21 FINAL

English 199 Final

Click on the link below and read the short essay "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid. 

Girl

Rubric Rubric for Final

Write a one-page response (three paragraphs) to the essay. If you recall, you wrote several responses in this class.

First paragraph: Summarize the essay by answering one or more of the following questions: What is the essay about? What is the mother trying to tell her daughter? What do you know about the mother and daughter through the description? What experiences does Jamaica Kincaid portray in "Girl"?

Second paragraph: Tell whether you liked the essay or not. Why or why not? Or what was your reaction to the essay? Support your opinion.  Did you like the description? Quote a descriptive passage that you did or didn't like. What is the tone of the essay? Did you like the tone of the essay? 

Third paragraph: What is Jamaica Kincaid's writing style? Narrative, persuasive, compare and contrast, descriptive? What elements tell you the writing style Kincaid uses? Did you like her writing style? Why or why not?

Don't just answer the questions. Write a paragraph with a topic sentence that reads smoothly and makes sense.

Each paragraph should include a quote from the essay to support your point.

I am giving you 24 hours to work on this final. You have from Monday at noon to Tuesday at noon. Please work on your own. 

20 -- Write a one-page reflection

Last day of class 

Due: Compare and Contrast Essay

In-class -- Write a one- to two-page reflection that answers the following questions. You may number your answers to match the numbered questions below. Each response should be a minimum of three complete sentences. More if you like.  

1. What was your best piece of writing that you did for English class this year? Why do you think it was your best?
2. What was your favorite part of our class? Why?
3. Of the essays you read in class, which was your favorite? Why?
4. What person at Thames has made the biggest impact on your life this year? Why?
5. Knowing what you know now, if you could write a letter to yourself that would travel back in time so that you would receive it at the start of the school year, what advice would you give your younger self?
6. What are six adjectives that best describe this school year?

When you are finished, e-mail me your self-reflection.

Final: Monday, April 6, at noon I will give you your English final. It will be due to me by noon on Tuesday, April 7.  Please reread this and write it down so you are clear on the instructions. I am giving you 24 hours to complete your English final.

Best,

Kirsten

19 -- March 31 -- Women and Men

Good morning, everyone! This is the second-to-last day of class.
Hope you are all doing well. By now you should have a solid
rough draft of your compare and contrast essay. This essay is due
by Friday. If you finish it before Friday, feel free to turn it in. Just
make sure that you make it clear you are turning in your "final" draft.

Journal: Do you think children are born smart or do they get smart
by studying hard in school? Explain your answer.

Read: "The Trouble with Talent: Are We Born With Talent or Do
We Get Smart?" This is obviously a compare and contrast essay.
Observe the comparison as you read. This is also the longest essay
you have read this semester so allow time to read it and to
complete the ARO. The Trouble ...

Complete ARO: The Trouble with Talent Remember to copy the
ARO and then write on it!

18 -- Peer Review

Due by today: 

Venn Diagram for Compare and Contrast Essay
Outline for Compare and Contrast Essay
Rough Draft for Compare and Contrast Essay

You will be graded on all three submissions.  

Continue to e-mail me if you need anything. I am trying my best to get back to everyone!!!

If you have reached out to me multiple times, maybe try to get a hold of Ron.

Best,
Kirsten

17 -- March 24 -- Venn Diagram and "Women and Men"

Journal: Do you think men have it easier than women? Or do women have it easier than men? What makes you think so? If you could choose your gender, which would you be -- male or female? Explain the reasons for your choice.

Draw a Venn Diagram for your compare and contrast essay, and send it to me. You can take a picture of it and email it to me.

Refresher of what a Venn Diagram looks like:

Sample Venn Diagram

Read: “Women and Men”

"Women and Men"

Complete ARO

"Women and Men" ARO

Due: Outline for Compare and Contrast

Due: ARO for “Neat People vs Sloppy”

16 - Assign Compare and Contrast Essay

Journal: Are you a neat or sloppy person? Describe how you fit into the category that you chose. Make a list of some advantages of being neat; then make a list of some disadvantages of being sloppy. How would you describe a neat person? How would you describe a sloppy person?

Read: "Neat People vs Sloppy People"
Neat People vs Nasty People

Complete: ARO
ARO for "Neat People vs Nasty People"

The next link is for your last essay assignment -- 
Compare and Contrast
Read the assignment
Compare and Contrast Essay Assignment

Choose a topic and e-mail me your topic for approval!


Begin to research your topic for compare and contrast

Click below to find the two formats (outlines) for compare and contrast essays.  This document has two pages with one format on each page.
Outline format for Point-by-Point and Block Essays

15 -- Back to the Lake Chapter 10 -- Compare and Contrast

Good morning, everyone!  Today begins distance learning for EL199A.  I am going to try to make this as simple and user friendly as possible.  We will get through the upcoming weeks together. 

Journal: Compare or contrast what life was like for you before the Coronavirus to what it is like now. You can make lists of similarities and differences, or you can write two paragraphs.

Read (if you haven't already done so) Back to the Lake Chapter 10 "Comparison and Contrast"
Complete Now: Compare and Contrast ARO below and email to me at holmstedt_k@mitchell.edu by the end of today. Otherwise it will be marked late. 
Be sure to make a copy of the ARO before you start typing. 
ARO for Chapter 10 in Back to the Lake

Read: "Two Views of the Mississippi" by Mark Twain
Click on the link to read the story.
"Two View of the Mississippi  
In this story, Twain compares how he viewed the river when he was younger and then when he was older.  He contrasts his young/old views in paragraphs 2 and 3. 

Write: Due: Friday, March 20 -- People of different ages sometimes see things differently. Write (one page) about ONE attitude (toward school/education, technology, television, video games, work, religion, sports, the law, and so forth) that you think is different for people who are older (parents' age). If you can, talk to one or two of your peers as well as your parents to see if your understanding of the difference is accurate. Write one page using the block compare-contrast format. In other words, put your (and your peers) description of your attitude in the first paragraph and the adults' attitudes of the same thing in the second paragraph.

Say your block compare and contrast is about technology. In the block method, describe your opinions about technology. In the second body paragraph, describe your parents' opinion. Should have an introduction and conclusion as well.