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v Go to my home web page and look for the link for the Chris Reykdal speech. Watch it and notice the organization. He has a thesis and sub topics and ends with a hook. Write about what you think about his message. v How many 16 year olds does it take to change a light bulb? v Cacographer – one who spells or writes badly Assignment – Add transition sentences to the bottom of your paragraphs and make sure to bold the key word you are repeating. Also make sure that the topic sentence of the next paragraph has that work bolded. This will add to the cohesion of your essay. Save it as TKAM D 3. Homework – It is all homework these days!

v How can watching a movie or reading a book help us examine our principles and find direction in life? v Politicians and diapers should be changed regularly – and for the same reason. v Ambidexter – a double-dealer. Assignment – Add transition words from your handout between and within sentences. This will help your reader make the connections between your ideas. Make sure to bold them. Save it as TKAM D 3. Homework – It is all homework these days!

v “What we have here is a failure to communicate. ” This famous quote by the warden in Cool Hand Luke (CHL) could mean many things, how could a “failure to communicate” be a problem? It is also in a Guns and Roses song. v Everybody is somebody else’s weirdo. v Angelolater – one who worships angels. Assignment – Go back and look through some vocabulary lists and see if you can include five of them in your writing. Make sure to bold them. It will add five points to your score as well as elevate your eloquence! Save it as TKAM D 3.

v Find the lyrics for the Guns N Roses song “Civil War. ” Find the video clip of the “failure to communicate” from Cool Hand Luke. In writing, compare and contrast the meaning between the two pieces. v Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things. v Shoyhoy – a boy hired to scare birds. Assignment – Write your closing paragraph. This is like the closing argument in the trial. Use it to clarify the connections between your ideas about the book and the real world. See the structure outline. Don’t forget the link to the hook! Save it as TKAM D 4. Send it to me as an attachment on an email. I will review them next week and we can set up an appointment to discuss revisions. Homework – It is all homework these days!

v Find and watch Cool Hand Luke. It is a classic that my students have been enjoying for years. It should be on some video service or another. If you don’t have a video service send me an email and I’ll figure something else out. v Some days you are the bug, some days you are the wind shield. v Funambulist – a rope walker. Assignment – Make sure your TKAM essay is finished and send it to me attached to an email. Send me an email if you need help. We can set up an appointment for a phone call if that will help. Homework – Write a five page paper on what a