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After looking at the strong sample responses, I want you to think about the best way for you to write your thesis paragraph.  Make any necessary changes to your paragraph on paper, then type it here.  Be sure to copy your work before you submit it. 

After you finish, go to http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/exercisecentral/QuizHome.aspx?isHeaderClick=y&CourseID=3.  Log into your account.  If you don’t have an account, create one.  Click the “Editing and Proofreading” hyperlink;  then “Editing for Sentence Style and Word Choice;”  then ”Concise Sentences.”  Do exercises 279 and 280.  For homework do 113 and 589.

Write your organized, edited, thoughtful paragraph here and post it to our class blog.  Don’t forget to copy your work before you submit so that you do not lose it.  Thanks. 

Imagine you are presenting your interviewee to the class, but in writing.  You can begin with “I would like to introduce …”  But make sure you write what found out about your subject.  What interesting facts did you learn about them that others may not have known already.  Be sure to write in a formal tone.  Make sure you copy your work before you submit it.  Good job.

1)  How do I know what part of a sentence is the subject?  In other words, what clues can I look for to find the subject?

2)  Write one complete sentence.  Then tell me what part of the sentence is the subject.

3.  How can I identify what part of a sentence is the predicate? 

 4.  Tell me what part of the same sentence is the predicate.

Have your partner read your expalanations and examples and sign with his/her name here, to say that he/she agrees with your explanation and examples.  ____________

Submit when finished.

You can go to   http://www.1stheadlines.com/ to find current newspaper articles.  Answer the reporter’s questions:  Who, What, When, Where, Why and How.  

Be sure to use complete sentences–no fragments!  Boo to fragments.   Be sure to focus on today’s topic, American Politics  (40 minutes  :)

In your opinion, what important aspects must we consider about an audience when we present an argument?  Have you ever had an experience or seen a situation in which a presentation was inappropriate for an audience?  What was the result?  Describe the situation in detail.  (Appropriately)

Choose one quote from each of the vignettes: 1) “Kathy Queen of Cats,” 2) “Our Good Day” and 3) “Laughter” that you think is highly important to the novella.  Once you write the quote, explain why you think it’s important. 

Example:  1) “Two girls raggedy as rats live across the street.” (12) This is important because Cathy is showing us how she judges the other people in the neighborhood.  It shows how everyone in the neighborhood does not get along.   

Now you finish.  Choose 3 of your own quotes.

After reading the excerpt from Howard Zinn’s The People’s History of the United States (italics), what opinions have you formed about telling a story and different perspectives? Apply your view to modern times. Do you think current stories are being told from various perspectives or do we get our information from any one particular voice? Explain your ideas. Give concrete examples.

Answer the following questions:

1. So far, how would you describe the narrator as a character?

2. Find 3 quotes that illustrate the narrator’s character. List them here.

3. How would you describe Doodle?

4. What are the main conflicts (problems) in this short story?

In three complete sentences explain each phrase. A symbol is____________. Symbolism is ____________. An allegory is ______________.

Then in the same post, explain the difference between a regular fiction story and an allegory.