Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.

Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)

Friday, March 18, 2011

Definition Essay

AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE Definition Essay Mr. Garland

Assignment:
Write a 400-600 word definition essay which mimics the works we have read this week. Definitions can be either stipulative, where you define a word a certain way to support a larger argument or purpose, or extended, where the purpose is exploring the complexity of a thing, quality, or idea and then qualifying or limiting the range of that definition.

Important dates: *All late papers are penalized one full grade for every school day the essay is late.

Friday 3/18 Lab time
Thursday 3/24 Definition Essay Due