Homework and Vocabulary August 26-30

DUE Tuesday, August 27

- Evaluate picture on the bottom on p. 177, follow instructions in the box.

- #4 p. 189

DUE Thursday, August 29

- Read “Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen” p. 190

- Answer all Questions for Close Reading p.194

- Essay #1 p. 196

DUE Friday, August 30

-Write essay #3 p.196

DUE Monday, September 2

-Final Draft of essay, typed, MLA,  due 4:00pm

-Blog Post #7

Vocabulary List for Quiz on Friday, August 30

-Matching & sentences

•             assertion- a declaration or statement

•             clarity- clearness in thought or expression

•             cogent- convincing; reasonable

•             coherent- logically connected

•             cohesive- condition of sticking together

•             didactic- intended to instruct

•             discourse- verbal expression or exchange; conversation

•             eloquence- the ability to speak vividly or persuasively

•             emphasize- to give special attention to something, to stress

•             fluid- easily flowing

•             implication- the act of suggesting or hinting

•             lucid- easily understood; clear

•             rhetoric- the art of using language effectively and persuasively