Disscusion 1
Describe how point of view, structure, and tone differ in the three different types of genres explained.
Explain which of the genres the journal entry most closely resembles and why.
Ask your peers a question you have about this week's assigned reading.
Disscusion 2
Write a two page draft of your personal essay.
The draft should be double-spaced.
Either (a) upload the draft of your personal essay (.doc format) as a new thread, making sure the document includes your name and title of paper, or (b) create a new thread in which you copy and paste your essay into the body of your post (again, be sure to include a working title).
journal
Both of the personal essays we have read, "How to Say Nothing in 500 Words" and "Life Under the Chief Doublespeak Officer," use narrative and/or descriptive elements.
Write about one of the essays assigned in this week's readings. In 250 to 500 words
State the purpose of the essay.
Describe one descriptive writing pattern being used in the essay.
Explain why you think that descriptive writing pattern is used well by the writer. Incorporate a paraphrase from the essay and properly cite the essay.
Explain how you plan to use the same descriptive writing pattern in your personal essay
Assignment
Describe a person, place, or object that has special meaning in your life.
Describe a particular moment or occurrence in your life that had special meaning to you.