Digital Journal #8
We talked on Wednesday about structuring an expository essay. We looked back at the sections of Gloria E. Anzaldúa’s “How To Tame A Wild Tongue” and as a group deciphered how Anzaldúa organized the first three sections of her essay. Moving from the paragraph level of P.I.E., for this prompt, I would like you to reflect or to plan for the way you are organizing this expository essay. If you are drafting, you may be reflecting on what you have already done and how this works well or needs to be revised. If you are drafting now, then you may offer planning here.
On Wednesday we decided that Anzaldúa had three very different structures at play in these three sections:
In one section she begins with a short narrative.
In the next, she offers no direct narrative. She does however offer lots of illustration and explanation.
In the third section of her essay, she begins with a strong thesis and ends by directly closing the loop she opens there.
Prompt for Digital Journal #7:
In two paragraphs, explain how you are or how you plan to structure your essay.
Will you use a narrative to place your reader in a certain frame of mind? (This is by no means a requirement of an expository essay. Just an option.)
What source are you quoting? How will you use P.I.E. to structure the quote? You might practice here.
Your response to this prompt is due by class time on Monday, October 9.











