"What are Essays?" by Joseph Kelly and "Grill, Chill, and Drill" by Maureen Dowd

First read "What are Essays?" by Joseph Kelly, annotating the passage. Then, read "Grill, Chill, and Drill" by Maureen Dowd. Please post a comment on the blog in which you apply the advice of Kelly in some form to Dowd's essay.

"Message to President Franklin Pierce," p. 823

Kindly post your responses here. Word target: 125-150. Seek to avoid the no-no's.

MLA quotations

Type in your before and after quotations here. See this link for more info and ideas: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/  Check out the formatting quotations page as well.

"Professions for Women," pp. 356-360

Respond to your question in 125-150 words. Avoid the "no-no's." :)

"Letters" by John and Abigail Adams

Answer your question in 125-150 words. Make sure that your answer has a topic sentence. Content matters; so does grammar. NO comma splices!! NO you, stuff, things, a lot! I recommend answering on a Word or Google doc, saving that doc, and then copying and pasting the content.

Holiday reading assignment

As promised, I've shared with you on Moodle the book list and assignment (part 2). Add to that list Auburn University's common read from last summer, Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy by John Bowe. If you would like to go ahead and begin perusing the options, go right ahead. You may check a book out from me, the HHS library, or the Annie Awbrey Public Library. Of course, you may also purchase the book. Register your selection here. No more than two people may read the same book.

"Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell

Answer your question in 125-150 words. Make sure that your answer has a topic sentence. Content matters; so does grammar. I recommend answering on a Word or Google doc, saving that doc, and then copying and pasting the content.

Marilyn

Remember that we decided that we should not only abide by norms (speak one at a time, stay on topic) but that we should also offer "good thoughts" (important, appropriate, well-reasoned). By the beginning of tomorrow's class, please post regarding the process of discussion and/or good ideas and strong points. You may reference the "fish bowl" portion of class or the after-band-and-cheerleaders left discussion. 50-60 words.

May 13, 2013

Please explain what makes you comfortable in AP Language as well as what frustrates you. Your response should contain a minimum of 60 words but no more than 200.

April 4th, 2013

Hi everybody! Since the next seven weeks of school look pretty crazy, I've decided to put my daily plan on a blog. Instead of spending time each morning writing the objective and class agenda on the board, I'll post it here. That way, if you're absent, you may check the blog!

• 30 minutes to write argument paper on entertainment
• "Shaping Argument"--read aloud, discuss features of four types of organizational patterns
• Vocab test next Tuesday