Select ONE of the following prompts.  Be sure to follow the directions. Prompt 1: Short Story Create a short story using all you have learned so far in the unit.  Include archetypes, literary elements, figurative language, and academic vocabulary words you learned in the course to shape your story.  What is the setting, plot, characters, etc.  How will you use figurative language such as metaphor […]

Essay One: Rhetorical Analysis of a Text Your first formal essay for the semester will be to write a rhetorical analysis on a text. For this assignment, you should select one of the following texts we’ve read and/or viewed together as a class to analyze rhetorically: ·              “The Danger of a Single Story” by Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie => the one I chose ·             “My Life […]

This week we’re going to focus on free verse poetry. Specifically, I’d like you to choose one of the poems from chapter 20 and write an original response about it. What stands out to you about the poem? What are some of the literary devices at work in the poem? Why do you think the poet chose to write the poem in free verse rather […]

    Your manager has assigned you to develop a research-based business report which the company will use to consider making changes in employee policy. Several topics are being considered and you get first choice in choosing ONE topic. Here are the choices: (1) The company should provide “free perks” instead of regular raises (2) Experience should be valued higher than qualifications when hiring or promoting […]

  Deconstructing The New Yorker  Cartoon. Lynn attempts to explain Deconstructionist theory in this way, “If we choose to say one thing, we are leaving out another thing. And there is always a gap, a space in the text, that the reader cannot ultimately fill in” (2011, p. 107). Use this statement to analyze The New Yorker cartoon (see attached file). How is the caption […]

Movie Log:  Criteria for Acting Analysis Your Journal entry should be structured in four short paragraphs (2-3 sentences each).  Your chapter on Acting describes four criteria for analyzing acting (see section “Looking at Acting”): Appropriateness Inherent Thoughtfulness or Emotionality Expressive Coherence Wholeness and Unity Using a paragraph for each of the criteria above, briefly describe the specific criteria/category of analysis (e.g. “Appropriateness”) in your words.  […]

-The introduction develops the context of the reading appropriately by summarizing the purpose and main argument of “Blue-Collar Brilliance” and “Shop Class as Soulcraft” (in no more than a few sentences) and identifying the intended audience for each text (in no more than a few sentences). -The purpose of the rhetorical analysis (stated in the essay’s thesis) clearly demonstrates an understanding of the assignment’s goal […]

Youth Sports (20 points total) Question 1 (20 points; 500 words minimum): During the unit on Youth Sports you watched a media report and clips from two documentaries that offer excellent portrayals of some of the issues, pressures, realities, and consequences of highly organized and adult-centered youth sports in America. Most parents who engage their children in the current youth sports system are doing so […]

 1.   “The wind howled and shrieked” is the form of figurative language that gives human qualities to an inanimate or nonhuman thing, also called a.  Metaphor b.  Personification c.  Protagonist d.  Simile 2.   The expression “My love is like a red, red rose” is an example of a.  Context clues. b.  Literal language. c.  Figurative language. d.  None of the above. 3.   […]

 Write a 1600–1800 word argument essay that incorporates secondary sources to support your claim about an assigned topic. NO PLAGARISM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pick a Topic: 1-Persuade your audience that the use of alternative energy is beneficial and economical, or that the use of alternative energy is expensive and as detrimental as traditional energy sources.   2-Persuade your audience that social media provides a valuable outlet for free […]