Monday, March 28 (Day 1), and Tuesday, March 29 (Day 2): Write one sentence at least twenty words in length for three of the following categories: an historical event, a political development, a social fad or trend, a sporting performance, an artistic creation or performance, a natural phenomenon, or a personal habit. Keep in mind, as we discussed in class, that your sentence can aim to inform, persuade, criticize, evaluate, describe, narrate, analyze, or summarize, among other functions. Bring your copy of Status Anxiety to class as we prepare for the in-class essays on Wednesday and Thursday.
Wednesday, March 30 (Day 3), and Thursday, March 31 (Day 4): Score the AP sample essays distributed in class. Focus only on the strengths of each essay, and follow the scoring guidelines to give each a score out of 9. In class, you will write two essays in response to Status Anxiety; one essay will require a rhetorical analysis, the other an argument.
Friday, April 1 (Day 5), and Monday, April 4 (Day 6): In Advanced Composition Skills, complete Lesson 17 (pp. 117-122). For the Focus on Writing exercises (p. 120 and p. 122), just write an outline; do not write an essay unless you really want to.
