In text Citations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ8fy7SPotM

Proper Noun Exercises

http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/nouns_ex2.htm

QUIZ QUESTION

We have discussed the concept "show don't tell" in class. Take three stories we have read, and show how the author fleshed out his or her characters, using the concept "show don't tell." Make sure to explain the concept, give examples, and use direct quotes from each story that you choose.

In--Text Citations How to....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drk5mM1rnEs

How to write an argument paper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPvDacRLUHU

DRAFT FOR ARGUMENT PAPER

PRESENTATION OF THE ISSUE

Maybe start out with a quote from an authority about how working at McDonald's is bad for teenagers.

"McDonald's is a bad place for teenagers to work because the jobs offered do not promote creativity or provide marketable skills."




POSSIBLE REASONS

The job consists of factory line production of food with little input from the workers.

The skills that are learned there are minimal, and will not lead to good jobs later in life.



OBJECTIONS

McDonald's gives kids a sense of teamwork, and the importance of showing up on time for a job.



ANSWER TO OBJECTIONS

Teamwork is defined as people working together and exchanging ideas to reach a goal. Here the teenagers act as robots on a conveyor belt.  Give and take and conversations are not encouraged by management.

There are others ways to learn the importance of showing up on time-like in the school setting. You don't need a job to learn this and besides you will lose time for studying.  ( Perhaps some stats about how after school jobs affects grades, etc...)


CONCLUSION

Sum it up for the reader. Make mention of both side of the argument and where you stand.


 

ONLY the Dead...

In the short story " Only the Dead Know Brooklyn" by Thomas Wolfe, I strongly identify with the sensibility of the "big guy" who seeks to discover Brooklyn, as opposed to the" little guy" who tries to dissuade him.  The little guy constantly tries  to thwart the big guy's natural curiosity, and sense of wonder with the world. The "big guy," asks question, and has a natural desire to explore his environment. In my own life, I constantly walk the streets of Boston, and always want to discover the hidden mysteries of the cityscape.

The "big guy" who appears lost on a Brooklyn subway platform seek assistance from a long time native  of Brooklyn. The "big guy" asks the little guy about getting to "Bensonhoist" a section of the borough. The little guy asks him why does he want to travel out there. The big guy responded: "... I like to go out an' take a look at place wit nice names like dat. I like to look to go out an' look at all kinds of places." (Wolfe) The little guy was shocked and even angered by this. He responded "Whatcha trying to hand me?... ".  ( Wolfe) It was beyond the realm of the little guy's experience to explore something simply because of its name. He was practical--his curiosity did not stray to fanciful notions.

I find the big guy's approach more to my liking. In my travels through the city I will often go down streets with names like " Hamlet Street'  or "Joy Street" just to see what they look like. I am open to discovery--I can be impractical just like the big guy. There is no room for this with the little guy.

The big guy's impractical nature, his flights of fancy, his raw artistic nature is one that I can identify with. If I was on the subway platform with the little guy, the little guy would be equally frustrated with me.

Anthology Citation

16. Selection in an anthology Put the name of the author of the selection (not the editor of the anthology) in the signal phrase or the parentheses.

In “Love Is a Fallacy,” the narrator’s logical teachings disintegrate when Polly declares that she should date Petey because “[h]e’s got a raccoon coat” (Shulman 379).

In the list of works cited, the work is alphabetized under Shulman, not under the name of the editor of the anthology.

Shulman, Max. “Love Is a Fallacy.” Current Issues and Enduring Questions. Ed. Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau. 8th ed. Boston: Bedford, 2008. 371-79. Print.

Midnight Cowboy Apartment Scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbq7wYk8Zxs

Quiz Question Jew Boy by Alan Kaufman

The setting of a memoir--short story, etc.... is an essential element that makes the writer's work come alive. How does Kaufman use the setting of the Bronx, his hometown, to bring his story into focus--the theme, the conflicts, etc... Use at least three examples from the text to bolster your argument.   Please use standard essay form--paragraphs--conclusion, etc....

Writing A Short Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYXJ0L3sOxA