Getting Ready for Solo #2

Now you read an example essay that is doing summary/ response (download from Moodle, do "Save As"  and add YOUR LAST NAME to the file name).

Then colorize YOUR copy of the essay, using these directions:

1. Make the first and last sentences in the paper red. The first should be a hook. The last is a “clincher.”

2. Italicize the title and author of the article I'm writing about.

3. Make the thesis orange.

4. Make the summary yellow.   

5. Make any response to the content of the article pale blue. 

6. Underline any quotes. These are places that used the exact words of the article.

7. Make BOLD any time I used “the writer”  or "the author" or "the article"– these are called author tags (and would have used a name if there was one on this article).

When you are done, go to Moodle to upload your colorized version in the forum there. Be sure to follow the instructions so that you answer the required questions as you post.

What's a thesis statement? What was yours for Solo #1? Copy into your daybook.

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Does my thesis statement have context/subject/claim?  Does yours?

Now, read and take notes (objective/subjective)  over the reading you have chosen. During class on Monday you will type or handwrite Solo #2, a summary/response essay about the reading of your choice. (Bring earbuds, if you wish.)

Homework:

1. Read your chosen reading through several times and be ready to write about it during class. Look at the assignment sheet to help you know how to write this essay.

2. TWFTD: your choice from the article you're reading, using the OED. Find the definition that matches how the word is used in your article.