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Current Reading:
Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers
"Chapter
Seven: Techniques for
Explaining"
The Perfect
Storm: "The
Barrel of the Gun" |
SCHEDULE UPDATE: CLASS
IS CANCELLED TODAY, Monday March 26th, 2007. WE WILL DO YOUR TOPIC PITCH
and YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED 2 PAGES WITH ARTICLES ON SCHEDULE ON WEDNESDAY.
ENJOY YOUR DAY OFF!
In Class Agenda:
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Discuss your "topic
pitch."
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Look at some sample Explanatory Essays. Explanatory Essay
Assignment. Then look at the three
essays from previous semesters, and decide which hit or miss the mark, and
why. Talk with your peers for better insights! The class will
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Break |
| 9.1. Chapter Three of your textbook discusses the use of various writing
techniques. Peruse "God's Country"
in The Perfect Storm, and find some examples of the following: |
- Use of sensory details (Reid 54).
- Use of comparisons and images (Reid 84-85) to help readers see through
the eyes of the writer.
- Description of what is not there as well as what is there (Reid 54).
- Indication of changes in the subject's form or condition (54).
Use these to create an in-class essay which shows how the writer has used
at least three of these methods.
Your essay should have introductory and concluding paragraphs. Each
of the "methods" (three minimum) you will tell me about should have its own
paragraph, so we're looking for a Five Paragraph Essay.
Introduce the method, quote each passage from TPS and explain how
it illustrates that technique. Use language from your Reid (I've given you
page numbers above) text to explain clearly why your selection matches that
writing technique. Make sure you put the author's words in quotes, and
include an in-text citation to the page.
An example of a similar assignment can be found
here. While this writer is focusing
on different writing elements, you can get a good idea of how he takes a
point from the text and finds an example in the book.
Due Today: Be prepared to pitch your topic for
your essay. Have a focused concept and three main points.
Homework Due Wednesday:
8.3. Explanatory Essay: Two typed pages and four articles printed out.
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Your articles should have marks and notations about what
information you will include in your paper.
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If you've had any second thoughts,
today is the last day to change your topic.
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Homework Due Monday:
9.2. Print out and read "Reconstruction"
by Mark Helprin. Bring to class! Please read
at least two times. Three times is BETTER.
Underline and make notes about "observing" techniques you
recognize from your chapter in the text.
PLEASE TURN OFF COMPUTERS
BEFORE YOU LEAVE
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