To prep my ENG100 students for the dreaded "research paper" I am assigning a "short" (meaning 500-700 word) analysis essay on Lisa Linn Kana'e's book Sista Tongue (Tinfish Press). Sista Tongue is just another way for me to impose creative thinking (absurd!) onto my students. I'm not sure I would have known about this gem of a book unless I came to the University of Hawaii. Kana'e's book serves many purposes, as it's as genre-bending as they come (part research, part argument, part personal narrative, and a whole lot of creative), but also exemplifies traditional scholarly writing. I am using this book as a model for the ENG100 research paper assignment, which is a collage essay.
