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Write two fully developed paragraphs, 6-7 sentences each (plus quotation of at least two sentences). Please reply to two fellow students’ posts. Have fun with this! Refer to:
Part One Picture annotated page
Part Two Reading Response:Â Choose TWO (2) large block quotations that you feel are significant, meaningful, important from anywhere in the reading (5-6 sentences). Copy the quotation, enclose it in quotation marks and give the …
We’ve studied strategies the young Douglass practices to build resilience in the face of horrific obstacles. Now turn to your own experience.
Paragraph One:  Think of ONE thing that’s been hard for you during the pandemic. Focus on ONE specific …
This HW post is a response to FDouglass “Learning to Read and Write.”  This HW has two parts. You must complete each part to receive credit.
Part One: Choose ONE of the Reading Response Questions.  Answer the question in one …
You will choose one of the 3 Writing Tasks and Revise. Use the Writing Strategies For Developing. KEY: I want to see the revisions that you make in response to my comments. I will be looking at the comments that …
Write a full paragraph of at least 8 sentences. Use at least 3 of the Writing Strategies. Post to OLab. Title: Writing Task 3 Between Two Worlds. Categories: Student Work / Unit 1 / Writing Task Between Two Worlds.
Santiago explains feeling like an “outcast” because she did not speak English well enough to enter the standard 8th grade class when she entered American schools. What does “outcast” mean in this context? How does she save herself? How does …
Read Colin Powell, “My American Journey” (page 90 The Place Where We Dwell)  CH03[1] . Powell writes about the influence the ROTC had on his college life.     A) Find the quote that best shows why the ROTC was so …
PROMPT:Â We have been reading about writers who saved themselves by learning to read and write. Malcolm X saved himself by copying the dictionary to improve his vocabulary and outsmarting the prison guards to read deep into the night; Douglass …
In “When I was Puerto Rican,” Esmeralda describes herself as “rebellious” (p102). Explain what she does that is rebellious. What is she rebelling against? Then what strategems does she use to improve her English and save herself?
Practice elaborating and …
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