Feb 19 - link for class

http://www.slate.com/id/2211068

read article - after you have read the article read your semester book. Assignment for the Slate article will be explained when all testing is finished.
discussion on rhetoric of facebook

HW: write the 25 things to turn in for Monday

Prompt as written on facebook note from the article:

Write 25 random things about yourself. These can be goals, dreams, habits, little known facts, or anything you want to express about yourself. Tag 25 people in the note. If you've been tagged in this note it is because I want you to know more about me and I want to know more about you. You have to tag the person who originally tagged you in this note.

Vocabulary:



· Direct object – noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive action verb
· Transitive verb – an action verb that has a receiver for its action
· Predicate nominative – a noun that follows and completes a linking verb by renaming the subject
· Linking verb – verb that shows existence or condition
· Objective complement – follows and renames a direct object; needs a verb-elect
· Appositive – an expression that explains or identifies a noun or pronoun within a sentence, usually comes right after the word it explains
· Clause – a group of words containing a subject and a predicate
· Independent clause – expresses a complete idea and can stand alone in a sentence
· Dependent clause – a group of words used as a part of speech; must be combined with an independent clause to make sense
· Noun clause – a dependent clause that does the work of a noun