Oct 1

In class:
Quiz
Reflection
HW:
DW (Decisive Writer):

Pages 249-251

1. Read essay on 251

2. After reading, identify what, if any, problem the writer made clear to you. Is there a solution to the problem? Does there need to be a solution?



3. Answer the questions under "Consider This" on page 257.



4. Read on to 258, and read the essay here. Identify the cause, effect, and solution the writer sets up in her intro:



5. What is her thesis?



6. Answer all the questions "Consider This" on page 262.



7. Read on to 265 and complete the Writer's Break questions on 265.



8. Read on to 267 and read the essay here.

9. What is the author's main point?


10. What do you think of his style?



11. Read onto page 269 and read this essay here.

12. Comment on the intro and conclusion for this essay. Do you see a funnel intro and reverse funnel conclusion?





13. Read onto page 269 and read this essay here.
Comment on the intro and conclusion for this essay. Do you see a funnel intro and reverse funnel conclusion?

14. Answer the questions "Consider This" on page 273.

15. Read on to page 274.

16. Review the information on 282-284. For extra help with sentence grammar, see

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_sentpr.html and/or
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_sentpr.html

17. Collect your two vocab words for the week.

18. And finally, bring a controversial piece of art in to class. This can be a CD, a photo, a drawing, an ad- anything that is, to you, art and that could spark some kind of debate or reaction.

19. HONORS STUDENTS: do a one paragraph write up for your chosen art. What does it represent to you? What kind of debate could your art start? Why is that debate important?