Tuesday

 Today we are going to discuss your Assata outlines, themes, scenes, and purpose.

We will then read "To Shoot An Elephant" on page 456 in 100 Great Essays and write a precise.

1. Name of author, [optional: a phrase describing author], genre, title of the work, date in parentheses (additional publishing information in parentheses or note); a rhetorically accurate verb (such as “assert,” “argue,” “suggest,” “imply,” “claim,” etc.); and a that clause containing the major assertion (thesis statement) of the work. First - AP Classroom.

2. An explanation of how the author develops and/or supports the thesis, usually in chronological order.

3. A statement of the author’s apparent purpose followed by an “in order to” phrase.

4. A description of the intended audience (and/or the relationship the author establishes

   with the audience) and a description of his or her tone.
   

HW: Assata

Reading schedule:

8/27 - chap 7-8

8/28 - chap 9-10

8/29 - chap 11

9/2 - 12-13

9/3 - 14-15

9/4 - 16-19

9/5 - FINISH and dance in Haiti.