Advanced Composition, Fall 2017

1.       Choose a topic you love!  Something you are very interested in or know a lot about, or something you want to learn about.  Be creative .  Nothing  boring . 2.       Brainstorm what you know about it (on a separate piece of paper).  3.       Find at least one quote that confirms or adds information to your ideas. (Use the Internet.) 4.      On your blog, write a quick paragraph about your topic, using the quote(s).  Include an in-text citation , and a reference .  Use class handout and https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ for the reference.  5.        Blog due Tuesday, 11/14 before class

Ok bloggers, here is a fun topic (I hope!): Tell us about your dream job.  You could write about the job you're hoping to have soon, or a totally UNrealistic 'fun job' that you wish you could have.  What was your dream when you were a kid?  Has it changed? For example, for a long time my dream job has been to write for National Geographic magazine. I'd love to travel and get to see and research fascinating things. What about you? Tell us your dream job.  I look forward to learning more about you all. Due Tuesday, 10/24 before class

Use the pictures that you chose (and were given) to make a story.  This is not an academic essay, it is creative writing!  Make a story like a novel or movie.   All of the pictures should be combined to make one story.  Have fun with it. *Also, please take a picture of your three photos and insert them in your post so we can understand your story better. Blog due Tuesday 10/11 before class.

Confession time:  Write about a time you got in trouble as a child.  What did you do?  How did you get caught?  Did you learn anything from the experience?  If you never really got in trouble, you could tell us about something you did, but didn't get caught, or you could talk about someone else who got in big trouble.  Check the comments section below for my story... Blog Response 3 due Tuesday, 9/26 before class

I really enjoyed reading your blogs and comments last week!  Keep up the good work. Read the proverbs below (from the book  Focus on Grammar 4 ).  Respond to them in any way you'd like to.  You might comment on one or more that are meaningful to you.  Do you have life experience that matches these proverbs?  Do you have similar proverbs in your culture?  How do they compare?  Write 2-3 paragraphs. 1. Rome wasn't built in a day. 2. He ran away from the rain and was caught in a hailstorm. 3. Silence was never written down. 4. Never promise a fish until it's caught. 5. Stars are not seen by sunshine. 6. Write the bad things that are done to you in sand, but write the good things that happen to you on a piece of marble. 7. Skillful sailors aren't made by smooth seas. 8. A good year is known by its spring. 9. Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested. 10. Great trees are envied by the wind. 11. The n...