April 3rd

Reminder:
No class this coming Thursday.  We'll resume class at our usual time on April 17.

This week (and next week) you will move on to write your final essay for the semester on The King of the Golden River.  Before you begin, check your number to see whether you need to make any changes to the content of your outline before you begin your essay.

Things to check on your outline (other than content):
Most of the outlines are still too wordy.  Outlines should omit all unnecessary information.  Do not write sentences in your outline.  The only possible exception to this rule is your thesis, and even that should be abbreviated if possible. Go through your outlines this week and see which words can be removed.  Remove articles (the, a, an), adjectives that are not critical to the point, prepositions, pronouns (he, she, they), etc.  Do not write your full exordium in your outline.  If you plan to reference something from the text, the Bible, or some other place, give the location and a few words to represent the idea.

Writing Assignment:
*view DVD lessons on nominalizations for patterns 2, 3, & 4 if needed.  Review the gray boxes on pages 99, 105, and 129.  Complete section 5 "Practice" of each of the nominalization worksheets as follows:

• Nominalization pattern 2: pages 100-101
• Nominalization pattern 3: page 107
• Nominalization pattern 4: pages 130-131
• Use the checklist on page 217 and your outline to write your lesson 7 essay.  Page 133 contains a sample essay for you to use as a model.  Attach the checklist to the front of your essay.  Please have someone proofread your essay for mechanics (capital letters, punctuation, spelling, etc).  These sorts of errors are very hard to spot in your own writing, but should be corrected before you submit your paper for assessment.

Reading Assignment:

• Aristotle for everybody chapters 8 & 9 with highlighting and notes
• Keep reading the Meno, especially the first half.  No one is ever "finished" reading the Bible, and similarly, no one is ever finished reading Plato :-)