This week, you have to make some important decisions in regard to your definition essay.  Your task here is to state what your approach will be and why you have chose that approach, what your motif will be and why you have chosen that motif, and what your songs will be and why you have chosen those songs.  This is going to take some careful consideration, so think carefully about how you want to define yourself.

Here are some prompts to get you ready for the midterm.  Please help each other out if you see an incorrect answer.

1) Simple + action + 3 prep phrases + rice
2) Complex + RP + maple trees
3) Compound + CC + football
4) My shoes are old they are scuffed beyond repair. Fix the run-on 6 ways
5) Complex + SC + fire
6) Simple + linking + 4 prep phrases + tires
7) Compound + TW + hammers
8) Simple + helping + 2 prep phrases + apples

In the essay "Fish Cheeks," what does Tan's mother mean by, "Your only shame is to have shame"?  Why does Tan's mother give her the tweed miniskirt?

This week, we will be working on description.  As we discussed in class, you will be using two opposing points of view to describe the same scene.  What are some steps that you can take in the prewriting process to make sure that each viewpoint, both positive and negative, is followed?  Which viewpoint do you think will be easier?  Why do you think so?

Narratives can be tricky.  We all like to tell stories, but a narrative also has to make a point.  The narrator needs to experience some sort of change brought about by the event described.  How will you decide what life event you want to write about?  Are there any experiences that lend themselves well to narrative?  How can you TEST your narrative to make sure that you have made a solid point?

This week, we discussed the importance of audience and purpose when writing.  As you craft your narrative, who is your target audience?  How does this inform the story that you are telling?  What is the purpose of this assignment, and what will be the point of your narrative?