Thesis statements

Tell-tale heart
Poe's greatest feat in this story to me was his ability to create a dark and tense atmosphere by using repetitions and gloomy vocabulary. Making us feel as trapped , nervous, almost as mad as the protagonist, you reach the conclusion of this nerve-wrecking narrative sharing a part of the killer's relief that all of this is over.

The Lady or The Tiger?

• The most important conflict in the Lady story  takes place in the mind of the princess. This effectively engages the reader because it is unresolved.
• Bierce keeps readers interest high through vivid imagery and intentionally misleading shifts in settings and point of view.

Poetic elements (Nightingale)
Although the Nightingale is seemingly a fairy tale, it uses many poetic elements such as figures of speech, imagery and symbolism (as tree having humanlike souls). Uses a lot of colorful imagery (roses)

http://www.library.spscc.ctc.edu/electronicreserve/eng9697/agar/11WaystoBeginanEssayand10WaystoEnd.pdf
1. Biographical information : "in occurence..." Ambrose Pierce was a northen soldier who wrote film a southern perspective.

Wiki Quizz 08/09/11

1. Where is Mr. B's office? C-150
2. What percentage of the course is writing and speaking worth?
3. How many items are on the "Writing Correction Code"?
4. What are Mr. B's office hours?
5. What is the 48 hour rule?
6. What is the first assignment?
7. How many references are made to "thesis statement"?
8. How can I reach Mr. B?
9. How many short stories are we going to read?
10. How many pages on the site refer to "grammar"?
11. How many items are listed in the Student Agreement?
12. What are the summative writing assignments?
13. Write down two questions you have about the course?