Thursday, June 19, 2008

Day 5 (of 20)

Today in class

  • Read the article "The Ambivalence of Abortion" in the Langan text. Answered questions 1 and 4 in the "Structure and Technique" section. Submitted.
  • Proofread final drafts of Essay 1. Made corrections if needed. Submitted
  • Practiced converting questions from writing assignments into thesis statements.
  • Wrote 25-minute in-class essay as practice for Essay 2.
  • Discussed Essay 3
Homework for Monday 6/23
  • First Draft of Essay 3 (compare and contrast Wikipedia articles about your high school and another high school).
  • Read all the in-class essays in the packet you received at the end of class today. Score each one on a 0 to 6 scale. See pp 5-7 in the handout you received today for explanation of the criteria for scoring. This is prep for Essay 2.

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