Thanks for Your Hard Work!

Thank you for being such a respectful and attentive bunch through our eight weeks together. You all kind of make me want to homeschool my kids. Everyone in our class has improved at persuasive writing (which was the point, right?).

Here is the content for our last class for future reference. I will work with you on your papers until they are done.

Today's topic was using the tool called "metaphor." Jesus used metaphor in the parable of the sower as well as his other parables. Our metaphor for metaphors was frosting. Frosting is useful in making cake look better and taste better. It also makes it stick together and makes you remember the experience. Good metaphors do the same thing for your persuasive writing.

Here are some important things to remember when you are puttimg metaphors into your writing:

1. It has to be within the reader's experience.
2. It has to be simple.
3. It has to serve your thesis (rather than overpower your thesis).

Assignment for November 14

Now it looks like you are getting the hang of thesis-writing and outlining. Gotta lay a good foundation.

Here is what I want you to do for next week:

• Fix your papers like we discussed in class and e-mail the revision to me.
• For the new essay, create a great outline in the form I have taught you (you must answer the why or the how with your main heads).
• Write a great paper around that outline, with the thesis and points clearly visible in the paper.
• Post both on your blog and send them to me.

Please do not proceed with writing unless the outline is good, or you will need to start over.

New Assignment for 11-7-2006

Thank you for completing your drafts and for brainstorming. Now for some more recreation...

1. Brainstorm some more.
2. Nail down your next topic and post a new thesis and outline on your blog (in proper format).
3. Make corrections to your first essay based on my comments and e-mail them back to me.
4. Make a decision about where you will send your essay.

You should eventually post your final draft on your blog (I will tell you when the draft is final).