Grammar Exercise: Sentence Revisions (Due Date: March 26)
Reading: Chapter 17 (Definition) plus the sample essay listed as Extended Definition Reading in the Assignment Guidelines (“What is Poverty?”)
Writing Assignment: Create your own “extended definition” of at least 5 paragraphs. Use something that is an abstract term or one that is not the same definition to everyone. Consider personal connotation and interpretation of the term. Suggested topics: Expert, Rain check, Morality, Militant, Liberal, Fitness, Innovation, Fulfillment, Middle Age, Affirmative Action, etc Like the author of “What is Poverty?”, make your own definition very specific and detailed. (Due Date: March 30)