Thoroughly familiar with the language of fear…

We’ll start by looking at the King essays and noting some of the common issues I saw.

Then, we’ll see your examples of show don’t tell.

Would you push him onto the tracks?

Next, I’ll ask you–in small groups–to pull out “Just Walk on By” and note examples of showing (vs. telling) and of some of the rhtetorical techniques used (as well as the reasons why).

Then, we’re going to talk about grammar: sentence types (here’s the file) and  sentence combining.

I hope then to show a bit of the Justice video and talk to individuals about their King papers.

HW: 2 parts–get your college application prompt ready to go for Thursday and read Frederick Douglass’s “Learning to Read and Write” (in 50 essays or here) and write a 200 word response that notes showing vs. telling and rhetorical strategies

Extra: See the Daily Show’s attack on CNN wherein they mention both abuse of statistics and slippery slope! Please see the last part at home so I don’t get in trouble.