I’m trying to learn for my English class and I’m stuck. Can you help?
Write a five paragraph essay discussing one concept from one chapter (from pages 91-209).
What do I mean by “concept”? Open to one of the instructional chapters. Let’s say chapter 3. Look through the chapter. As you look through it you will see that it’s divided in to many small sections with title in all caps. Each of these sections is 1-3 pages long. These sections are what I’m calling “concepts.”
You’ll read the section carefully. You’ll take notes. When you think you understand it very well, write a five (or so) paragraph essay explaining it to me. One important thing you should do is to create your own examples, so that you aren’t just summarizing, but showing me that you can apply the concept.
You will need to do one of these essays for a B, and two for an A.
This paper is due the week we discuss the chapter your concept is in, in class. For a pdf version of this prompt look here, and for a sample paper, look here.
The concept i will explain is “he says contends”: Using the Templates to Revise 141
