Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Let's get cookin'!

Here is the assignment for your "How it Feels" essay. We'll brainstorm in class on Wednesday and I'll field vocab questions.

How it Feels to be ___________ Me

Due Wednesday, September 29

Typed. Double Spaced. Twelve point. No blank lines between paragraphs, except to indicate a major shift in tone or setting. Three – five pages. Don’t forget a title.


Required: Include at least one properly punctuated appositive, used to create a specific effect. Underline your appositive.


Suggested: Close your essay with a powerful analogy.


Audience: 1) A reader who does not know you well. 2) A reader who is familiar with the personalities teens bring to the classroom. 3) Yourself.


Purpose: 1) To explore one of your avowed or ascribed identities with a depth that surprises yourself and your reader. 2) To use this exploration to make a comment about society in general.


Excellent topics include identities about which you are uncertain, identities that are unique to you, and identities that are commonly misunderstood.


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