Seniors
Read to page 150 of Carrie. Note passages in which social norms are enforced, challenged or broken.
AP
1. Revise your argument essay and reshare it with me on google docs at jessica.candlin@gmail.com. I will check your revisions by looking at your revision history.
2. Last night's homework: Read Ch. 8 of They Say, I Say, answer the questions below based on the reading and complete exercise #1 tonight. You may write very lightly in pencil in the book to complete it. Keep in mind that your revisions will be do on Wednesday.
1. What anecdote does Graff provide to illustrate the power of transitions?
2. What words does Graff mention as those particularly well-suited to argument writing?
3. Why do pointing words need to be used carefully?
4. Why does Graff use the word "constellation" to describe key terms and phrases?
5. According to Graff, what is the effect of Douglas's use of a series of contrasting words and phrases?
6. What analogy does Graff provide to convey the importance of repetition (hint, it is not "building bridges")? Why is this an analogy rather than a metaphor or simile?
7. What does the word "subordinate" mean?
8. According the Graff, what's the trick about repetition?
No comments:
Post a Comment