Homework#3: Topic Sentence/ Rhetorical Patterns

Read the article The Sexes: Anatomy of a difference. Then, (1) state the topic sentence of the reading. (2) Provide examples of three different rhetorical patterns.

Homework #2: Word and Sentence Structure

Read the article Amelia Earhart. Then, (1) choose five new words from the reading and analyze their structure. Indicate whether or not they are compound by any prefix or suffix and how they alter the meaning of the word. (2) Extract three examples of different sentence patterns from the reading. Use chapter 4 as a referent to analyze their syntactic components.

Homework #1: Context Clues

Read the article: The Legend of Nessie. Then choose five new words from the reading and state the strategy you used to decipher their meaning and the part of speech they belong to.