Outlines and Reading Assignment

Hey folks,

Thanks to those of you who've already posted your thesis statements and commented on your classmates' theses.

In the previous post, I did forget to mention two things:

1. Please e-mail me your essay outline. Again, your outline should include the skeleton of your paper complete with thesis statement, topic sentences, and tentative textual evidence.

My address is tjohnson@greenriver.edu
(This is due by Thursday at midnight.)

2. Read pp. 20-45. These two chapters provide helpful information for developing your essay and include sample essays and research tools (don't forget you need to include two secondary sources).

Look for another post regarding the Gaines story by Friday. It won't be due until Monday, but some of you may want to finish sooner.

Remember if you have any questions about your essay, please let me know.

Good luck.

Thesis Statements

First, please post your thesis statement. Second, review two of your classmates' thesis statements. In the review, note whether the subject and focus are asserted well and also whether the thesis passes the so-what test. In other words, would you be interested in reading the whole paper.

Considerring "The Red Convertible," please write a detailed two paragrph response on the Native American life conveyed in the story.

Also please provide one question of your own. After you post your response and question, be sure to respond to two of your classmates' questions.

This is due on Monday at midnight.

Good luck.

Considerring "Battle Royal," please write a detailed paragraph on the grandfather's influence on the narrator.

Also provide one question of your own. After you've posted your own response and question, please respond to two of your classmates' questions.

This is due by Saturday at midnight.

Good luck.

Homework for Friday and Monday

Hey folks,

I'm sorry about class yesterday and inconvenience the cancellation might have created. This note is to give you the homework readings for Friday and Monday. The new posts will correspond to the readings.

For Friday: Read "The Battle Royal" and do two of the questions after the story. Also, please prepare one question of your own about the story.

For Monday: Read "The Red Convertible" and do two of the questions after the story. Also, please prepare one question of your own about the story.

Good luck.

"The Man Who Was Almost a Man" Response

In one detailed paragraph, explain how the gun changes Dave.