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

Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)

Monday, October 01, 2012

Arrangement Essay Due Tuesday 10/9 (by 2:30 PM)

 Arrangement Essay

Assignment:

Write an 800-1000 word essay which discusses the arrangement of Gladwell’s piece “Late Bloomers”. What is the effect of the arrangement on the reader? Topics to be considered are: Purpose, Sectioning, Paragraphing, Classical Arrangement, and Patterns of Development. The most important question to ask about arrangement is: What comes before or after what and why? In other words, identifying, evaluating, and analyzing the connections between the sections and paragraphs.


The essay should be double-spaced and submitted by email to patgar1@gpsk12.org.
Please have your name as part of the file name (For example, BillThompsonArrangement.doc).


Important dates:

Class time Tuesday 10/2 Class discussion of Arrangement, Purpose, and Patterns.

Lab time  Thursday 10/4  AND Friday 10/5

Essay Due Tuesday 10/9 (by 2:30 PM)

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