Advanced Composition, Fall 2017

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...