Practice Essay #1 - Due Monday 6/23

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Practice Essay #1: Advanced Composition and Reading

Due Monday, June 23rd

Write an essay on the following topic:

Everyone has different musical tastes. For example, some people prefer relaxing music, such as classical or love songs, whereas other people prefer upbeat music like rock and roll, rap, or pop.

For this essay, you will need to describe your favorite type of music. First, identify what your favorite kind of music you prefer (for example, rap, rock, or classical). Then, explain to them why you like this style and how it makes you feel when you listen to it. Make sure to provide plenty of FRIEDs (Facts, Reasons, Incidents, Examples) to develop your essay and convince your reader that your preferred type of music is enjoyable!

• Note: Before you begin to write, take some time to do a prewriting activity to organize your ideas.

"Same Old Song"

Please respond to the questions below in your own words. Then, respond to another student's post. Posts are due by Thursday, June 19th at 8:00 PM. There will be a short reading quiz on Friday morning in class on comprehension of this reading. Your responses should be approximately 150-250 words (about one big paragraph).

Why is some of today's music offensive to some adults? What do you think the author means in paragraph 3 when she writes "Things get racheted up a notch with every generation. You're not rebelling if you're listening to the same stuff your parents did" (Ali, 289). How does the author say that today's music rebels against society? (name at least 2 things from paragraphs 6-7).

Lecture Notes, Wed. June 18

Nouns and Pronouns

► Person, place, thing, quality or idea

Miss Golden, California, Beer, Freedom

Main Functions:

► Subject: Larry looks bored.

► Subjective complement: It is a pizza.

► Direct object: Jim ate the sandwich.

► Indirect object: Tucker gave the crumpet to Lisa.

► Object of preposition: The bread is in the box.

Pronouns and Antecedents

Antecedent = the noun to which the pronoun refers:

► Jake brought someone with him to the party.

► Peyton Manning is a jerk. I hope he loses soon.

Adjectives

Modify nouns and pronouns

► My brother was sad because the Lakers lost the game.

Adverbs

Modify verbs: manner, time, place, frequency, degree

►The child quickly ran to the store.

Conjunctions

► Coordinating: FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So). These combine two independent clauses.

► I like scary movies, but my sister hates them.

► Subordinating: Connect dependent and independent clauses

► Because I was scared, I left the movie theatre.

Prepositions: Express a relationship between the object of the preposition and the rest of the sentence.

► Kramer prepared the salad in the shower.

Welcome!

Hello! Welcome to the blog site for Advanced Composition and Reading class. We will use this site to discuss our weekly readings. Each student is required to post one blog of their own, and respond to another student's blog once a week. That means you will have to post at least TWICE per week!