April 4th

We continued with the ESSAY STRUCTURE NOTES.

Got some literary terms:

Active Voice: "The boy threw the ball" uses the active voice, contrast with passive voice. (Direct).

Passive voice: "The ball was thrown by the boy" uses the passive voice. It should generally be avoided, it is often considered weak writing. Contrast with active voice. It puts the subject in the objects place, and vice versa. (Indirect.)

Climatic order: Write the whole thing.
                         3 major points, and how to order points. Start with weak to strongest. Contrast with chronological order, anti-climatic order, illogical order.

Read "Less is not more" article. Find:

• Statistical evidence. 
• Shift.
• The structure, 

TOMORROW IS PARTS OF SPEECH QUIZ!

Hanlon says that you are unable to use any tools during the test, but he will try and give you a hand.

Get an article from the local newspaper and find what it's thesis is. It is due next class.