 Everything speaks. –James Joyce Good day to you all. I hope you had a nice weekend. Today we will review the summary piece assigned last week, particularly your use of quotations. We will also look at the sentences you developed to illustrate ways of listing items. We will focus as well on verb tense use, in ways I hope will make the proper tense choice, simple past or present perfect, for example, clearer, including use of the subjunctive and conditional verb tenses. So today we can take some time to consolidate some of the skills and principles of composition introduced thus far. Here's to a good day! Essay 4: In 350-500 words you are to explore a hypothetical scenario, that is, one that never actually existed, in terms of its effects on your past, present, and future. This essay will require you reference both the past, present, and future tense. In doing so, you will necessarily use the subjunctive mood and conditional (modal) tense forms. Imagine that you had been born under or into circumstances other than those you were born into; for example, a different place and/or historical era, a different family, a different body (or species), and so on. Describe what your childhood was actually like, and what it might have been like (under the changed circumstances); what your present life might be like (as opposed to what is actually happening);and what you imagine happening in your future, actually or hypothetically. Title the essay. Proofread it to make sure you have a clear central idea and adequate support. Edit your sentences for clarity of expression and grammatical correctness. You might start in this way: Had I been born an only child, instead of being born the fifth child of six, I might have got more attention than I did. I might have been spoiled! My parents, particularly my mother, had little time and attention to spare, afterall . . . Review the class handout and verb tense sequencing here: |
Monday, May 2, 2011
Week 5
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