Friday, September 30, 2011

Homework due

Always check the Homework page tab for updates.
1.      You have an essay due Sunday before midnight. Upload it to turnitin.com at  https://turnitin.com/static/index.php. At that site, find the most recent assignment: Individual vs. Society Final Revised Draft.
2.      Keep reading Pride and Prejudice for a test next Thursday.
3.      Bring the rough draft of your essay to class on Monday to turn in.

Click the Rubric page tab and scroll down to see the rubric being used to mark your essays. Remember to develop an interesting main point. Also, clean up your sentences to make them clear and readable.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Students Plan to Revise their Essays

Comments from student blogs about how to revise:
à To revise my essay I need to first off tweak my thesis. Instead of having it lengthy and wordy I'm going to make it more concise. In my thesis I use some weak/passive language.
à My main goal: to make this less of an example essay.

à Sometimes end my quote and then jump right into another one; rather, I need to analyze the first quote thoroughly before continuing on to the second quote.
àI have to always make sure that my sentence is understandable and that the language agrees. 
à I need to find my best points and put them in one place to clarify and develop them!

Monday, September 26, 2011

How to Construct a college essay

Click header: lastname #
How to write a college essay

Your Name
Teacher’s name
Date
Class

Centered title with a catchy phrase, then a colon and a mention of the main point:

Imbalanced Individualism: Liz and Charlotte compromise their ideals

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAH
Catchy opening:
            Balance is impossible: declaring one’s own individualism against the demands for conformity that society requires will never end in balance. Either the individual will be ostracized as an outside, a black sheep, or he will be assimilated into the conformity of groupthink, buying the same car, wearing the same clothes, talking the same way as the rest of us merely to fit in. 

Avoid wishy washy thesis:
It all depends on the person and what they want, whether they are strong enough to go against the crowd or whether they feel insecure and need the acceptance of fitting in; so it all depends.

Clear thesis with a bold claim:
Individualism will always be in conflict with the conformist demands of society, and oversimplifying the answer to ‘strike a balance’ is dishonest in that it pretends such a compromise exists; whatever they choose, Elizabeth and Charlotte must risk either being an outsider or being co-opted. Neither choice will ever be ideal.

BODY T-E-A PARAGRAPHS with strong claims in topic sentences:
Topic
Evidence
Analysis
NOT:
Many times, individuals will try to go against society and stand up for themselves. Elizabeth is an example of such a person.
[Is this really a hard hitting claim? Does it make you want to read further?]

CONCLUSION?

How to Revise your Essay

Your (new) Paper title ______________________
CHECKLIST FOR A FINAL Revision and Edit
Make big revisions first. Make sure you have one clear, interesting point to make, that it is debatable (not ‘be true to yourself’), that it is clearly and understandably stated, and that it is repeated and developed in the title, thesis, topic sentences, quote analysis, and conclusion.  Avoid the following: example based thesis, list of three elements, confusing thesis sentences,

Proofreading and Editing for Errors
Certain mistakes appear again and again in student papers. Try to learn to spot them and eliminate them before college. Too many mechanical mistakes detract from what you have to say and make readers believe you are careless or not literate. Print your paper out and check through it for the following:
Format
Name, teacher, date, and class in upper left-hand corner. Then a centered, descriptive two-part title with a colon—the title should only fit your essay, not everyone’s: Conformity Essay.  Don’t underline or bold or quote your title, only Austen’s or Krauss’s book. Add a header with your last name, a space, and the automatic pagination.
Common Errors
Comma splice (joining two sentences with a comma), triple spacing between paragraphs (they should be the same spacing), period after the end quotation marks (should go before), missing apostrophe before the s (Hamlets father), misspellings (Austin, loosing), missing header, typing Pride and Prejudice without italics, explaining who Elizabeth is (the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet), plopping quotes in out of context, etc.
Over-dense Vocabulary and Syntax
Keep sentences and vocabulary clear and understandable. Don’t pack many big words into a short space. Don’t use abstract generalizations. Don’t use passive voice. Keep your prose easy to read and clear to understand. Don’t try to impress by using the thesaurus.
Examples: While many see the benefits of conforming to the social norm as essential for a fruitfully social lifestyle, it is crucial to humans as unique being to strive for individualism because the benefits of idiosyncrasy outweigh those of conformity. Although many people in society embody the traditional values and try to attain an idyllic and conventional world, the progress and development of a society depends on the innovative minds of individual citizens, who have the capability of correlating one’s identity with the stages of individuality. (Revise!)
When quoting material:
Periods and commas go inside the quotation marks.
Question marks, exclamation points, dashes, colons and semicolons are set outside the quotation marks (unless they are part of the source you quote).
When you are using a long quotation, check your system of documentation (MLA at Buckley) for how to define, indent and space long quotations.
Do not place blocked quotations in quotation marks. The indentation indicates that you are quoting.
Make sure you consistently and correctly use the preferred method of citing sources, MLA parenthetical citations and the correct MLA header.

Checking Usage:
Alot is not acceptable as a single word. The proper phrase is "a lot," but that is a rather colloquialized and vague phrase. Be more specific.
Its  is a possessive pronoun. Ex: "Its characteristics are..."
It's is the contraction of it is. Ex: "It's a worthwhile exercise to read this handout."
Their is always plural. Ex: "Their characteristics are..."
There refers to location. (Remember "here and there").
They're is the contraction of they are.
Also check to make sure your nouns and verbs agree in number.
Be careful when using homophones (words that sound alike but mean different things, like accept/except, effect/affect.) If you are ever unsure if you are using the right word, check your dictionary.
Check the paper for colloquial or slang phrases that will take away from the academic tone of your paper. Also be aware of using gender-neutral language, and substitute neutral words for masculine ones (“he or she” for “he”).
Checking Organization:
Make sure you follow your thesis throughout your paper, and that your thesis is clearly stated in your introduction. An unclear or incomplete thesis will be the downfall of any paper.
Check your transitions to make sure that your paragraphs logically flow one to the other.
Check to make sure your paragraphing makes sense. Begin a new paragraph when you begin discussing a new topic, starting with a topic sentence.
Avoid one-sentence paragraphs. Most paragraphs, even transition paragraphs, are at least three sentences long.
Using Present or Past Tense:
Always use present tense when discussing a work of art or literature (called literary present). Ex: "In Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain employs various local dialects."
Use past tense when discussing events outside the work of art. Ex: "When Mark Twain wrote Huckleberry Finn, America was rapidly industrializing."
Read your paper aloud to check for:
run-on sentences
typographical errors
fragments or incomplete sentences
  Make a list of Errors you particularly have to pay attention to:
_______________________________________

Overly Basic ‘College’ Essays
Intro, body paragraph about how Liz goes against society, body paragraph about how Charlotte or Mrs. Bennet conform to society, Conclusion that repeats that we should avoid conformity, as Austen reminds us to.  Such an essay is passable at the college level, but it is not a strong essay because it is simplistic, lacks an edgy or debatable thesis claim, is overly predictable, and doesn’t contain enough original thought for a top college essay. This is a minimal effort in college writing would be graded thus. (See rubrics)

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Draft and Revise your essay

Tips for writers
(from students ranking the three sample essays with the rubric)
-eliminate wordiness
Fewer words make the sentence communicate more clearly
-avoid redundancy
                Unless you’re emphasizing or clarifying what you said before
-analyze, not summarize
                No plot summary or repeating what happened: explain and analyze
-flow, logical transitions
                Help the reader over your shoulder follow your ideas from point to point
-stick to the main point
                Remove digressions or tie them in with good transition
-Ideas, not just examples
                Don’t fill your essay with only examples; use them to explain your point
-Plan your structure
                Think about how to organize your ideas to make sense
-Correctly punctuate MLA parenthetical citation
                “She will” (Austen 22).  [no comma, no p., period after parenthesis

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Lit terms to review

Review these Lit terms from the back of our textbook
pages 1484-1487
climax
collquial language
connotation (vs. denotation)
diction
dramatic monologue
end-stopped line
enjambment
epiphany

More Austen pages to study carefully

            CHARLOTTE’S MARRIAGE
85 Charlotte’s engagment

87 Liz confronts Charlotte about marrying Collins

93 Discussing it with Jane

100  Charlotte’s wedding

            WICKHAM AND MISS KING
98-9 Mrs. Gardiner warns Liz about Wickham

103, 105 Liz’s reactions to Miss King and Wickham

            ROSINGS with Darcy and Charlotte
109 Collins

113 Lady Catherine: Liz talks back

119 Darcy and Liz sparring

125-6 Col. Fitzwilliam: second sons can’t marry poor

            DARCY’S PROPOSAL and the AFTERMATH
129-31 Darcy’s self-centered proposal: “inferiority” “degradation”

134 Darcy’s letter of explanation: ‘three young sisters, occasionally even your father’
  Jane’s “indifference”;  Wickham eloped with Georgiana (15) for her fortune

139 Liz re-reading (and re-evaluating) Darcy’s letter

141 Till this moment I never knew myself
   Liz’s epiphany: she sees her own blind spot: ‘prided myself on discernment’

144 Bad Dad ‘would never exert himself to restrain the giddiness of the daughters’

148 uglier hats --Lydia

152 Liz’s confession ‘I meant to be uncommonly clever’ taking a dislike to Darcy

            LYDIA TO BRIGHTON?
155 lamentations resounding (sounds, hyperbole, satire on the regiment leaving Meryton

156 Dad’s big mistake: he says no to Liz (sarcastically), yes to Lydia ‘expose herself’

159-60 Liz sees her parents’ marriage problems: Bad Dad

            AT PEMBERLEY
163 Pemberley: Mrs Reynolds praises Darcy

168 Darcy appears! How embarrassing!

174 Georgiana Darcy

180-1 Caroline Bingley gossips about Liz: ‘great loss for your family’; ‘self-sufficiency which is intolerable’

            BENNET FAMILY CRISIS ABOUT LYDIA
182 Jane’s letter is a crisis; ‘my father bears it better’; W. never intended to marry Lydia;

185 How Darcy reacts to Liz’s crisis: ‘Good God, what is the matter!’

189 Bad Dad

192 Wedding Clothes? At a time like this?

197 What does it mean to “ruin”?

199 Collin’s ‘reassurances’ are really gloating

200 Dad blames himself (for a moment)

208 Do they ever refer to sex?

            LYDIA TIES THE KNOT
212 Lydia brags about getting married

214 Lydia reveals the secret of who was at her wedding (can you guess?)

216 Bad Dad

220 Liz tortures Wickham

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Substance or Style?

Good discussion in class today about substance vs. style. Some of you appreciate nicely written sentences, good flow, and the author's voice coming through the writing. Others appreciate solid, point-by-point, easy to follow, logical thinking written in plain English. Others feel you can't have one without the other and that the two go hand in hand. What's your preference? [Feel free to comment.]

Sunday, September 11, 2011

This week's homework updated and revised (a little)

Be sure to check the 'Homework Page' tab every week for updates and revisions. Here is an overview for this week:
█3rd week: Pride and Prejudice, Comp, Blog, Poem, + problems with 5 paragraph essays + Revision   (updated and revised!)    
Compare two POEMS about basketball: Slam, Dunk, Hook p41 + Fast Break p49
BLOGS DUE:
Due BY MON 9/12 first paragraph of your essay
Due BY WED 9/14 blog14 due Wed: Rank three SAMPLE essays using rubric. (new!)
Due BY THUR 9/15 Two paragraphs of your essay (at least two)  (new!)
Due BY MON. 9/19 FIRST DRAFT OF YOUR ESSAY TO TURNITIN.COM (not a blog)

MonSep12 Blog12 due (see above)   
-HW: P&P to p.175 + no blogs due Tuesdays

TuSep13 Composing essays and Revising them (see samples and rubrics)
-HW due 9/14: P&P to p.202 + blog14 due Wed: Rank essays using rubric. (new!)
 (updated and revised!)
WSep14 Blog14 BRING YOUR LAPTOP (if you can)
-LAPTOPS: WRITE FIRST DRAFT OF ESSAY
-HW due 9/15: P&P p.220 + blog15 due Thu: Two paragraphs of your essay (new!)

ThSep15 Blog15 BRING YOUR LAPTOP (if you can)
Short Quiz on lit terms 1484-1487 (climax thru epiphany + examples) + simple grammar errors/P&P        
-LAPTOPS: WRITE FIRST DRAFT OF ESSAY (updated and revised!)
-HW due 9/20: P&P catch up to p.220 (even though no class meeting)
                                                                                          Hw: Annotate P&P to p. 220

█4th week                                Read Pride and Prejudice to p. 220
Mon Sep 19 First draft of you essay on Individual vs. Society should be uploaded no later than midnight on Monday, Sept. 19 (you won’t come to school this day because instructors are renewing their CPR training)

Thursday, September 8, 2011

First Essay: Individuality vs. Society

Read, Write, Think
ESSAY ASSIGNMENT on Individual vs. Society     Name _____________
Due date: 1st paragraph and working thesis due in your blog by Mon. Sept. 12
Due date: 1st polished draft uploaded to Turnitin.com before midnight on Mon. Sept. 19
Due date: Final 3-5 page proofread essay uploaded by midnight to Turnitin Sun. Oct. 2
Essay Question:
To what extent should individuality be compromised for the larger needs of the group and society?
You must use examples from Pride and Prejudice to illustrate your main idea. You must have a clear but nuanced idea or argument that is clear and clearly explained and explored throughout your essay. You may also include examples from The History of Love, the poetry we are reading, other short works assigned, and, as well, from your own contemporary society. Write a 3 to 5 page essay with a strong thesis.
   Questions to help you think about your topic:
·         Since we are social beings, shouldn’t we take into account the needs of the whole group and the pressure to fit in? What advantage do we get and what price do we pay when we fit in with the group? What happens to who we are when we change groups (e.g. move to another country or go to college)?
·         Since our individual values define who we are, shouldn’t we stand up for them even if they go against the crowd? What price do we pay when we don’t fit in? Is it always black and white, fit in or not fit in? Are there areas where we can compromise without undermining who we are?
·         Are Elizabeth and Charlotte the most extreme examples of individuality vs. socialization? Or is Charlotte acting in her own interests, rather than for the good of the whole? How do we define individual vs. society’s interests?
·         Give examples from Austen, History of Love, and your own society where individual values conflict with the normative pressures of the group. Explore the details of such examples and what they tell us about this topic.
·         How can individuality get lost in group society? At Buckley? At college? When is the personal price worth it? When is it not?
·         Explore examples from Leo Gursky, Alma Singer, Darcy, Prufrock, Coy Mistress, your own family, and your peer group.
·         Alternative topic: How does the idealized idea we hold sometimes interfere with the actual or real experience? Consider marriage, proposals, adolescence, families, senior year, college admissions, etc. What do these examples tell you about the ideal vs. the actual? How do we get confused and/or deal with the difference? Explore examples from Austen and HhHHHistory of Love, as well.

PLAN BEFORE YOU WRITE

Use your time effectively by beginning here:

[] 0. Start Early! Don’t begin the day before. Work a little every day. Make a plan, an outline, and a rough draft. Go to the Writing Lab for feedback.

[] 1. Choose your main topic about individuality vs. society.

[] 2. Find representative examples.

 [] 3. Craft a title and a thesis statement. Experiment with the following format: “While at first it might appear that ___, close examination reveals that _____.”  Consider tacking on a very short second thesis to clarify the long one that begins “In short, _____.”

[] 4. Begin writing your outline, introduction, and topic sentences so that when you sit down to type, you are well begun.

[] 5. As you continue writing, look at how each example can do more than just supply evidence, but rather can help you develop new insights that develop your thesis claim.

[] 6. Save plenty of time to proofread, use proper MLA documentation, change words.

Notes on writing essays:

  1. Opening: Be direct. Introduce your topic quickly. Catch our interest.
  2. In your thesis say something surprising.
  3. Analyze quotes, don’t just quote them. Integrate quotes into your prose
  4. MLA header: No page number on page 1, last name, space, page number starting page two in the header
  5. Use a two-part title with a catchy phrase, a colon, and the name of the work or author mentioned. Give away your best idea in the title, your main point.
  6. Don’t underline or italicize your title, only the novel’s.
  7. Use proper MLA punctuation” (Smith 22). Period after parenthesis, quote marks before, no comma or “p” before page number.
  8. Develop your main idea: don’t just repeat it and give examples of it. Say more about your ideas as the examples are discussed.
  9. Narrow your topic or main idea: cover less territory in 3-5 pages, but more in depth.
  10. Topic sentences: first sentence of paragraph makes a claim (not an example) that predicts the main topic for the entire paragraph.
  11. Use paragraphing effectively.
  12. Make closing sentences of paragraphs sum up the paragraph’s main idea or link back to the developing thesis idea or transition to the next paragraph’s idea.
  13. Write a conclusion that reminds us of your best ideas and examples but also goes beyond, hinting at some of the implications of what you’ve shown us.
  14. Avoid comma splices, they join two sentences by a comma.
  15. Agreement (of noun and verb, or noun and pronoun: reader/their)
  16. A sentence fragment.
  17. Don’t space differently between paragraphs
  18. Don’t use a comma between subject and verb.
  19. Ellipsis is made by spaced periods. . . .
  20. Period after page number” (27).
  21. Use two hyphens--to make a dash.
  22. Try this structure: “At first it would appear, but. . .”
  23. Shorten your quotes: only use the words from the text you need to repeat.

How to Tell a Strong Thesis Sentence from a Weak One

Create a strong, arguable Thesis Statement; it is your essay’s claim, main point, or argument. Don’t write an over-general thesis statement. Instead, write an interesting and debatable claim—that is specific, not vague or general. Avoid the shotgun approach of listing several possible topics or merely announcing the topic. Narrow the focus and revise the thesis to fit what you say in the body of the essay
  Show your conclusions about a subject in your thesis. (Don’t save your concluding ideas for the end.) a. A strong thesis takes some sort of stand. b. A strong thesis justifies discussion. C. A strong thesis expresses one main idea.

Readers need to be able to see that your paper has one main point. If your thesis expresses more than one idea, then you might confuse your readers about the subject of your paper. d. A strong thesis statement is specific. A thesis statement should show exactly what your paper will be about, and will help you keep your paper to a manageable topic.  (See www.indiana.edu)

PLAGIARISM: Always remember: Browsing the internet or Spark Notes or Wikipedia for an overview of your text or topic can lead to intentional or unintentional plagiarism, which are treated the same way. Be careful when “[h]aving someone help you write a paper (peers, a writing lab, tutor). Not knowing the correct way to attribute sources is not an excuse for submitting improperly cited papers.” (from USC’s website)

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress"

            Had we but world enough, and time,
            This coyness, lady, were no crime.
            We would sit down and think which way
            To walk, and pass our long love's day;
            Thou by the Indian Ganges' side                      5
            Shouldst rubies find; I by the tide
            Of Humber would complain. I would
            Love you ten years before the Flood;
            And you should, if you please, refuse
            Till the conversion of the Jews.                       10
            My vegetable love should grow
            Vaster than empires, and more slow.
            An hundred years should go to praise
            Thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze;
            Two hundred to adore each breast,                  15
            But thirty thousand to the rest;
            An age at least to every part,
            And the last age should show your heart.
            For, lady, you deserve this state,
            Nor would I love at lower rate.                                    20
                        But at my back I always hear
            Time's winged chariot hurrying near;
            And yonder all before us lie
            Deserts of vast eternity.
            Thy beauty shall no more be found,                25
            Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound
            My echoing song; then worms shall try
            That long preserv'd virginity,
            And your quaint honour turn to dust,
            And into ashes all my lust.                               30
            The grave's a fine and private place,
            But none I think do there embrace.
                        Now therefore, while the youthful hue
            Sits on thy skin like morning dew,
            And while thy willing soul transpires               35
            At every pore with instant fires,
            Now let us sport us while we may;
            And now, like am'rous birds of prey,
            Rather at once our time devour,
            Than languish in his slow-chapp'd power.       40
            Let us roll all our strength, and all
            Our sweetness, up into one ball;
            And tear our pleasures with rough strife
            Thorough the iron gates of life.
            Thus, though we cannot make our sun                        45
            Stand still, yet we will make him run.

Friday, September 2, 2011

Sept. 6 Week's agenda for English IV

Plan ahead!
       English IV Agenda for the week of September 6 to 9
Overview:
    Wed blog7 due: pick a book you read/reread this year,
    Thur blog8 due on 'Coy Mistress' pick a line or investigate structure
     Thur: short quiz, read P&P to p.117, to p.150 by Monday
     Mon blog12 due: first paragraph of first essay
    Essay: examine how influenced the individual is by society, both in Austen's and your world. (You may include History of Love and/or poems, as well).
Start on Tuesday on page 98 of Austen. Ask questions.
Review the syllabus:
·         Late essays penalized
·         Plagiarism (even unintentional), works cited, print when you surf the web, guidelines for parents and tutors helping students write
·         Check, check plus
·         Goals: writing and reading
·         Working printer at home
·         Tardies affect participation grade
·         No cell phones
·         No laptops or ipads except when the instructor allows it
Blogging: due Wed, Thu, and Monday
·         Add photos from Google images
·         Add page tab called ‘What I’m Working On’ for grammar and writing goals
·         Blog names: Blog7sep, Blog8sep, Blog12sep
·         Blog7 Due Wed Sept. 7: Pick an outside reading book to read or reread this year and why?
·         Blog8 Due Thu. Sept. 8: Marvell’s ‘Coy Mistress’
·         Blog12 Due Mon. Sept. 12:  first paragraph of your essay on individual identity (or idealizing) with working thesis
Daily Journal: Read, Write, Think Discuss (Repeat Daily)
Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
·         Who uses sarcasm the most? Mr Bennet? Liz? Caroline Bingley? Darcy? Or the narrator? Is there a difference in how they all use it? Are any more clever? Any more mean?
·         Mr Collins proposal: What’s funny about it? How do women seem disempowered and without a voice? Is that funny or a nightmare?
·         Analyze family life at the Bennet’s, Lucas’s, the Darcy’s.
·         Read to p.150 by Mon Sept. 12
·         Read to p.220 by Thur. Sept. 15 (or at least by Mon. Sept. 19 before Senior Retreat)
List of characters in Austen:
·         Mr and Mrs Bennet, Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Lydia, Kitty (Catherine)
·         Sir Wm. and Lady Lucas, Charlotte
·         Charles Bingley, Caroline Bingley (sis), Mr and Mrs Hurst
·         Darcy, Georgiana (sis), Lady Catherine de Bourgh (aunt), Anne de Bourgh (niece)
·         Mr and Mrs Gardiner (Liz’s aunt)
·         Wickham
·         Mrs Phillips (Mrs Bennet’s sis)
·         Mr Collins
History of Love
·         p.8 Leo writing his first book then second book
·         11 Leo’s childhood
·         13 Alma Mereminski pregnant in America
·         15 Leo modeling for art classes
·         20-26 Leo as locksmith again, seeing his son’s book
·         33 Leo mailing his second book to Isaac, his son
·         44 Alma learns about edible plants
·         55 Jacob Marcus (Isaac?) pays Alma’s mother to translate book from Spanish
·         57 text of The History of Love (the original novel by Gursky)
·         70 Zvi Litvinoff
Poem: Coy Mistress  (blogging and journaling)

First essay assignment: Individual Identity or Idealizing
·         Due date: 1st paragraph and working thesis due in blog by Mon. Sept. 12
·         Due date: first draft due to Turnitin.com by Monday, Sept. 19 midnight
·         Due date: Final 3 to 5 page essay due to Turnitin.com by Sunday October 2
·         Works to write about: History of Love (optional), Pride and Prejudice,  optional: any poem we cover
·         Individual vs. Society
o   How do individuals conflict with society? How do they stick to their own values when society’s conflict? How will you?
o   How does individual identity get lost in group society? At Buckley? In Los Angeles? In your peer group?
o   Possible examples: Leo Gursky, Alma Singer, Elizabeth Bennet, Charlotte Lucas, Darcy, Prufrock, Coy Mistress, you!
·         Ideal vs. Actual
o   How does the idealized idea interfere with our actual experience
o   Marriage proposals and love/marriage: Leo Gursky, Alma’s mother, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Prufrock, Coy Mistress, you!
o   Senior year and College admissions & college

How to write a college essay
·         Writing process: Invention à Drafting à Revision
·         5-paragraph essay limitations
·         College demands ideas
·         Using rubrics (online, in College Reader)
·         Rank sample essays (with reasons from rubrics)

Jago textbook:
·         Close Reading p.19 small details, what and how, tone, Athlete Dying
·         Annotation p.35: talk back, first impressions, keeps you awake, note shifts, pose questions, try ‘When, in disgrace’ p.36
·         MLA guidelines p.1473
o   Works Cited page: book with one author, websites,
o   Parenthetical citations (Smith 22).
o   Proper punctuation
o   Formatting essays (header, titles, etc.)
·         Grammar errors
o   Fragment
o   Comma splice
o   ‘s
o   Non-agreement
·         Lit terms p.1479-1483
o   Give examples from what we’ve read
o   Alliteration
o   Allusion
o   Annotation
o   Antagonist
o   Assonance
o   Atmosphere
o   Blank verse
o   Caesura
o   Caricature
o   Carpe Diem
o   Catharsis
o   Character (flat, round, secondary, stock)
o   Characterization (direct/tell, indirect/show)
·         Quiz Thursday: Austen, terms, MLA, grammar errors,