Sample Student Essay with Edits and Comments

Hope your in class writing went well for you today. I very much enjoyed reading your posts for the "Something New or Interesting" topic. Well done!

Here's the essay: Learning English

See you next Wednesday. Enjoy your extra day off and no-homework weekend!

Something New or Interesting

Write a short paragraph that describes something new or interesting you have learned in this class. Write no more than 150 words in a single paragraph, please.

Introducing Ourselves: Short Essay

Post your essay here before next Wednesday's class. Please also bring a copy on paper to class that day.

Return Baggage: Short Answer (125 words)

Post your homework here as a comment. Please also bring a paper copy of your writing to class next Wednesday.

NOTE: It is acceptable to respond to the poem with feelings rather than meanings if you wish. By that I mean respond to something specific Szymborska suggests with your emotional response, for example.

Homework: List Poem

Submit your list poem as a comment to this post before coming to class next Wednesday.

Remember to prepare yourself to read the poem to the class. Practice your pacing and pronounciation!

Paragraph on a Trip Taken (in the "Angell" style)

Post your paragraph here before class this Friday. This is the last assignment for the blog. Thanks for your participation here this term; I will review all your contributions when deciding on your final marks.

Character Homework for "Of Mice and Men"

Do all work by Friday please. Write two short paragraphs (50 to 75 words), one on the protagonist and the other on your assigned character.

For the protagonists, George or Lennie, explain one of either character's traits based on his dress, or a gesture or an action.

For your assigned character choose one of the topics below:

Write an interior monologue (what a character might be thinking) during a scene where the character is silent (speaks no dialogue for a period of time).

Give an example of any repeated actions or gestures made by the character and how these help to communicate a trait of character to the viewers.

YouTube Short Videos from the Film

LINK to a copy of the script for Of Mice and Men

A Film with Impact

Please put your final copy of your writing here before our class on December 10. For film research, use the Internet Movie Database. Remember to quote any information taken from outside sources! I will post a sample for you by Saturday night.

Sorry everyone to let the movie go to the disturbing part with poor Thelma. I didn't intend to show that to you. I apologize!