28 October

Read up to page 117 and write four questions or comments.

27 October

Read up to page 98 and write four questions or comments.

26 October

Study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz.

25 October

Define the following terms and include the part of speech.

QUIZ WEDNESDAY.

1. sullen
2. drawl
3. cadence
4. bleak
5. pungent
6. impervious
7. flourish
8. gaunt
9. immobile
10. sustenance
11. skiff
12. chide
13. scant
14. savor
15. haggard
16. unkempt
17. drone
18. fretful
19. toil
20. loiter

21 October

Study the review sheet for Monday's test.

19 October

Answer the last 12 questions on the review sheet.

18 October

Read up to page 71, and write four questions or comments.

14 October

Read up to page 56, and write four questions or comments.

13 October

Write your college essay based on the feedback I gave you today.

This draft will be graded based on the quality and correctness of the writing.

12 October

Write your college essay based on the feedback I gave you today.

You will be graded based on effort for this draft.

7 October

Personal Essay Topics


For tomorrow, begin writing on three different topics. For example, you can choose numbers 2, 4 and 5, OR you can answer number 2 in three different ways.
Write at least one paragraph for each topic, outlining what you would write in that essay. Tomorrow you will work individually with me to choose which one you will complete.



Write 300-500 words on one of the following topics:

1. Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken,
or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.

2. Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international
concern and its importance to you.

3. Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and
describe that influence.

4. Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative
work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on
you, and explain that influence.

5. A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life
experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal
background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would
bring to the diversity in a college community, or an encounter that
demonstrated the importance of diversity to you.

6. Topic of your choice.

6 October

Answer the following questions in your packet: on sheet #1: #s 2, 5, 9. On sheet #2, answer questions: 1, 2, 8. On sheet #3, answer questions 6 and 25, and on sheet #4, answer question 6.

5 October

Study for tomorrow's vocabulary/grammar quiz.

4 October

Read up to page 50, and write four questions or comments.