Posted: November 20, 2012
Digital Tech 120 - This is the last week of photoshop. Please ensure that all projects / assignments are handed in by Thursday, Nov. 22nd. We begin Adobe premiere at the end of the week.
Eng 111 - Read the Ray Bradbury story, "There Will Come Soft Rains" and write a one page reflection on how the themes in the story and Sara Teasdale's poem of the same name are similar (besides the title). Here is a link to the poem:
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/there-will-come-soft-rains/
Eng 112 - Yesterday you were assigned a short, narrative essay (to be passed in today)
Compose a Narrative Essay:The "narrative essay" more or less tells a story. Generally the narrative essay is conversational in style, and tells of a personal ?experience. It is more commonly written in the first person and could tell of a single, life-shaping event or simply a mundane daily ?experience. Examples: - waiting in line at the movie theatre; - your first day at James M. Hill; - my near-death experience at the beach;You are to composes a short 100-150 word essay on an event in your life (life-shaping or mundane). Use a funny or sarcastic tone if the content calls for it. - make an outline and draft. SHOW ME YOUR IDEAS.- Show an example of the "interview technique" OR an analogy- Have some sort of "punchline" at the end
Today we went through these examples and explored the intricacies of expository writing.