Friday

Students should read the handout - “The Elements of Effective Expository Writing” and the essay “The Truth About Lying.” After reading write a paragraph about what makes “The Truth About Lying” an expository essay. This paragraph should be posted on their blogs and it should be 5-10 sentences (complex sentences) long. 

If you finish this assignment, you can either work on your Romeo and Juliet essay, or begin to come up with an expository speech topic. 

 

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