Monthly Archives: March 2015

Please read over the excellent posts that your classmates made about Paragraphs and about Thesis Statements and feel free to add your questions about or your additional suggestions for writing these as a reply to this post.  

Do you have any questions about the midterm exam?  If so, please post them here.  Do you have any comments or observations to make with regard to the structure or presentation of Trent Batson’s argument in his essay entitled “Response … Continue reading →

After reading some materials and handouts about thesis statements in your English Handbook, in Professor Rodgers’ packet of hand-outs, and/or online, 1/ please post three questions that you have about thesis statements, 2/ write one paragraph for your classmates explaining … Continue reading →

1/ In one to three sentences, describe your understanding of the term grammar and the basis for that definition, e.g., I’ve been told that I have bad grammar by teachers because I cannot spell well, etc. 2/ Look up the definition of … Continue reading →

What is REVISION? Revision = re-seeing What is the difference between seeing and looking? Seeing is more analyzing; looking is more observing. Seeing is understanding and looking is more observing.  “I see.”  “I understand.” “Seeing is believing.”