Homework November 26-30

Homework

 

DUE Tuesday, November 27

·         Read and annotate p. 474-508

·         Come to class with an example of 4 of the fallacies from page 493-494

DUE Wednesday, November 28

·         Read “Free-Speech Follies” p.509

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4 p.514

·         Answer Questions About the Writer’s Craft #1-2 p.514

      ·         Read “In Praise of the ‘F’ Word” p.516

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading, #1-4

·         Answer Questions About the Writer’s Craft ALL p.518

DUE Thursday, November 29

·         Read “Farming and the Global Economy” p.520

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4 p.523

·         Answer Questions about the Writer’s Craft ALL p.524

DUE Friday, November 30

·         Read “The Damned Human Race” p.525

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading ALL, p.530

·         Answer Questions About the Writer’s Craft, #2,4, p.530

DUE Monday, December 3

·         Read “Driving to the Funeral” p.532

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading, #1-4 p.534

·         Answer Questions about the Writer’s Craft, #1,4 p.534

·         Answer Pre-Reading Journal Entry p.536

·         Read “How the Schools Shortchange Boys” p.536

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading, #1-4 p.540-541

·         Blog Post #18

Homework & Vocabulary November 6-26

Homework November 6-26:

Due Tuesday, November 6

·         Read and annotate p.431-442

·         Complete Prewriting Activities, #2, p.442, #4, p.443

·         Complete Pre-Reading Journal Entry p.444

Due Thursday, November 8

·         Read “Beyond the Pleasure Principle” p.444

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4 p.446

·         Answer Questions about the Writer´s Craft #1,4 p.446

·         Writing Assignment #5, p.448

Due Friday, November 9

·         Read “Who´s a Pirate? In Court, A Duel over Definitions” p.449

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4, p.453

·         Questions about Writer´s Craft ALL p.454

Vocabulary List for Quiz November 9

•     arbiter- a judge who decides a disputed issue

•     vindicated- freed from blame

•     indolent- lazy

•     florid- describing flowery or elaborate speech

•     ebullience- intense enthusiasm

•     superfluous- extra; unnecessary

•     auspicious- favorable; promising

•     clandestine- secretive

•     disingenuous- not straightforward; crafty

•     inveterate- long established; deep-rooted; habitual

•     dilettante-  one with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge

•     equanimity- the quality of being clam and even-tempered; composure

•     pejorative- describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone

•     deleterious- having a harmful effect; injurious

•     prosaic- unimaginative; dull

Due Monday, November 12

·         Blog Post # 16

Due Monday, November 26

·         Read “Life As Type A” p.455

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4, p.459

·         Answer Questions About the Writer´s Craft #1,3,4 p.459

·         Read “The Cute Factor” p.461

·         Answer Questions for Close Reading #1-4 p.466

·         Answer Writing Assignments Using Definition as  a Pattern of Development #1 p.466

·         Read “The Handicap of Definition” p.468

·         Answer ALL Questions for Close Reading p.470

·         Essay #3, p.471

·         Definition Essay- p.472 TYPED/MLA  DUE at the end of the day Monday, November 26

·         FULL practice exam, three essays + multiple choice

·         Blog Post #17