English 11 week of October 27

If you would like additional practice on hyphens and dashes, you can take the quiz at 

http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2guides/guides/pep/index-eng.html?lang=eng&page=punct_4_hyphens_dashes_quiz

If you would like credit for completing this activity – email me a screenshot of your results.

Monday – Essay, Read Guidelines for “Writing an Essay of Comparison” (Sebranek 193). Provide assignment – choose author to write about.

Read more: http://www.ehow.com/how_5012335_write-statement-compare-contrast-essay.html

Writing a good introduction at http://www.ehow.com/how_6372054_write-comparison-essay-introduction.html

Irving (174)
Hawthorne (249)
Poe (277)

Tuesday – Begin drafting comparison essay. Thesis submitted via email by the end of class.

Introduction:

1^st sentence:

Grab readers attention

            Use an unusual fact about author

            OR

            Open-ended question for reader

            OR

Broad statement about an issue in the stories: Hawthorne – secrets humans have in their heart; Irving – fear; Poe – the worst in people.

2^nd and 3^rd sentence:

Narrowing focus

            Introduce each story – remember put “Title” in quotations.           

Final sentence:

Thesis:

The stories __________________________________________ and ____________________________

by ______________________________________ have similarities and differences in tone, text structure, and writing style.

Wednesday – Rough draft due by the end of class.

Works Cited

Last Name, Author's first. "Title of Your Story Here." 2007. Elements of Literature.

Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2007. Pages #-#. Print.

"Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Mr. Carter's Site, 2014. Web. 28

Oct. 2014. <http://www.apw.cnyric.org/webpages/scarter/first.cfm?subpage=9372>.

Poe, Edgar A. "The Masque of the Red Death". N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.

Thursday – Conference with Luttke

Friday – Wrap up final draft.