"Braaaains..."
Said both the zombies and the sadistic English teacher who gave a test on the first day of the new quarter.
After a brief introduction to the quarter (see notes below), y'all took the aforementioned assessment over Brooks' seminal undead text. Then, we reviewed the Rogerian argument assignment, followed by Mr. Eble's rhetorical context for the Rogerian argument he'll be writing (and that some lucky contestant will have the opportunity to review).
Thus, for homework, please complete a first draft of the Rogerian argument (PDF), as well as the Soapstone for the context so that your reader can better grasp what's happening.
Quarter 3 will consist of the following assignments / activities:
Boatloads of fun, eh?
Finally, I'll post the Writing Center schedule ASAP. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Said both the zombies and the sadistic English teacher who gave a test on the first day of the new quarter.
After a brief introduction to the quarter (see notes below), y'all took the aforementioned assessment over Brooks' seminal undead text. Then, we reviewed the Rogerian argument assignment, followed by Mr. Eble's rhetorical context for the Rogerian argument he'll be writing (and that some lucky contestant will have the opportunity to review).
Thus, for homework, please complete a first draft of the Rogerian argument (PDF), as well as the Soapstone for the context so that your reader can better grasp what's happening.
Quarter 3 will consist of the following assignments / activities:
- The aforementioned Rogerian argument essay
- Presentation: World War Z and satire (you'll lead a class session with two buddies in which you guide your class in analyzing satire on a chosen topic related to WWZ)
- Research Paper: World War Z and satire (you'll write this expository research paper about the topic of your presentation)
- Satire: You'll write your own satire of your topic.
- Synthesis: In the final month of the quarter, we'll delve into a topic (food or gender...or sports...we'll see) and develop the necessary skills to write the AP synthesis question.
Boatloads of fun, eh?
Finally, I'll post the Writing Center schedule ASAP. If you have any questions, please let me know.