Thursday, 3/11/10

1. We will have a test on Misplaced and Dangling
Modifiers. Study pages 531-535. Please bring a
blue Scan.

due Tuesday,3/09/10

1. Write and type a Plan of Development for this thesis
sentence: The State of Texas should [or should not]
regulate fast foods.

2. During class on 3/2/10 and 3/4/10, we discussed
introductory paragraphs for an essay and saw a PowerPoint
that presented six different methods to write an intro
paragraph. Using the thesis sentence "The State of Texas
should [not] regulate fast foods," type an example of each of
the six different methods to introduce the essay. Remember
that the intro paragraph should be 4-6 sentences. ABOVE
EACH PARAGRAPH, IDENTIFY THE METHOD THAT YOU ARE ILLUSTRATING.

3. On 3/4/10, we discussed and saw a PowerPoint on writing
ending [or closing] paragraphs: what to do and what NOT to
do. Using the same thesis sentence from 2. above, type an
example of each of the six different methods to end [or
close] an essay. Remember that this ending paragraph
should be 4-6 sentences. ABOVE EACH PARAGRAPH, IDENTIFY THE
METHOD THAT YOU ARE ILLUSTRATING.

Thursday, 3/04/10

1. Read "Write an Introduction" on pages 112-113.
2. Read 'Write a Conclusion" on pages 116-118.