Class #2

We discussed Chapter 1 in Reid, including a quiz. Then we looked into Chapter 2, where the word "rhetoric" lead to a digression about ancient Greece. See this and this .

Finally, everyone read and discussed two essays in Reid: "The Struggle to be an All-American Girl" by Elizabeth Wong and "I'm O.K., but You're Not" by Robert Zoellner.

Homework:

1. Read pages 18-29 in Reid.

2. In your journal, do the Freewrite at the bottom of page 21 and the top of page 22 in Reid.

3.Do #2 page 38 Warming Up Exercises in Reid, finding THREE examples of different genres of writing. Describe and discuss them in your journal, as the assignment explains, but also BRING THEM TO CLASS on Thursday. Try to find an example of ineffective communication.

4. To prepare for the Observation paper, read in Reid pages 52-55. Think about what you could observe for this assignment and what questions you have about it. Also, READ the "Warming Up: Journal Exercises" on page 58-59. Each of these activities would work well as a basis for the Observation paper assignment. We will discuss the assignment in depth on Thursday.

5. Two vocabulary words in your journal.

Further reading: For a great book about the Spartans, see here. (Available at the Lincoln Public Libraries.) This book has been required reading for US Marines' officer training.