Homework Due December 8th

I appears I did not publish the Homework due for last Tuesday - the Narrative/Descriptive Essay - sorry. But please do get it in by Thursday 12/8.

Also due on Thursday is a thorough reading of the Maya Angelou's piece "Champion of the World" - I intend to give you an essay question on the piece on Thursday.

If you have revisions for any of the work you have done, please get it in soon. We're almost there.

11/29 Homework - Due 12/1

Read the essay "Spare Change" (148-150) and if you were not in class also read "Call Me Crazy, but I have to be Myself" on page 153-154.

There will be a quiz on the "elements" in the essay: Narrative elements - story line, characters, use of dialogue, and also on Descriptive elements in the piece - sensory detail and how it's used.

We will get you started on Thursday writing your own Narrative/Descriptive/Reflective essay, so come with an idea in mind that you can explore with a classmate as to the detail you will include.

11/17 Homework Due Tuesday 11/22

Write a DESCRIPTIVE Essay that involves some Reflection on your part. The sensory detail you go into should have meaning that you spend time articulating. You can describe any scene, event, or activity that is full of sensory detail. Make sure it all serves your Thesis (your purpose, your idea). The paper should be in the usual 12 font,double-spaced format and should be about 2 pages in length. It also needs to be turned in to TURNITIN.

Also study the list of tricky words we went over. If you need more information about these words than you wrote out or than I made clear in class, you can check out the text (pgs 607 to 621).

Homework for 11/15

Everyone needs to revise the Compare & Contrast Essay due today and make improvements based on the peer review done today in class. When you turn the paper in on Thursday, please turn in the original version, the peer review sheet and the revised essay.


Also keep that list of tricky word choices that I handed out. We are not finished going over it and there will be several quizzes on these words.

Homework Due November 15 (Tuesday)

Writing Assignment #5 - Compare and Contrast Essay:

Write an essay comparing and contrasting one of the following topics:
• The difference between believing and knowing

• The difference between the patriotism of liberals and conservatives.

• Two musicians/groups of musicians

• Two places you've lived where things are very different

• Two politicians

• Two career paths you may be drawn to

• Two ways of handling disagreements between people

Explore one of these topics and discuss (compare and contrast) how you view them. You should not need to do any research on these topics. I want you to write from your experience or your own thought process. You may check dictionaries and you don’t need to cite them. The paper should be no more than three pages typed.

Homework for 11/3 - Due 11/10

1. Read about Compare and Contrast Essays on pages 181-182 and then read “The Likeness Across the Atlantic” (192-197), noting how it is structured as a Compare and Contrast Essay.

2. Work on revising the Argumentative Essay and any other paper you’ve done. If you have other past papers you would like to revise, you may do them too. The Research Revision must be in by November 15th.

NO CLASS (Tues. Nov. 8) – ELECTION DAY

Homework Due Thursday

There is nothing specifically due for Thursday. You should work on revising your Argumentative Research Papers and also any other papers you may improve by revising.

BRING TEXTBOOKS TO CLASS THURSDAY.