Freshmen: Today we began the first step in our essay writing process, which was defining the problem. We looked at the list of potential essay topics and phrased our best three either as a question or a statement (e.g. We need to raise the driving age. Or, Is there a way to reduce homelessness?). Then we thought of key questions that we, or our reader, would need to have answered in order to understand our topic and our point of view on it. Homework is to do that, and to read for 20 minutes/finish the glossary from The Elements of Style. For Monday, bring in at least 12 3x5 cards.
Sophomores: Today we focused on learning to do a close reading through two exercises, your Echoes of the Tao assignment, as well as a Triple Entry Journal (3EJ). Be working on the Echoes assignment for The Power of One, and complete at least one 3EJ entry. Chapter 4 is due Friday.
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