Monday, November 9, 2009

English Homework: Monday, November 9, 2009

-- MUGS Week #9. Study, teach an adult. Quiz Thursday.
(new skills: pronoun-antecedent agreement, between vs. among, more comma splice practice)

-- Read 20+ minutes, log.

-- QUIZ: Scoring Guide (tomorrow, 11/10)

-- Five-paragraph EXPOSITORY (explain!) Essay
(Vomit, Outline, Drafts, Masterpiece)

Due Thursday, explore ONE of the three prompts below:

1. What qualities makes a best friend?

2. You're hiking in the woods with three friends. One falls, sprains ankle, can't walk. You're five miles from civilization. It's getting dark. How will you get everyone home safely?

3.Pick an aphorism (wise, sometimes witty advice about life). Explain what the aphorism means, with examples. To browse famous aphorisms, visit http://www.aphorisms-galore.info/

-- Start Margin Noting: "Other Fish to Fry"

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