class notes 1/19/07
This is a letter addressed to someone but available to a wider readership. The letter can be written to a public figure (alive or dead), imagined or yet to be born; family member, friend, or mentor; or worst enemy (actual or imagined). Avoid easy targets and obvious critiques that require little analysis.
The letter must engage and be engaging to a reader. The goal is both to surprise yourself in the writing process and challenge the reader to de-naturalize old perspectives, assumptions or the self-evident.
Inspiration for the letter can be found in readings, Michel de Montaigne, "Of The Education of Children" and Paul Graham, "The Age of The Essay".
