Patterns Comparison/Contrast Week 9

“What is Comparison and Contrast” (skim and take notes) 363-383

“Grant and Lee: A Study of Contrasts,” Bruce Catton 386-390

“Sex, Lies, and Conversation,” Deborah Tannen 407-413

“Dearly Disconnected,” Ian Frazier 391-396

“How the Lawyers Stole Winter,” 402-406

Assignments:

1. Weekly Notebook

a. Classroom/Patterns notes

b. Daily writing

c. Response Journal: No summary, for all Patterns essays, focus on “what is said and how it is said,”one page or more.

d. Question Journal: Answer one question of your choice under Comprehension, Purpose and Audience, Style and Structure, and Vocabulary Projects for one essay per week(4 items in all). 2. Essay #9: Comnparison/Contrast

3. AP Test practice: Comnparison/Contrast

4. Peer editing/ Prewriting for Essay # 8

5. In-class writing exercises

6. Essay Worksheet for one Patterns essay