We are beginning a unit on the Cause and Effect Essay.

Here is a task to get you thinking of this idea:

The Science of Shopping. 
Task:  Please read the following.  Blog post is due Wednesday.

Every day spaces manipulate our behaviors to gain a certain, desired effect. Shopping is no different; in fact, this is where major department and specialty stores can entice you to buy without even advertising their merchandise. Read SECTION 1 of the following article from The New Yorker, "The Science of Shopping," and respond to the ideas presented. How much of this do you believe to be true? How does it make you feel to know that you are manipulated in this way or that there is the intent to do so? Respond in a thoughtful blog post and discuss a store you've been to that either supports or refutes the article's content. p.s. Think about cause and effect!

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Wednesday, March 19th

The Perfect Date OR My Worst Day Ever!

With your group, put your ideas together from your brainstorm.  Describe, step by step, how to prepare the perfect date (or if you did "how to prepare for the perfect date, that's fine, too) or the step by step events of your worst day ever.  Work on the computer to come up with a working paragraph in Microsoft Word. Remember, you must be clear, detailed, and organized (and appropriate!!). When finished, copy and paste your final paragraph into a comment box of this post. Be sure to list BOTH or ALL of your names so that you each get credit for this blog post. Remember, your ideas will be posted for all to read, so be sure to be concise and, again, APPROPRIATE!

You have 10 minutes to do this.

By the way, what type of process analysis your paragragh?  Directive or Informative?

Next, please read pages 208-211 in the Process Analysis: Explainin Step by Step (Chapter 4) pdf document.  You may find this either on the Assignment Drive under Miller WFC Process or it is also downloaded to millertimeenglish.weebly.com

Good Morning,
 
Good Morning Musees,

Today is Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Please work on your PEER EDITING AND REVISING YOUR NARRATIVES today. I will continue to conference with you throughout the period.

Please remember all of the characteristics of a Narrative that you must include in your essay:

• It must tell a story somehow (have a plotline/sequence of events)
• It must have a setting (you may use flashback and flash-foward) to help create the mood
• It must have characterization of your subject. The subject's personality should come through. (Remember, show how this experience is personal to the subject)
• It should be from either 1st person or 3rd person point of view
• It must have a meaningful THEME (purpose, message)
• You should include as many elements of style that you can:
• description
• imagery
• dialogue
• figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, symbolism, etc.)
• colorful adjectives and action verbs

Your revision (Draft 2) is due tomorrow at the beginning of the period. Tomorrow is Wednesday. We will have a quick lesson on punctuation (comma usage, specifically comma splices and run-on sentences. Then you will complete a self-edit.

Your final drafts are due on Thursday.
Turnitin information will be available tomorrow.

Have a great day!
MM

p.s. There is a blog open on millertimeenglish.weebly.com for this class. I will post updates and upload handouts from our lessons. Please use them to apply to your work.

Hello Musees,

Today is Monday, March 3rd.  Task for today:

1. Hand in your hard copy "essay sandwich" to me.
2. Submit your essay to turnitin.com.  Information is on your syllabus and posted below.
3. Read and annotate the article "How to Write with Style" by Kurt Vonnegut. Be ready to discuss.

Turnitin.com information:'
Period 2 - Class ID - 7618435
Period 6 - Class ID - 7618440

Password - muse

The next essay we will discuss is a Narrative Essay.  We will begin tomorrow.