Friday, January 12, 2018

Inheritance of Tools


Blog your answers to the following questions. 6th period, we were ahead and did #1 in class, so omit #1 as we discussed.

  1. Cite two examples of parallel syntax and explain their effect. (1st period only)
  2. Consider the organization of the essay, noting particularly the section about the gerbils (paragraphs 17-25). How does that section contribute to the overall effect?
  3. Read paragraph 20. Explain the purpose of Sanders’s reference to the grand events included there.
  4. Explain the rhetorical effect of the allusions that Sanders includes in paragraph 25.
  5. Read carefully the final sentence of the essay. Discuss the effectiveness of concluding with this selection of details.