Old Grandpa Interviews

 

We haven't finished our discussion of Part I of the Zinsser book, so I don't want to assign new readings just yet.  Instead, I'd like you to do a couple of what Ric referred to (I think) as Old Grandpa Interviews.  

Please find time this week to talk to at least two people who have been around NSU for ten years or more and who have some connection to the subject matter of the chapter you are going to write for the book.  Ask them about highlights of their time here at NSU, what things they'd like to see addressed in an updated history of Northern, and what they think are the most significant changes (positive and negative) of the last 10-20 years.  

Add comments below about what they told you.  Did you get any additional ideas for what you want to include in your chapter?  

How not to write like a stuffy professor

We're still slightly behind the syllabus schedule.  I'd planned to take two class sessions for discussion of Part I of Zinsser, but we didn't even get started with that material on Tuesday.  The plan for Thursday, March 2, is to cover *all* or Part I.

If you haven't done so already, please read the first half of Part I and do the previous blog post (It Takes Two).  Then, please read the remainder of Part I (pp. 24-48), and, in the comments section below, comment on the additional material you read. What additional ideas making writing fun and for becoming a better write do you see in these pages?