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Composition 195: Gump'n It - "How to Echo Your Hook the Tom Hanks Way"
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Monday, November 23, 2009. Gump'n It - "How to Echo Your Hook the Tom Hanks Way". If you want some examples of how to echo your introductory hook in your conclusion, you have no further to look than Tom Hanks movies. First up,. Remember how the movie starts? That feather floating around? There it is. Just floating through the air for, like, a million years. Then, finally, it lands at Forrest's feet. He bends down, picks it up, and we learn he's sitting on a bench and waiting for the bus. So yeah, the fil...
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Literature 195: May 2010
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Friday, May 28, 2010. Final Exam Review - Mockingbird. Okay, listen up, kids. Here are a few sections of the book that I think you should review for the final exam. Please keep in mind that this does NOT mean that the exam is limited to the following parts. But this is a good place to start. Scout's days at school. Scout, Dill, and Jem sneaking over to Boo's house late at night. Mrs Bubose' interaction with the kids. Miss Maudie's interaction with the kids. Atticus' defence of Tom Robinson in court.
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Composition 195: Macbeth Quotation Essay
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009. It’s time for another one-page essay. Your task this time is twofold:. First, select a single lone or phrase or sentence from the play and give a close reading of it. This should include the speaker, the audience, the context, the meaning, and the significance. Feel free, if you like, to also comment on the poetic/aesthetic quality of the excerpt – it’s natural beauty and musical quality. One more note: You might want to check out the entry on “5 Qualities of Good Writi...
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Composition 195: Welcome, Newbies!
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Friday, January 22, 2010. This entry is for students in periods 6 and 8. This entry will serve two purposes. First, it will help everyone to get to know each other a little bit. Second, it will verify that you know how to post a comment. Here's what to do: In the comments section for this post, answer the following question. What is your favorite book of all time, and why? It's pretty easy, but here are the steps anyway:. Enter your first and last name (so you can get credit for your comment). My favorit...
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Composition 195: December 2009
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Thursday, December 17, 2009. To Kill an Essay. Here it is - your final formal essay of the semester. Time to unleash! Time to use everything you've learned this semester! Time to shine, babies! It is time to. 8220;You never really understand a person until. You consider things from his point of view” (30). Courage is “when you know you’re. You begin but you begin anyway and. You see it through no mater what” (112). 8220;We all know men are not created equal. Have a clear, concise thesis. Use the writing ...
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Composition 195: February 2010
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Friday, February 12, 2010. This entry is for period 6 and 8 students only. Feel free to post your entry in the comments section. I'll try to look at most of them over the weekend and make comments. Also, please feel free to comment on other's entries. As long as someone gets a first place in your class, we're having a party! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). One Page Essay Criteria. 5 Qualities of Good Writing. Strunk's Elements of Style. Purdue University's OWL (Online Writing Lab). View my complete profile.
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Literature 195: Law of the West - Day 3
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Law of the West - Day 3. This entry is for period 6 students only:. Select one character from. One character from any of the major texts we've read in class this semester (. A Raising in the Sun. Of Mice and Men. To Kill a Mockingbird. And prove, using examples from both the book and the movie, that the two characters both follow the same unspoken code of conduct. (Be sure to state directly what that code of conduct is.). This entry is for period 8 students only:. May 19, 2010 at...
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Composition 195: November 2009
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Monday, November 23, 2009. Gump'n It - "How to Echo Your Hook the Tom Hanks Way". If you want some examples of how to echo your introductory hook in your conclusion, you have no further to look than Tom Hanks movies. First up,. Remember how the movie starts? That feather floating around? There it is. Just floating through the air for, like, a million years. Then, finally, it lands at Forrest's feet. He bends down, picks it up, and we learn he's sitting on a bench and waiting for the bus. So yeah, the fil...
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Composition 195: Questions?
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Friday, May 28, 2010. If anyone has any end of the year questions, here's the place to let me know. I'll try to check in at least once a day through next Tuesday. May 28, 2010 at 6:28 PM. Mr Cowlin, for the presentation I was wondering if I could incorporate my research into another group members powerpoint and have the part of his powerpoint with my info on it as my visual aid? May 29, 2010 at 4:42 AM. May 30, 2010 at 9:00 PM. And if we do, where should we put it? May 31, 2010 at 12:16 PM. 5 Qualities o...
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