Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Online Friday 3 of 3
Be sure to respond to each of the 3 prompts and then return later to respond some more.
There’s a woman in Virginia who was just executed for murdering her husband and his son. Do you think she should have been executed? Women and men are eligible for the death penalty in this country? Should we have a death penalty? If so, should women and men be eligible?
(write at least a paragraph in response to this one)
There’s a woman in Virginia who was just executed for murdering her husband and his son. Do you think she should have been executed? Women and men are eligible for the death penalty in this country? Should we have a death penalty? If so, should women and men be eligible?
(write at least a paragraph in response to this one)
Online Friday 2 of 3
Here’s a story from yesterday’s news.
Texting Taking a Deadly Toll on Roads
By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter by Steven Reinberg
healthday Reporter – 46 mins ago
THURSDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Distracted driving fatalities caused by cell phone use and texting soared in the space of three years, according to new U.S. government research released Thursday.
Texting alone caused more than 16,000 deaths in car accidents from 2001 to 2007, the researchers estimated. But auto deaths involving cell phones and texting while driving rose 28 percent in just three years, from 4,572 in 2005 to 5,870 in 2008.
CONSIDERING THAT STORY, WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO STOP PEOPLE FROM TEXTING IN SUCH STUPID AND DANGEROUS WAYS?
Texting Taking a Deadly Toll on Roads
By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter by Steven Reinberg
healthday Reporter – 46 mins ago
THURSDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Distracted driving fatalities caused by cell phone use and texting soared in the space of three years, according to new U.S. government research released Thursday.
Texting alone caused more than 16,000 deaths in car accidents from 2001 to 2007, the researchers estimated. But auto deaths involving cell phones and texting while driving rose 28 percent in just three years, from 4,572 in 2005 to 5,870 in 2008.
CONSIDERING THAT STORY, WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO STOP PEOPLE FROM TEXTING IN SUCH STUPID AND DANGEROUS WAYS?
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Restaurant Review Help
http://www.menuism.com/blog/5-tips-towards-writing-a-great-restaurant-review/
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
What constitutes good writing?
Proper grammar
Creativity
Strong intro
Main idea/thesis
Transitions
Structure: organization
Staying on topic
No jumping around
Clarity
Tone/mood
Strong support
Examples
Rough drafts(process)
Point of view
Conclusion
Proper punctuation
Sophisticated/appropriate
vocabulary
Creativity
Strong intro
Main idea/thesis
Transitions
Structure: organization
Staying on topic
No jumping around
Clarity
Tone/mood
Strong support
Examples
Rough drafts(process)
Point of view
Conclusion
Proper punctuation
Sophisticated/appropriate
vocabulary
RESTAURANT REVIEW ASSIGNMENT
What constitutes a good restaurant review?
How do you write a good restaurant review?
--food/what you ate
--how the food tastes
--descriptive
Chicken burger was too
stretchy.
--five senses
Hearing, touching, seeing, smelling, tasting
--observations
Service…time, friendly?
--attentive
--smile
--attitude
--enthusiasm
--appearance
Cleanliness
Worker appearance
Bathrooms
Grade
--who eats there: loud environment?
--price?
For this assignment you need to go research a restaurant (meaning, eat there and take notes) and write a review of your experience. Your review should be creative, specific, and enticing.
You should use your writing to make your reader taste, see, and smell the food you ate. In other words, be descriptive. If possible, go with someone else so that you can experience (and even taste?) various dishes. However, try to avoid writing about restaurants that you think others in class might choose. If you choose a chain restaurant, be sure to tell your reader which one it is—i.e. not just “McDonalds” but “the McDonalds at the corner of Coffee and Hageman.” Also, if you choose to do a review of a chain, like Der Wienerschnitzel, you had better do something to make your review stand out. You may follow one of the samples we examine in class, create your own rating system, or follow any creative instincts that allow you to effectively convey the information on this restaurant.
Your review must comment on the ambiance, the food, and the service.
Your review should be around 1000 words. (approximately 2 pages)
How do you write a good restaurant review?
--food/what you ate
--how the food tastes
--descriptive
Chicken burger was too
stretchy.
--five senses
Hearing, touching, seeing, smelling, tasting
--observations
Service…time, friendly?
--attentive
--smile
--attitude
--enthusiasm
--appearance
Cleanliness
Worker appearance
Bathrooms
Grade
--who eats there: loud environment?
--price?
For this assignment you need to go research a restaurant (meaning, eat there and take notes) and write a review of your experience. Your review should be creative, specific, and enticing.
You should use your writing to make your reader taste, see, and smell the food you ate. In other words, be descriptive. If possible, go with someone else so that you can experience (and even taste?) various dishes. However, try to avoid writing about restaurants that you think others in class might choose. If you choose a chain restaurant, be sure to tell your reader which one it is—i.e. not just “McDonalds” but “the McDonalds at the corner of Coffee and Hageman.” Also, if you choose to do a review of a chain, like Der Wienerschnitzel, you had better do something to make your review stand out. You may follow one of the samples we examine in class, create your own rating system, or follow any creative instincts that allow you to effectively convey the information on this restaurant.
Your review must comment on the ambiance, the food, and the service.
Your review should be around 1000 words. (approximately 2 pages)
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