Friday, August 28, 2015

Due 9/1- Diction and Article of the Week



For nearly a year, I sopped around the house, the Store, the school, and the church, like an old biscuit, dirty and inedible. Then I met, or rather got to know, the lady who threw me my first lifeline.
                                                            Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Assignment: Write a sentence using the verb ring in a fresh new way to capture your behavior around the house.


Article of the Week:  Please begin a new section 1/2 through your composition book and entitle it: AotW. Here you will compose your informal responses to questions at the end of each article and respond to on part of the article.


  • Should the US respond to Russia's propaganda war? Explain
  • How do you find unbiased news in today's world? Explain.
  • Select any passage and respond to it.
  • Explain how the term "Orwellian" is uniquely appropriate in this context.

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