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This is a fairly long chapter packed with a great deal of information. Over all, pay attention to the mini summaries. The Brainstorming process (91) is key to the success of the causal essay, so make sure you give this phase enough time. On page 92, make sure you note the difference between necessary and sufficient causes. These terms come up a lot. Page 94 brings back the Toulmin model, the standard for logic these days. Page 96 looks like some helpful advice from a comparison and contrast essay. Look carefully at all three methods on page 96. Page 98, contributing factors, will be helpful to you in the sciences, quite possibly the Psychology class.
On page 100, please take note of the very common situation expressed in the third paragraph under Identifying an Acceptable Motivation. Many students omit important information because it seems obvious TO THEM, but it may not be to the reader who does not share their life experience. If you have overdone the explanation, I will be sure and tell you, but until then, don't omit the linking motivation!
Page 102 is great for the phrase suggestions. I'd bookmark them for your use later! Glance at the activities 7.5 on page 103 to see if you follow the ideas.
The examples beginning page 107 are great in terms of the construction of the arguments. Don't rely on them for the format and structure there. There are run ons, second person, sentences starting with But, paragraphs that don't have five sentences, and so on. Still keep my no-nos in mind even though the book examples violate them!
I also want to get you started on your reading for our midterm. You will be doing more analysis of short works in the second half of the class, so this is a little preview. This is a brutal story in typical macho Hemingway style, but it is a very famous work that can haunt you in its psychological implications.
Download Hemingway's The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber from the following web site, and make sure that you let me know if it is no longer active!
http://webpages.marshall.edu/~morehous/hemingwaystory.htm
The font is a little difficult, so you may want to copy and paste into a word processing format. ALSO NOTE: There is a typo at the end of the story. The last words are "Now, I'll stop". There is a "y" there, but just ignore it. All of the story is there!
After you have read the story at least once, go to my notes on my other web site about Hemingway and the story:
When you go to take your midterm, bring the story itself printed out and the notes printed out. You will have a choice of topics to write about. You will select one question and write a test essay in the two hour time limit you have. A test essay does not require a full intro and conclusion. A couple of sentences for intro and conclusion will do. You concentrate your time on your arguments and evidence supporting them from the text. You will write as much as you can in the time you have, so it should be at least 600 words, preferably longer.
Each group member will answer ONE possible cause for EACH effect in 7.1, page 92, so you will simply list a through e and a sentence indicating a possible cause.
http://www.cvc3.org:82/~cccenglish102
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