Well, it's time to buckle down and get started with SUMMER READING! We really believe you will enjoy both the book and the essays we have selected for you guys -- here are the final details you'll need! You should email if you have questions!
When you download the assignments below (Word documents) you should find everything that you need. Again, email if you have any questions or concerns. Here we go!
As you read THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY please complete these two activities:
The people of the White City
The vocabulary of the White City
Now it's time for the second part of your SUMMER READING!
Follow the links below and print, read, think about, read again, and annotate each essay. When annotating, we recommend you consider things that are of interest to you, things you’re curious about, or things that merit further thought; you might also consider interesting language or structural features of the essays.
If you prefer this portion of the assignment in a word document, too you can download it here:
Download Essay assignment - 2011
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In addition to (1) reading, (2) thinking about, (3) re-reading and (4) annotating EVERY ONE of these essays, you should answer the following questions about EVERY SINGLE essay. Certainly, these questions may help guide your annotations, but you should also feel free to note whatever you find interesting about the essay- we’re looking forward to seeing what catches your interest! Please note that you should create a word document with your responses.
Essay Title:
Author:
Purpose. In a few sentences, comment on the writer’s main objective in writing this essay. Be sure to include a/some key action verb(s) (i.e. to explain, define, question, etc.) and to comment on the essay’s main topic.
Writer (Persona). Comment on the identity of the writer/narrator as it is developed in the essay. How will readers likely respond to the writer on a personal level? What details or elements contained in the essay have an impact on this response?
Style. Record one sentence from the essay that you find to be stylistically interesting. After recording the sentence, comment briefly on why you found the sentence interesting.
1. "In Praise of the Humble Comma"
3. "The Greatest Nature Essay Ever"
4. "Is Google Making Us Stupid?"
5. "We'll Go Forward From This Moment"
