Freshmen: Today we saw several good examples of how to use definition in an essay. We have seen examples of writers defining themselves, cultural groups, food and the writer's relationship to it, places, and words. Your task is to decide on a topic for an essay and write one that uses definition as its primary mode. Of course, in order to define something, you may have to compare and contrast it to something else, tell stories, and provide examples, so all of the rhetorical devices we have learned thus far will help you. You may also want to use what someone else says about your topic, so using all the templates from They Say I Say will help tremendously.
Your essay should be typed, double spaced, have a correct header that indicates what lead and conclusion technique you're using, and have an interesting title. Everything, including the title, should be formatted correctly. This is due Tuesday.
Also, read for 20 minutes this weekend and know that Chapter 9 vocab is due next Friday.
Sophomores: Today we revisited the notion of theme, differentiating it from a mere idea in a text, and took the vocab exam. We'll start The Kite Runner on Monday. Don't for get that your essay about my main man Joseph Campbell's ideas in The Hero's Adventure is due Monday, along with the think sheet.
CNF: We began reading The Last Lecture. I want you to write down a dozen or so things to talk about in our seminar.
Basketball: Check out at the start of 8th today; game is at 3:00. Practice tomorrow at Judge - you can arrive at 7:30; stretching at 7:50; film afterward until 11:00.
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