Your main task this week is to get the first draft of the narrative essay turned in. We'll also start looking at the next mode of discourse: argumentation. With description and narration, we did just one essay, but for argumentation we'll be writing two pieces over a three-week period: a comparison essay and a film/book recommendation.
Here's your work for the week...
Due Friday at midnight...
1. Go through the work section (not the essay section) and label every week clearly. Some of you are already doing that, some aren't. I need it to be easy for me to scroll down and quickly find what I'm looking for, but if it's all strung together without labels I can't do that. Thank you!
2. First draft of the narrative essay. Write an essay about a significant event that can be narrated (first this happened, then this, and then I did this [or she did that]...etc.).
a. Summarize the main points of the post. Use an outline format instead of paragraph.
b. In short outlines (like the country/city examples in the post, one for the opposing pattern and one for the alternating pattern), compare two of the following pairs (that's FOUR short outlines) using 3 points of comparison:
5. Choose your essay subjects —two items for comparison— and propose an outline (it must be in opposing or alternating pattern, and it must include your three points of comparison; in other words, don't just say you'll use opposing pattern — show me using the points). If I approve them, these will be your comparison essay subjects. It's IMPERATIVE that you do #3 above before you choose your subjects.
Remember, as with any essay, it should have a point, so avoid picking some random thing that has no potential for reflection or insight.
Don't tell me about your day at work unless there was something important about it. Maybe it was your first day of work, and you worked really hard, and you gained some appreciation for those who have to do it every day to support a family (or something else deeper than just my day at work).
Each of the essays we've read so far has a point. Your writing should have a point.
Organization:
3 parts - an intro paragraph; body paragraphs that narrate the event; a conclusion paragraph that draws something significant out of the event.
Format:
800 words minimum
paragraph form
non-scripty font
PROOF IT CAREFULLY for spelling, grammar, mechanics, and read it aloud to someone else.
3. Read this post on proof-reading. Summarize my advice in a 50+ word paragraph.
4. Comparison...I don't like the name of this essay type, but most people know it as a compare-and-contrast essay, so I'll start there. Here's why I don't like it: when we compare two things, we often see both similarities and contrasts. But calling it a similarity/contrast essay is somehow even worse than compare/contrast. So why not just call it a comparison essay, since it implies both things? I see no reason not to.
Organization:
3 parts - an intro paragraph; body paragraphs that narrate the event; a conclusion paragraph that draws something significant out of the event.
Format:
800 words minimum
paragraph form
non-scripty font
PROOF IT CAREFULLY for spelling, grammar, mechanics, and read it aloud to someone else.
3. Read this post on proof-reading. Summarize my advice in a 50+ word paragraph.
4. Comparison...I don't like the name of this essay type, but most people know it as a compare-and-contrast essay, so I'll start there. Here's why I don't like it: when we compare two things, we often see both similarities and contrasts. But calling it a similarity/contrast essay is somehow even worse than compare/contrast. So why not just call it a comparison essay, since it implies both things? I see no reason not to.
a. Summarize the main points of the post. Use an outline format instead of paragraph.
b. In short outlines (like the country/city examples in the post, one for the opposing pattern and one for the alternating pattern), compare two of the following pairs (that's FOUR short outlines) using 3 points of comparison:
- apples and oranges (Yes, they can be compared!)
- pc vs. mac
- two breeds of dogs (your choice)
- charcoal vs. gas (as in bbq method)
- airline travel vs. car (or some other mode)
- propose a comparison of your own
5. Choose your essay subjects —two items for comparison— and propose an outline (it must be in opposing or alternating pattern, and it must include your three points of comparison; in other words, don't just say you'll use opposing pattern — show me using the points). If I approve them, these will be your comparison essay subjects. It's IMPERATIVE that you do #3 above before you choose your subjects.
6. LBGB. Read chapter 3 this week and do the following:
1. Define "phrase" using a formal definition (like a definition you might find in a dictionary).
2. Define "phrase" using an informal definition (hint: look in the "Debrief" section).
3. Diagram this sentence: The car in the road hit our mailbox. You may do it on paper and attach it to your google doc (I have no idea how to do that, but I bet there's a way). Or you can do it on paper, take a pic, and email it to me.
4. Look at these usage pairs and write a correct sentence using each:
a. affect / effect
b. compose / comprise
c. farther / further
d. i.e. / e.g.
Have a great week!
Have a great week!
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