Wednesday Night Discussion Group
We’ll be meeting for the Wednesday Night Discussion group this evening at 7:30 at Fireside Coffee. The article for this evening is The Truth about Violence by Sam Harris.
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AP Language Essay 4: Abbey and Patriotism
Your fourth AP Language essay is available for download here. American author Edward Abbey wrote the following personal critique of patriotism in his book Confessions of a Barbarian: “My loyalties will not be bound by national borders, or confined in time by one nation’s history, or limited in the spiritual dimension by one language and […]
Potential Great Gatsby Exam Questions Fall 2013
The Great Gatsby exam will require you to answer two questions, each in a well-developed essay with a thesis and 2-3 strong, detailed paragraphs. An excellent answer will demonstrate knowledge of the text, classroom discussion and the notes we’ve discussed. Scott Fitzgerald famously said that “there are no second acts in American lives.” Do the […]
Unbreakable Grammar Rule #1: The Comma Splice
What is a Comma Splice? A comma splice is the use of a comma to join two independent clauses. For example: It is nearly half past five, we cannot reach town before dark. How to Fix a Comma Splice 1. Change the comma to a semicolon, dash, or colon: It is nearly half past five; […]
School Sports Essay Revisions
Revision Deadlines Period 3: Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Period 5: Thursday at 4:00 p.m. Period 6: Friday at 4:00 p.m. Major Suggestions for Revision It’s important to see your argumentative piece as dialogue with the reader, not a monologue of conventional wisdom. As Gerald Graff writes, “the goal of writing like this is […]