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Assigned 9/26/08

Rough draft due at the start of class on Friday 10/3/08

Writing workshop during class on Friday 10/3/08 to work on editing before writing final draft

Final draft due at the start of class on Wednesday, 10/8/08 for a double grade 

Book Review Outline.doc

Essay Overview and all readings 

Synthesis Project - Beauty.pdf

Entry A - Extra Information 

Paul Valéry.doc

Synthesis Articles Works Cited

www.talkaboutgenes.blogspot.com

Assignment #1:  Issues and Themes Essay

• Assignment Grading Rubric:  Each item below is worth up to 20 points of the overall 100 possible points for this essay.

1.  
   1. Clearly stated thesis.
   2. Support quote that embodies the value or moral conveyed in the thesis.
   3. Story events and characters used to illustrate and support the thesis.
   4. Clear, logical development of the thesis argument.
   5. Mechanics, useage, sentences structure, neatness.

• Click on the link below for assignment details and quotes.
  • My Sister's Keeper-Assignment

Project Instructions:

Click on the link below for an overview on how to write a synthesis paper.  The criteria outlined thereon will apply to this writing project.

https://www.msu.edu/~jdowell/135/Synthesis.html#anchor48017

Source List:

• "A Chip of Glass Ruby" by Nadine Gordimer (Short Story - page 964)
• "The Man in the Water" by Roger Rosenblatt (Essay - page 977)
• "And of Clay Are We Created" by Isabel Allende (Short Story - page 983)
• "Nocturne/Nocturno" by Rosario Castellanos (Poem - page 994)
• "Girl Trapped in Water for 55 Hours Dies" (News Article - page 998
• "The Leap" by Louise Erdrich (Short Story - page 1001)