Archive for June, 2008

Jun 24 2008

Posted by Leonardo Flores under Assignments

Essay #3 Assignment Sheet

The assignment sheet for essay #3 is available at http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc97wgjc_91cc38z4f4. The final draft will be due on Friday, June 27 in class. There will be no deadline extensions on this essay.

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Jun 24 2008

Posted by Leonardo Flores under Assignments

Assignment: Song Analysis

You should select one song that you enjoy in English and write a brief posting (about 250 words) in which you analyze the use of verbal sounds in its lyrics. Identify patterns of rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, consonance or assonance in the lyrics, arguing how they support meaning in the song.

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Jun 17 2008

Posted by Leonardo Flores under Assignments

Essay #2 Assignment

Your assignment sheet for Essay #2 is available here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc97wgjc_12zc56bc. Read it carefully and get to work. Contact me with your choice of stories (including maybe one play or film) and approach.

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Jun 12 2008

Posted by Leonardo Flores under Assignments

Weekend Assignment for Essay #1

For this weekend, you have the following special assignment:

  1. Post a draft of your essay. Deadline: midnight on Friday, June 13 (before Saturday morning).
  2. Read a classmates’ essay and comment on it, making suggestions for improvement. If someone has already commented on it, then choose a different essay by a different classmate. Deadline: Sunday, June 15 at noon.

Everyone should have their essay commented on by someone else. Read the comments on your essay and use whatever suggestions you find useful. Remember: you are the writer and you are in control of your essay.

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Jun 08 2008

Posted by Leonardo Flores under Announcements

Essay #1 Assignment Sheet

Read the complete description at the following link: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc97wgjc_4cz4hqg.

The final draft will be due on Wednesday, June 11.

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Jun 06 2008

Posted by Leonardo Flores under Uncategorized

Assignment for Monday, June 9

1. Finish reading Othello, available at: http://shakespeare.mit.edu/othello/index.html

2. Write a posting in which you respond to the actions of one character in the play.

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Jun 06 2008

Posted by Leonardo Flores under Announcements

Your Course Blogs

Please notify me of your blog by commenting on this posting. Remember that your first posting should be about “your English:” past, present, and future.

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Jun 04 2008

Posted by Leonardo Flores under Announcements

Hello Class

Greetings and welcome to the course blog.

Welcome to the course blog for INGL 3202: Reading and Composition II, section 01A. This is the online center for our course which will provide a space for you to:

  • Keep up with assignments and deadlines
  • Ask questions about course materials and/or assignments
  • Access your classmates’ blogs
  • and much more

So bookmark this page, visit it daily, and take advantage of the opportunities it presents: it can only be beneficial for your work in this course. And if you have any questions, technical or otherwise, I am at your service. Here’s to a fun Summer course!

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