Dear Class:
I hope you have a great Thanksgiving! When we come back, we will have two weeks of class left before the final: December 9! Please keep in mind that all homework (including reading responses and compositions revisions) not only counts as part of your final grade, it makes you stronger as a reader and a writer of English. You need these skills to pass to the next level!
Homework:
1. Finish reading the novel, Girl with a Pearl Earring.
2. Write a Reading Response to the last section and post it on your blog. (If you have not written a Reader Response for the previous sections, do these.)
3. Write a 250-300 word composition in response to the following: Pieter has asked Griet to marry him and her parents are also encouraging her to do this. However, Griet is hesitant and keeps telling Pieter she is too young. If you were a friend of Griet’s, what would you advise her to do? Do you think she should marry Pieter? Express your opinion in the introduction (thesis statement) and then give reasons in support of your opinion. Refer to specific parts of the book to support your points.
Be sure to include an introduction and a conclusion. Please note that you do not need to summarize the story. The questions are asking you to focus on a particular aspect of the book. Be sure you understand the question before you begin writing.
Please post your composition on your blog by Monday, 29 November!!
4. Revise composition 4, 5, and/or 6 if you have not done so already or if I asked you to revise any of them again.
5. If you have not done so already: Read and do the exercises in Grammar Troublespots for Chapters 16 and 19.
