3rd Qtr Exam and What's Coming Up

Your quarter exam is looming.  Here's what will be on it so you can prepare:

• Analysis of a visual argument--There will be questions about audience, purpose, rhetorical appeals and devices. You might look over Chapter 15 in your textbook
• Figurative language--Know the terms from Chapter 14 of your textbook
• Evidence and research--This will cover material from your research persuasion argument and Chapter 18 of the textbook
• Two long answers--Slave Narratives and Young Men & Fire.  These are "big picture" questions.  You need to know audience, purpose, and main point and how the authors use rhetorical appeals and devices.

It's been a busy and probably stressful couple of weeks.  Once the quarter exam is completed, I'll give you the end of the week to work on your non-fiction independent reading book. You'll be writing a paper for your portfolio over that book so I'll give you a little downtime to read that (especially if you don't want to have to read over break).

When we get back, we'll launch into our two novels, some more portfolio writing, and we'll end the year with a film documentary project.