READ THIS FIRST: If you are logging in during the break, you will want to go to the left sidebar and pull up Chapter XIV, where we left off Friday 2/1/2010. This was Friday's home work for the day we left. This will be due on Monday.

I decided to put the future blogs out early for those who are at home and want to work ahead over the break.

This NOT going to be required for when we get back, but will console those eager readers who don't want to lose the scent of the hunt!

You will be expected to continue reading in class and to to turn in your journals at the normal due date.

If you read the other blogs after XIV, there will be SPOILERS!

Enjoy your Spring Break!























Manuscript

Okay, here we go...

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ASSIGNMENTS

Vocabulary Words:

assuage
inexorable
maudlin
abhorrent
incongruous


Journal: Writing the One Paragraph Essay

You will have two days to complete this journal entry along with it's steps.

You must do each step of the writing yourself before moving on to the next.

DAY ONE

STEP A. Choose one of the following prompts:

EASY DIFFICULTY - How does Agatha Christie use the imagery and the metaphor of humans as animals in her novel And Then There Were None?

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MEDIUM DIFFICULTY - How is the theme of guilt woven into the novel And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie?

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CHALLENGE DIFFICULTY - How is the theme of retribution woven into the novel And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie?


STEP B - Brainstorm ideas on one page of your journal.


STEP C - Use this outline (in the exact same format) to organize your ideas on one page. Don't write in full sentences yet, just short blurbs or words for your ideas.

I. Introduction: Topic Sentence ______________________________
II. Body.
A. 4ESSD #1_________________________________
B. 4ESSD #2_________________________________
C. 4ESSD #3_________________________________
III. Conclusion: Restate Topic Sentence _______________________

STEP D - Write the 1 paragraph essay as a rough draft. It should be no more than nine sentences and a single page and a half of your journal.

Now take a break. Let the ideas simmer for 24 hours. When you look at your work with fresh eyes you will be much better off than if you try to cram it all in at once.

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DAY TWO

STEP E - Now go back and revise, edit, and polish your paragraph

- check spelling, grammar, mechanics

- does each of your 3 4ESSDs fit perfectly? Which one is weakest? Can you replace it with a better idea, or fix it to make it more clear?

- VERY IMPORTANT: Read it out loud to yourself. Did you leave out or insert any words? Sometimes we have a tendency to skip over these things when writing. Or, when we read our words out loud exactly as written (verbatim) we realize that we forgot to add something important.

Are your ideas on the page perfectly clear? Fix them.


STEP F - Rewrite the paragraph in your BEST handwriting. This is for 50 points so it had better be amazing!