Vocabulary for Tuesday, 10/27/09

deploy
dissuade
emaciated
inherent
intractable
jaundiced (not the medical meaning)
loath
nondescript
recurrent
reticence
rudimentary
stipple

In-class reading for Thursday, 10/22/09

"Life Coaches Are the Root of All Evil"

What to expect Thursday

In addition to going over your essays, you'll have a quiz over "The Perpetual Adolescent," "The Meaning of Sarah Palin," and the vocabulary words for each. We'll also be talking about fused sentences and comma splices.

No class Tuesday

I think I have flu and will not be in class Tuesday. I had thought about giving you an online assignment. But I need rest, and why don't you get some rest, too? I expect to be well and to see you again Thursday.

Reading for Tuesday, 10/6/09

"The Meaning of Sarah Palin"