Grammar Pitfalls

1. Using an incompatible subject and verb: Jacob's talent in English and Science prove he is a scholar.
2. Shifting verb tenses: She gives me a birthday present and sang.

ENC1101-- "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

Click this link to print out a copy of MLK's famous letter. You will annotate this text during class discussion.

https://www.uncg.edu/hhs/docs/MLKLetter1963.pdf

Writing Rules to Live By

 

Writing Rules to Live By

1. Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's: Paul's friend.

2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term, including a comma before the "and": red, white, and blue

ENC1102 -- Poetry Unit

• See post on this website, "Poetry Explication." Copy and paste into a Word document, print, and keep in your binder.
• Read pages 169-190, "Writing about Poems." Take copious notes in your binder.
• Read and take notes on the following poems. Keep the notes in your binder: "Those Winter Sundays" (384), "My Papa's Waltz" (385), "Let me not to the marriage of two minds" (516), "Bright Star" (517), "How Do I Love Thee" (518), "Tell all the truth but tell it slant" (736), "Much madness is divinest Sense" (736), "Incident" (894), "What Work Is" (900), "Punishment" (905), "When Death Comes" (1115), "Death Be Not Proud" (1117), "Because I could not stop for death" (1119). 

Poetry Link: https://penlighten.com/basic-elements-of-poetry

ENC1101 -- Compare and Contrast Essay Due February 13th

We have read and discussed narrative essays from individuals with varied backgrounds. Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the life experiences of the individuals. How were their life experiences similar and different? What lessons and insights did they gain from their histories? How were the authors changed by events in their lives? In what ways were their insights and changes similar or different? Choose any two essays to compare and contrast.

Format: Typed, MLA format, 12 point font, one-inch margins, literary present tense, two double-spaced pages (to the bottom margin of second page)