collegeprepwriting1 Mary-Ellen Briel
Totino-Grace High School English/Sailing Team
http://totinograce.org
 
GRADES: updated 21 May
Per. 3 Grades

Per. 8 Grades
[9 May update: still problems accessing this link? Ask me in class, if you need/want to see your grade]


REMINDER:Students working for a semester "A" (or "A-") must have completed the O.T.E. (Opportunity to Excel)

5 points EXTRA CREDIT possible
Friday, 25 May @2pm: Read "Bowling Alone: and Other Tales of life in the U.S." . Write a 250-word typed (1 page) response, relating 2 major points in the article to any of the strands of individualism inHabits of the Heart.

MINI-SYLLABUS

Week of 21-25 May !


Monday, 21 May:DUE: T.S.+ANNOTATED Outline(=35pts) + Thesis paragraph or [written] intro to speech. Begin Parallel Structure
Tuesday, 22 May: Continue Parallel Structure
Wednesday, 23 May: DUE: 1st draft, paper or e-mailed PPt. Parallel Strategy
In class: GROUP Test..
Thursday, 24 May: ART PRESENTATIONS + Usage, if time (e.g. fewer? less? lie?lay?)
Friday, 25 May: * ART PRESENTATIONS + Usage test for Bonus Points.
* EXTRA CREDIT due.
ART HISTORY LINKS

15thc. Renaissance Art Site - ClickHERE You will be reading from Arts & Ideas in class

GLOSSARY: College prep Writing 1. mnemonic
2. 2. transitive/intransitive paradox
3. hyperbole
4. like/as (which to use, when?)
5. If I was/were (which is correct)?
6. “There but for the grace of God, go I.” (meaning?)
7. Four types of sentence (s/cmpd/cmplx/compound-complex) be able to write e.g.’s of eachv 8. 2 types of clauses: main/subordinate (or independent/dependent) – be able to write e.g.’s of each
9. circumlocution
10. gerund/participle/infinitive: these are all verbals. Be able to write e.g.’s in sentences
11. translucent/transparent 9difference)v 12. Elipsis (there are two types of ellipses…what are they? When is each used?)
13. allusion
14. i.e./ e.g.
15. androgynousv 16. public domain (relate it to what we said about documentation)
Baroque Site - Click HERE
Good [Baroque] Site for Bernini





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