Monday, November 5, 2007

AGENDA 11/5

Return TW on Rhetorical Analysis: "The Death of Benny Paret"
Discuss ways to improve rhetorical analysis essays and keys to writing strong analysis
Final comments on "Bartleby" and excerpt from Thoreau's Walden
Distribute texts for tomorrow's seminar on capital punishment
Generate questions for tomorrow's seminar

HW: Read and annotate pages 84-89 of McGraw-Hill Reader, opinions on capital punishment from Supreme Court Justices Blackmun and Scalia, and "This is Going to Hurt," op-ed from The New York Times. Be prepared to discuss comments and questions on capital punishment tomorrow.

REMINDER: Schedule a writing conference to go over your TW essay. If you'd like to rewrite this essay for a higher score, see me for a conference and to set up a rewrite time. :)