Weeks 2-3
Mon 8/31 (F) or Tu 9/1 (H):
Read "How to Mark a Book" (click on the highlighted title for the link)
Read "Surrendering" by Ocean Vuong, pp. 153-155 of your reader (please note that the Table of Contents is slightly off.
Mark up this story (annotate it).
What do you notice about the story?
Don't worry about annotating/marking up the story incorrectly. Just give it a shot!
Weds 9/2: Asynch day Assignment: Elevator pitch
Th 9/3 (F) or Fri 9/4 (H):
Please review "Surrendering." We'll spend the first part of class discussing this story
Please read about the following and do the exercises on the pages listed below:
Nouns and pronouns on pp. 4-6 of the PDF below:
Also, verbs on pp. 9-12 of the PDF below:
Please open the preview window and download the PDF
Note: you can do the exercises on your computer (on the PDF or on a Google doc--no need to share the doc with me) or you can print out the exercises and do them on paper. Either way is fine.
For extra practice, please read about nouns on pp. 8-12 of How Grammar Works and do the exercises on pp. 9 & 12.
Please read the "Policy on Plagiarism" (Links to an external site.) (we may not talk about it tomorrow, but it's important to review)
Tu 9/7 (F) or Weds 9/8 (H):