Friday, November 9, 2007

AGENDA 11/9

Independent Reading Prompts: respond to the topic for your book group
Review Billy Budd: Billy's physical characteristics and personality, the culture of mutiny and fear aboard ships in this time period

Introduce argument prompt: Scott Russell Sanders excerpt from "The Common Life"

HW: Read Billy Budd through chapter 15 for Tuesday. Write a paraphrase of Sanders's claim and your own thesis statement in which you defend or challenge his claim (we'll qualify later, I promise!). Continue reading independent reading book and working on rhetorical terms. Think about pro/con issue for research paper, and potential partner to work with. Have a great weekend!