Sunday, May 17, 2009

Assignment Due Tuesday May 26

Read and study Chapter 14 Editing for Grammar
pages 608 -613.

Read and study handout on Use of Commas - FANBOYS

Revise Essay 1 to create Draft 2: Day with a Pop Culture Icon
In class we discussed introductions and use of description. Refer to your notes.

Look at your introduction. Underline the thesis. Be sure you created a focus point that you can develop in the body paragraphs. Include more description and illustrations to develop your story as discussed in class.

Read The Lottery by Shirley Johnson

Immediately after reading the story, write your reaction to the story and the author’s writing techniques. Did she create suspense? Show her use of description and illustrations, dialogue. Why were these effective techniques? No more than a page.

Need another copy of The Lottery -- http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lotry.html

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