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Entries from January 2007

FATt

January 30th, 2007 · No Comments

FATt is an acronym that reminds us how important a thesis statement can be.  Not only does it give your writing purpose, if it is FATt, it gives your reader a context.  Writing a FATt thesis requires practice, but it will help you for any academic writing you do.
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“A Story of an Hour”

January 24th, 2007 · No Comments

Reading Kate Chopin’s landmark story reminds us of how social change impacts the way we live. Contrasting her heroine’s life to the lives of married women today is an excellent topic for discussion. In fact, the topic actually came up in one of our Socratic Seminar discussions last week.
Students are using that discussion as [...]

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