Pick one of the essays that you read during the first part of class (any you posted to the Discussion Board) and cite 2 strong points that the author makes and one point that you think might not be valid. Make sure you cite SPECIFIC text from the essay and say specifically WHY they are strong or valid. This should be a well developed essay. GRAMMAR, CONVENTIONS, and SPELLING COUNT. P. S.
I choose "Medicine After Oil" by Daniel Bednarz, pages 711-713.

another character. imagine that section narrated in first person point of view from one of the character's perspective, and rewrite it in the space below, attempting to use a similar writing style as the original author. then, in a second paragraph, consider this: are you able to explore some of the same ideas and themes when viewing the situation from the character's first person point of view, as compared to when it is narrated from london's third-person limited roosevelt's inaugural address of march 4, 1933 yet our distress comes from no failure of substance. we are stricken by no plague of locusts. compared with the perils which our forefathers conquered because they believed and were not afraid, we have still much to be for. what is the effect of formal language and word choice on the speaker's tone? select each correct answer. it creates a conceited tone. it creates a pessimistic tone. it creates a reassuring tone. it creates a determined tone. it creates a condescending tone.

give correct answers

1) if the central idea of "nameless, tn" is "even the tiniest of towns, and the people living there, have value and meaning in this world," which of the following pieces of evidence from the story does not support this central idea?  

a. miss ginny keeps a deathbook of all those in nameless who have passed.

b. there was a doctor who cared about the people and the old way of doing things.

c. miss ginny doesn't like the look of the narrator's van.

d. the general store provided a variety of goods for all the people in nameless.

2)authors rarely state the central idea in narrative nonfiction. how can a reader find the central idea when the author doesn’t state it explicitly?

a. to find the central idea, you look for outside resources about the text and try to determine it through their analysis.

b. to find the central idea, you look at the details in the text: what characters say and do, the events that occur, important challenges or conflicts represented, and the setting. then you think about how these details work together to build and convey a big idea or message

c. to find the central idea, you look at the first paragraph of the story and make a guess.

d. none of these.