Metonymy example:

The White House announced a bold new initiative for improving health care.

As opposed to: President Bush announced a bold new initiative for improving health care. 

= One entity stands for another. 

In-Class Agenda:

1. Peer Edit Text Examples of Description using the rubric.

users/JayneDoe/upload/File/08RubricDescription1.doc

2. Chapters 19 & 20-review for quiz next week.

3. Strategies for Compare/Contrast papers.

4. Create: Active Reading Notes--Amy Tan, "Rules of the Game"--move to Week 7

5. The portfolio: What should be in it? See Syllabus, page 8, or use the following link:

users/JayneDoe/upload/File/PortfolioReminder.doc

6. Library/research Project (part of C&C)

Link to Metropolitan Library handout:

users/JayneDoe/upload/File/MetLibraryHandout08.doc

7. Mid-Term Grade Reports will be distributed.

LINKS:

Rubric for Compare/Contrast:

users/JayneDoe/upload/File/CandCRubric08Rev.doc

Link to OWL resource:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/general/gl_essay.html

Link to Venn Diagram:

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/venn_diagrams/

or:

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/venn/

 **Homework  Active Reading Notes for Ishmael Reed Essay, "America: The Multinational Society," p. 362-365

HOMEWORK:

1. Study for Grammar Quiz-Chapters 19 & 20

2. Read

3. Work on Compare/Contrast Papers