1. First draft of your Analytical Essay. We will be doing peer reviews in class so please make sure to bring your paper. You will receive points for peer reviews in class.
2. Journal #13: Current Event. Write on a current event going on in the news. It could be from a news report you saw on tv or an article you read in the paper or online.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Homework due on Wednesday, March 27
1. Read pages 222-225, answering question #2 only about the essay.
2. Journal #12: Write and Extended Definition about something in your life. You could define what family means, you can define what success using anecdotes from your life, etc.
3. Free write for your Analytical Essay. Choose a topic that you want to write on, and then choose your style: Compare & Contrast, Cause & Effect, Classification, Process Writing, or Definition. Bring this with you to class.
Here are some sample topics from each of those styles to get you thinking:
Cause & Effect: Cheating in school, Why kids drop out of high school, Racial/Sexual/Religious discrimination
Compare & Contrast: Two perspectives on the same place (past and present), Two ways to break a bad habit, Online class compared to a traditional class
Classification: Facebook users, parenting styles, television shows, sports fans
Process Writing: A process that keeps you healthy, a process that you've mastered, a process in your planned occupation
Definition: words that are related to an art or sport, words that are in the news, words that are over or underused, words that do-or do not-describe you.
2. Journal #12: Write and Extended Definition about something in your life. You could define what family means, you can define what success using anecdotes from your life, etc.
3. Free write for your Analytical Essay. Choose a topic that you want to write on, and then choose your style: Compare & Contrast, Cause & Effect, Classification, Process Writing, or Definition. Bring this with you to class.
Here are some sample topics from each of those styles to get you thinking:
Cause & Effect: Cheating in school, Why kids drop out of high school, Racial/Sexual/Religious discrimination
Compare & Contrast: Two perspectives on the same place (past and present), Two ways to break a bad habit, Online class compared to a traditional class
Classification: Facebook users, parenting styles, television shows, sports fans
Process Writing: A process that keeps you healthy, a process that you've mastered, a process in your planned occupation
Definition: words that are related to an art or sport, words that are in the news, words that are over or underused, words that do-or do not-describe you.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Homework due on Wednesday, March 13
1. Read Chapter 15 page 229-232, and answer questions 1 and 3 on page 232.
2. Read Chapter 16 pages 243-246, and answer questions 1 and 2 on page 246.
3. Journal #11: Classify. Classify something in your life. It could be how you dedicate your time, your family, friends, etc.
2. Read Chapter 16 pages 243-246, and answer questions 1 and 2 on page 246.
3. Journal #11: Classify. Classify something in your life. It could be how you dedicate your time, your family, friends, etc.
Homework due Monday, March 11
1. Read Chapter 13, pages 199-202 and answer questions on page 202.
2. Read Chapter 14, pages 215-219, and answer questions 2 and 3 on page 219.
3. Journal #10: Compare & Contrast. Compare and Contrast to opposing things. Example: Basketball and basket weaving.
4. Your final draft of your Narrative Essay is due.
2. Read Chapter 14, pages 215-219, and answer questions 2 and 3 on page 219.
3. Journal #10: Compare & Contrast. Compare and Contrast to opposing things. Example: Basketball and basket weaving.
4. Your final draft of your Narrative Essay is due.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Homework due on Wednesday, March 6
1. Read Chapter 12, pages 183-187. You will need to answer the questions on page 187.
2. Journal #9: Write about the Cause & Effect of something.
Your Final Draft of your Narrative Essay is due on Monday, March 11.
2. Journal #9: Write about the Cause & Effect of something.
Your Final Draft of your Narrative Essay is due on Monday, March 11.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Homework due on Monday, March 4
1. Finish your 3rd draft of your Narrative Essay and bring it to class on Monday for peer review. You will receive points for this.
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