- Learn these vocabulary words: arbitrary, bolster, conformity, disseminate, empirical, gestate, ideology, mutilate, patent (adj.)
- Read "Just the Facts, Ma'am"
- Read "A Marriage Tail"
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Assignment for Monday, December 6, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Assignment for Wednesday, December 1, 2010
- Learn vocabulary words, Patterns, p. 499
- Read "On the Internet, There's No Place to Hide," Patterns, p. 495
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Comparison & contrast essay options
Choose one of the following topics for a 500-word comparison and contrast essay.
- Patterns, p. 445, numbers 1-3, 4-8, 10, 11
Friday, November 5, 2010
Cause & effect essay options
In case you missed it in-class the other day, here are your options for your cause and effect essay.
Again, your essay should be around 500 words. We'll go over your draft essays in class Monday.
- Choose one of the following topics: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, or 9 on p. 380 of Patterns.
Again, your essay should be around 500 words. We'll go over your draft essays in class Monday.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Assignments for Monday, November 8, 2010
- Vocabulary words on p. 355, Patterns for College Writing (As always, it helps to understand meanings before doing the following reading)
- "Guns and Grief," Patterns for College Writing, pp. 350-53
- "Gun Control's Twisted Outcome"
- Bring your cause & effect essay to review with me and your peers in a classroom workshop
Monday, November 1, 2010
Assignments for Wednesday, 11/3/10
- "Cause & Effect" Patterns, pp. 321-37
- Vocabulary, p. 366
- "The Power of Words in Wartime," Patterns, pp. 363-65
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