Assignment for Monday, April 4

Here's the assignment I mentioned in class today:

Write one well-developed (less than a page, but not much less) paragraph describing a significant place in your life.  Later in the course you will develop this paragraph into a narrative essay, so try to choose a place where something significant happened. 

Use the skills we discussed in class today to discover vivid details to describe your place thoroughly.  These include sensory details, names, facts and statistics, and testimony.

Please type your paragraph, double space, and use conventional fonts and type size (12 point Times New Roman or similar).

Please email me if you have any questions.  Good luck

Chet the Cat

I have a pet.
I have a cat.
I have an adult cat.
I have brown and white, nine-year-old cat.

In what ways was your mental picture suggested by the sentences above different from the photo?

Spring 2011 Begins Here

Welcome to English 151.  Although this is not an online course, I'll be using this blog on a regular basis to post assignments, readings, and other information.  If you'd like to see how I've used the blog previously, browse the posts prior to this one.  Whenever I post anything that the class will be responsible for, I will be sure to announce it in class or via email.