Word of the Day Box.net FilesI just finished returned graded versions of Essay 1. Check your email for your graded essay, which will be attached to the message. If you have any problems with the attachment or any questions about what you find there, do not hesitate to email me.
As mentioned in class today, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader [...]
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The participation credit for this week is an easy one: submit your completed Essay 1 by 5pm Friday and earn one hour of participation credit for this week. Essays submitted on time will also be returned by next Thursday.
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In class today we read this article about students submitting corrupted files as a way of getting more time on an assignment. We then did some writing to practice the argument skills required for writing Essay 1. If you were not in class today, you can do that exercise by following the instructions here.
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For this week’s participation credit, review these notes on Thesis Statements and post your thesis statement for Essay 1 here as a comment. You will be free to revise your thesis statement late in the process of writing Essay 1, but this gives you the opportunity to share your ideas with your peers. Thesis [...]
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For Essay 1, write an essay that argues your opinion on the topic of education. Begin by reading “How I Got Smart” by Steve Brody (Models for Writers pages 152-156), “I Just Wanna Be Average” by Mike Rose ( Models for Writers pages 186-189), and “On Being Bright, 17, and Unable to Read” by [...]
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