Homework for Tuesday, Oct. 30
1. Finish your surveys if you have not done so. Read the compare/contrast essay assignment at the right. Begin to organize your survey results and think about how you will compare them with the situation in your country. For Tuesday, make a brief outline for your essay that shows what you will cover in each body paragraph. Also write an introduction for the essay following the instructions in the assignment. Review the sample essays if necessary.
2. Read pp. 135-138. Be prepared to explain your choice in Practice 4.
3. Read pp. 111-117. Do Practice 2.A and B on paper. Try to use a different comparison signal word for each sentence.
4. Post journal entry #5. You may write about anything; if you can’t think of a topic, read some of your classmates’ entries to get ideas. Please comment on your classmates’ posts. Journal entry #5 could also be a summary of your survey results or a rough draft of your survey essay.
Revisions of Essay 2 are due Nov. 1.
