We are ready to start finishing up your first college English class! Whoo Hoo!!! Good job!

So, here's what you need for the final essay. It is a rhetorical synthesis response essay. You will need an article of 750-1000 words as your core essay, and you will need 2 smaller (300-ish words) articles with differing views regarding the subject of your core essay. For example a core essay could be "Why Chinese Mothers are Superior." You would need to combine Chua's essay with one short essay saying the Chinese method is whimpy and another short essay stating that the Chinese method is child abuse.

Did I hear you ask: "Where on earth will I find that?" I knew you'd ask that! The best place I've found to do this is on the New York Times website. Go to:

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate

There are hundreds of articles on that website. You get to choose your own topic. I would stick to the first 20 or 30 articles. That way they are time relvant topics. Choose something that is interesting to you.

Your assignment today is to choose the articles. Tomorrow you will hand in a typed page with a summary of all three article. Good luck!

Time to choose an article to RESPOND to for essay #3.  Look through some of the following articles. They are similar in length and are all topically related to technology and the teenager. Hopefully these articles will be relevant to your life!

"Teens Are Wired . . . And, Yes, It's Okay"

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/09/gentech/main1698246.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody

"Wired and Tired"

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-07-26/news/ct-met-teen-sleep-20100726_1_national-sleep-foundation-daytime-sleepiness-teens

"Technology Leaves Teens Speechless"

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2006-05-29-teen-texting_x.htm#.TpPHFNws8fM.email

  Please have an article for class Wednesday 

Go to the following links to see the article choices for Essay #2.

http://www.slate.com/id/2281515/pagenum/2

http://www.slate.com/id/2287831/pagenum/all/#p2

http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/4801/

Please have one of these articles printed for class on Thursday.

Please go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/15/ and review the MLA PowerPoint slide show you'll find there. There is a PPT viewer you can download to your computer if you don't have PowerPoint already. Please take notes on the information found in this slide show. The OWL at Purdue is a valuable resource for you to rely on now and in the future. It's where I go when I need points clarified!

Here are some great places to study for the English sections of standardized tests (SAT, ACT, AP).

http://quizlet.com/163825/ap-english-literary-terms-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/163825/ap-english-literary-terms-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/11335/all-literary-devices-flash-cards/

You can also use these quiz sections to make sure you know the terms listed on your College English vocab list.