On Dumpster Diving (819-28) Lars Eighner Please feel free to address any element of the essay assigned in your Discussion post; however, Ive provided some possible considerations. This essay is a bit longer than many of the other essays. Explore it. Find something in the nine pages of text and bring it to the attention of others. Explore its significance in the essay. Focus on an element (one specific event, act, idea, or something more general like setting, tone, and character - the dog qualifies as a character) in the text and trace its importance and function. Remember to proofread and cite the page number for quotations. Also, your quotes should not stand independent of your text; introduce or conclude the quotes you choose with your own words. Here is an example of proper quote form: Eighner comments on the stratification occurring within the ranks of dumpster divers, `I have met several of these packrat types. Their ideas of values of various pieces of junk verge on psychotic` (167). Read through the Quotation Station in the Content link of our site for more tips on using quotation. It is acceptable to reference personal experience and opinion in discussion, so long as your focus remains on the text and references key points in the essay that apply and lead to your personal insights. The discussion is LESS about you and your life and MORE about the essay and its author. Another interesting pursuit is to research Eighner himself. Again, unless stated otherwise, all weekly discussion are due by midnight Saturday of the week the essay is addressed. -- Choose an element in the essay and explore it. Some good elements are setting, characters, language, tone, and voice. What is the subject of the essay, and what did the author have to say about it? How did the author say it? -- Responses are less about you, and more about your thoughts and findings concerning the essay you read. Focus on the essay. -- Remember to use complete sentences and correct spelling. Proofread your discussions before posting them. If your post or reply resembles a text message or uses a lowercase i, expect to earn a failing grade on the post. -- ALWAYS reference the author and title of the essay at some point in your response. Usually, the first sentence is best for providing this information. Placing this information as your title does not `count;` you must insert it into your text. After giving the author's full name, refer to them by last name only. NEVER refer to an author by their first name only; you are not on informal, personal terms with the authors. -- Integrate a quote from the essay into your response. -- Give your post an interesting title. -- There are questions in the text following the essay which also might aid in forming your discussion.

On Dumpster Diving (819-28) Lars Eighner
Please feel free to address any element of the essay assigned in your Discussion post; however, Ive provided some possible considerations.

This essay is a bit longer than many of the other essays. Explore it. Find something in the nine pages of text and bring it to the attention of others. Explore its significance in the essay. Focus on an element (one specific event, act, idea, or something more general like setting, tone, and character - the dog qualifies as a character) in the text and trace its importance and function. Remember to proofread and cite the page number for quotations. Also, your quotes should not stand independent of your text; introduce or conclude the quotes you choose with your own words. Here is an example of proper quote form: Eighner comments on the stratification occurring within the ranks of dumpster divers, `I have met several of these packrat types. Their ideas of values of various pieces of junk verge on psychotic` (167). Read through the Quotation Station in the Content link of our site for more tips on using quotation.

It is acceptable to reference personal experience and opinion in discussion, so long as your focus remains on the text and references key points in the essay that apply and lead to your personal insights. The discussion is LESS about you and your life and MORE about the essay and its author.

Another interesting pursuit is to research Eighner himself.

Again, unless stated otherwise, all weekly discussion are due by midnight Saturday of the week the essay is addressed.

-- Choose an element in the essay and explore it. Some good elements are setting, characters, language, tone, and voice. What is the subject of the essay, and what did the author have to say about it? How did the author say it?
-- Responses are less about you, and more about your thoughts and findings concerning the essay you read. Focus on the essay.
-- Remember to use complete sentences and correct spelling. Proofread your discussions before posting them. If your post or reply resembles a text message or uses a lowercase i, expect to earn a failing grade on the post.
-- ALWAYS reference the author and title of the essay at some point in your response. Usually, the first sentence is best for providing this information. Placing this information as your title does not `count;` you must insert it into your text. After giving the author's full name, refer to them by last name only. NEVER refer to an author by their first name only; you are not on informal, personal terms with the authors.
-- Integrate a quote from the essay into your response.
-- Give your post an interesting title.
-- There are questions in the text following the essay which also might aid in forming your discussion.