Wednesday night homework: One Hundred Great Essays page 327, do either question 2 or 3:
2) Throughout the essay, Kincaid presents concrete objects as having larger symbolic significance--her father's felt hat, to name one of many examples. Find as many of these as you can; then, choose several that you think are particularly important to analyze in detail. What does this technique contribute to the overall meaning of the essay.
3) Kincaid writes that "the idea of something and its reality are often two completely different things...and so when they meet and find that they are not compatible, the weaker of the two, idea or reality, dies." Can you recall instances in your own life when your idea of something collided with its reality? In an essay explore the validity of Kincaid's statement.
Thursday - In class: Read George Orwells, "Shooting An Elephant" and mark it up. Think about speaker, subject, audience, context, thesis, purpose, tone.
HW: Write a precis on either "Shooting An Elephant" or "On Seeing England for the First Time".
(If a precis proves too difficult students can choose to write an assertion essay: students provide a clear explanation of the writer's assertion and then defend or challenge it) in 250-300 words.
Also, make sure you post your analysis of one news item as presented in two different mediums - print and video. (Students are required to write a short -200-300 words- analysis of these news items noting point of view, claims or thesis, major points and write a defense or challenge).
Friday - In class: read The Language of Composition chapter 2.
HW: For Monday, outline chapter 2 of The Language of Composition and post it on your blog.
NEXT WEEK:
We will read "Why We Crave Horror Movies" by Stephen King and do some grammar exercises, looking a sentence structures.
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