EWRT211-62: verb tense

Here's the pdf for the exercise about verb tense, due Wednesday.

EWRT211-62: subject-verb agreement

Here's a link to a pdf of the subject-verb agreement exercise that's due Monday.

EWRT211-62: e-mail

I just sent out an e-mail to all of you. If you didn't get one, then it either went into your junk mail or I have the wrong address for you. If it didn't go into your junk mail, then send me an e-mail from the address that you'd like me to send mail to.

EWRT211-62: reading response 1 and essay 1

Remember that Reading Response 1 is due Wednesday night. Here's the prompt again:

Respond to McGuire's essay. The response should be about a page in length and in two parts. The first part should be a short summary of the essay. The second part, and the majority of your paper, should be your response to the essay. You may wish to discuss your reaction to the issues that McGuire raises. Or you could analyze how she has written the piece. You could also use the Strategies and Structures questions to guide your response. Lastly, remember to use the MLA style header for your reading response.

And here's a pdf of the prompt for essay 1.

EWRT211-62: active reading and essay basics

Most of what I went over in class regarding active reading can be found in this pdf file.

Also, if you missed the handout about essay basics, you can download it here.

EWRT211-62: book and syllabus

This is the book that we'll be using in EWRT 211 sect. 62:

The title is Visions Across the Americas, sixth edition.

And here's the syllabus for the class: EWRT211-62 syllabus (pdf)

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style and grammar beyond school

Just so you don't think writing teachers are the only ones who consider this stuff, take a look at this on-going section about style and grammar at The New York Times. This article makes some good subtle points, such as the difference between concrete and cement, but I want to call you attention to the part in italics at the top. This kind of critique of journalists' writing was done weekly at The Times. It's kind of like the sentences I put on the overhead at the beginning of class sometimes.

Anyway, happy solstice! Maybe we'll see each other next quarter.