you give me a heads up beforehand if you're interested in meeting with me) or any other time that works for the both of us.
3. On Thursday, we'll be discussing Dylan's Free Wheelin' Bob Dylan and any other songs you'd like to address as well. For example, a comparison between "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Eve of Destruction" might bear luscious fruit.
4. R.A. topics are pretty much up to you, but remember to focus on the rhetorical choices made by each artist, and each song, and how they contribute to the meaning. How does form=content?
5. Both the community blog and your personal blogs feel alive, teeming with thought and reflection. It continues to be a pleasure to read them.
6. Blue Velvet is the name of the David Lynch movie we watched in class. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace is the name of the book that continues to hold the trophy as the best thing I've ever read.
7. Be excellent to each other.
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