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Welcome To English 150 Composition One: Mr. Harmon
Welcome To English 150 Composition One: Mr. Harmon
Welcome To English 150 Composition One: Mr. Harmon
Composition One
Mr. Harmon
The Writing
Composition I Overview
Process
The Descriptive
Essay
The Narrative
Essay
The Persuasive
Essay
The Personal
Essay
Assign Textbooks
The Writing Process
Lesson 3
Writer’s Prompt:
• Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the
world.
– Albert Einstein
• Homophone
• More – one/won; eye/I; need/knead; buy/by;
hi/high
Assignments
• Read Chapter 3 – “Drafting and Revising” in
The Little, Brown Handbook
• Do Exercise 3.9 (NEW) or Exercise 9 (OLD) in
The Little, Brown Handbook
Assignment Review
• Handout 2.6 – Shaping the thesis
The Thesis Statement
A Road Map for Your Essay
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Lesson 8
Descriptive Essay Introduction
Writer’s Prompt:
• Describe a room in your home in explicit detail
– Bedroom
– Bathroom
– Living room
– kitchen
Assignment
• Read in Great Writing “Wuthering Heights” on
page 31.
• Answer questions:
– Meaning and Idea
• #3
– Language, Form, Structure
• #2
Assignment Review