Due 10/1

Read Patrick Henry's "Speech to the Virginia Convention"

Due Friday 9/26

Reading: "Franklin and the Gout" (108-)

Be prepared to discuss this fun dialog and explain how it reveals Neoclassical ideas.

For Tuesday 9/23

Hopefully, you survived your APUSH test today. For tomorrow, we'll finally get around to looking at those Puritan poems, so make sure you bring your books to class.

Also, if I didn't get your paragraphs, I want them first thing in the morning.

For Monday...

Due to a rather lengthy French and Indian War today, we did not get around to reading Puritan poetry in class. For Monday, make sure that you finish your Edwards Introduction and Body Paragraph (and study for your history test.) Also, make sure that you make up your grammar test if you were absent on Friday.

Edwards Intro and Body Paragraph Due Monday 9/22

Edwards Introduction and Body Paragraph


Using the format provided in Part I of your “Musings” packument, write an introduction and body paragraph on “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.”


Thesis Ideas: Edwards creates fear in the audience. The purpose of this fear is to ________________________.


POA: Edwards uses imagery, structure, and rhetoric.


Your body paragraph will focus on the discussion of his use of imagery.

Reminders:

 Limit your use of forms of “to be” especially passive and progressive.
 Maintain formal voice.
 Practice establishing context in your introduction along with relevant background information.

Wonders of the Invisible World

Be prepared to discuss Wonders of the Invisible World on Thursday, 9/18.

Grammar Practice Due Monday 9/15

Print and complete the following worksheet for Monday that focuses on identifying uses of to be as a linking verb, progressive tense, or passive voice. I'm including a copy of it in this post, but a better printable version is available here.

Passive Resistance



Directions: Change the following simple sentences from passive into active voice.



1. The window was broken by the naughty children.



2. The dishwasher was unloaded by my husband.



3. The lamp was knocked over by the ornery cat.



4. The homerun was hit by the catcher.



5. Speedracer was called by Trixie not Driver X.



Directions: Read the following sentences and write down if the “to be verb(s)” is used as a linking verb, part of the progressive tense, or in the passive voice. If the sentence uses the verb as part of the Passive voice, rewrite the sentence in the Active voice.



Ex: The Mayflower was buffeted by strong winds.

Passive; Strong winds buffeted the Mayflower.



1. Many early Americans were hardworking people who sought to survive in an inhospitable land by banding together in strong communities.





2. Unfortunately a large percentage of the adult population was manipulated by a smooth talking leader with very little substance.





3. Many early American settlers were driven from their original homelands by those people who were intolerant of their changing religious and social beliefs.





4. Arriving in their new land, the children were excited to see the new terrain and animals that they did not have in their homelands.





5. Sadly, many new homes were destroyed.





6. Many new settlers were grateful to have survived their first difficult winter in the new lands by the time summer came around.





7. The Native Americans were noticing the many changes the settlers were bringing to their traditional territories.

Updates

Keep working on your Thesis/Antithesis practice which is due on Thursday.

For Friday, you will be reading

"A General History of Virginia" (40-46)
"Of Plymouth Plantation" (48-54)

Compare and contrast the writing styles of these two authors. Also, be sure to think about your lecture on geographic determinism and what you know about the differences between the Northern and Southern colonies as you do your reading.

Antithesis/Thesis Practice Due Thursday

Step 1: Select a topic of your choice that you would like to write practice antithesis/thesis paragraphs with. You might consider something from:
 Music
 Movies
 Politics/Policy
 Food
 Hobbies, Sports, activities
 (Anything else that interests you—if you’re unsure about your topic, check with me first)

Step 2: Following the guidelines in the “Musings” packet, write an Antithesis/Thesis statement with 2 POA points. Remember to focus on the concept of opposing, not just opposite. (Note that you’re not writing an entire introduction, just the antithesis/thesis).

Step 3: Write a corresponding antithesis paragraph. Make sure to remember your qualifying transition. You should have 3 pieces of evidence to support your antithesis paragraph and use standard paragraph format.

Step 4: Write a corresponding thesis paragraph. Make sure to use an appropriate contrasting transition word that acknowledges your antithesis, and clearly state your thesis and POA point. You should have 3 pieces of evidence and use standard paragraph format.

Step 5: Proof read your paragraphs, checking for conventions errors, and making sure that you match the structure given to you in the packet.

A more printable version is available here.

Antithesis/Thesis Practice Due Thursday

Due 9/8

Read Part 2 of the Musings Packet.

Then, take this list of transitional words, and sort them into like categories of your own choosing. For example, you may create a category of "sequence" and put all words in that category that seem to suggest a sequence.

Randomized Transitional Phrases

Due 9/4 Writing Pretest

Imagine you are writing an essay on one of the following topics:

1. Why is the study of past events (history) important in a world that is focused so much on the present and future developments?

2. Why is the study of past writing (literature) important in a world that seemingly places little emphasis on this medium of expression?

Now, the assignment:

Write an introduction and a body paragraph that address ONE of these topics. Set up your introduction as if you were writing the entire essay, but you, of course, will just be writing one body paragraph.

Please use this as an opportunity to show off your best writing in terms of vocabulary, structure, organization, and ideas. I understand that this is essentially a ‘first draft’ and has not undergone a lengthy revision process, but you should proof read for conventions.

Please type in 12-point font.


Due Thursday, 9/4!