I am soooo sick. Typing this to you is the first time I've been out of bed since I got home from class on Monday. Fever. Chills. Body Aches. It's nastyyyyyy.Please do the following activities, that we would've looked at today, for homework over the weekend.
On the blog are too pieces or writing. An excerpt from "Shooting An Elephant" by George Orwell. And a link to a Sports Illustrated piece on sports bars. Follow these assignments:
1. Read the Orwell piece, make notes of particular phrases or words that you particular enjoyed. What makes this piece an example of "good writing/" Read just the action verbs.
2. SI article on sports bars is attached to the blog. I only want you to read the first six paragraphs of the piece. But using just those six paragraphs, answer the following questions and label the writing as Journal #1. I don't want you to write about sports bars, per se. I want you to comment on the writing you found in the article. What does the author do to make the writing, and therefore the topic, interesting for the reader? Feel free to make specific reference to the article in your journal. Mark any rhetorical devices you find. Pay special attention to the action verbs.
Feel better!
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