you are to determine some fundamental belief “In this assignment, you hold that helps inform your actions on a regular basis. Then write an essay of no more than 600 words in which you discuss the roots of this belief and its effect on your life. Use the sample as a guide for form and essays I’ve provided content.” Sample texts for analysis (easily found on “This I Believe” NPR.org) of by Frank Miller “That Old Piece Cloth” by Tony Hawk “Do What Your Love” to the by Deirdre Sullivan “Always Go Funeral” Identity Issues to by Phyllis Allen “Leaving Other Folks” by Jane Hamill “A Grown-Up Barbie” to the by Sarah Adams “Be Cool Pizza Dude” Level Two work—Describing the thing in its environment (Modes: description, narration) Description of an Ecosystem Chapter One of Cannery Row as a model for both form and style, “Using describe a place in which you spend much time, portraying two different times of day.” The best ones gotten from students have dealt with their block before I’ve and after husbands leave for work, their school during the day and during after-school activities, and their homes before and during gatherings of extended families. Level Three work—Describing the thing over its life cycle (Modes: Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect) Readings Compare/Contrast and Lee: A study in by Bruce Catton “Grant Contrasts” and by Deborah Tannen “Sex, Lies, Conversation” are by Amy Chua “Why Chinese Mothers Superior” Cause/Effect by Norman Cousins “Who Killed Benny Peret” is by Lawrence Otis Graham “The ‘Black Table’ Still There” Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a by Linda “A Gun” M. Hasselstrom AP Prompts Whole-class: Q1, 2004) “Silent Spring” (Rachel Carson, Peer-graded: Birds (Audobon and Dillard, Q3, 2003) Teacher-Graded: Okefenokee Swamp (Q1, 1999) Process Paper an essay in which you compare and/or contrast yourself with you at “Write a younger age. Be sure to include an explanation for the change (cause/effect).” Level Four work—Describing the niche the thing occupies in its environment (Modes: Classification/Division, Definition) Readings Classification/Division by Amy Tan “Mother Tongue”
“In this assignment, you are to determine some fundamental belief you hold that helps inform your actions on a regular basis. Then write an essay of no more than 600 words in which you discuss the roots of this belief and its effect on your life. Use the sample essays I’ve provided as a guide for form and content.” Sample “This I Believe” texts for analysis (easily found on NPR.org) “That Old Piece of Cloth” by Frank Miller “Do What Your Love” by Tony Hawk “Always Go to the Funeral” by Deirdre Sullivan “Leaving Identity Issues to Other Folks” by Phyllis Allen “A Grown-Up Barbie” by Jane Hamill “Be Cool to the Pizza Dude” by Sarah Adams Level Two work—Describing the thing in its environment (Modes: description, narration) Description of an Ecosystem “Using Chapter One of Cannery Row as a model for both form and style, describe a place in which you spend much time, portraying two different times of day.” The best ones I’ve gotten from students have dealt with their block before and after husbands leave for work, their school during the day and during after-school activities, and their homes before and during gatherings of extended families. Level Three work—Describing the thing over its life cycle (Modes: Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect) Readings Compare/Contrast “Grant and Lee: A study in Contrasts” by Bruce Catton “Sex, Lies, and Conversation” by Deborah Tannen “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” by Amy Chua Cause/Effect “Who Killed Benny Peret” by Norman Cousins “The ‘Black Table’ is Still There” by Lawrence Otis Graham “A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun” by Linda M. Hasselstrom AP Prompts Whole-class: “Silent Spring” (Rachel Carson, Q1, 2004) Peer-graded: Birds (Audobon and Dillard, Q3, 2003) Teacher-Graded: Okefenokee Swamp (Q1, 1999) Process Paper “Write an essay in which you compare and/or contrast yourself with you at a younger age. Be sure to include an explanation for the change (cause/effect).” Level Four work—Describing the niche the thing occupies in its environment (Modes: Classification/Division, Definition) Readings Classification/Division “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan