SCHEDULE of FIXED DUE-DATES and READING ASSIGNMENTS for all RHETORICAL PRECIS ASSIGNMENTS for the ENTIRE 2009 – 2010 SCHOOL YEAR
(All pieces can be linked to directly from this page.)
*all due-dates and assignments are subject-to-change by teacher
Link to TurnItIn.com - to be used for submitting all Precis Assignments
1.) Can be turned in beginning Monday, October 26th, 2009. Due no later than 2:14 p.m. on Friday, October 30th, 2009:
The Perils of Indifference by Elie Wiesel - 1999
OR
The Struggle for Human Rights by Eleanor Roosevelt - 1948
2.) Can be turned in beginning Monday, Wednesday, November 16th, 2009. Due no later than 2:14 p.m. on Friday, November 20th:
OR
3.) Can be turned in beginning Monday, December 14th, 2009. Due no later than 2:14 p.m. on Friday, December 18th, 2009:
Drugs, Sports, Body Image and G.I. Joe by Natalie Angier - 1998
OR
Global Greening? The Time for a 'Global Green Deal' has Come by Mark Hertsgaard
4.) Can be turned in beginning Monday, January 11th, 2010. Due no later than 2:14 p.m. on Friday, January 15th, 2010:
A Crime of Compassion by Barbara Huttman - 1983
OR
Dispensing Morality by Ellen Goodman - 2005
5.) Can be turned in beginning Tuesday, February 22nd, 2010. Due no later than 2:14 p.m. on Thursday, February 25th:
The White Man Unburdened by Norman Mailer - 2003
OR
Soap and Water (half way down the page) by Anzia Yezierska - 1920
6.) Can be turned in beginning Monday, March 22nd, 2010. Due no later than 2:14 p.m. on Thursday, March 25th, 2009:
Hints Toward an Essay on Conversation by Jonathan Swift - 1709
OR
On the Different Kinds of Republics, and What Kind the Roman Republic Was by Niccolo Machiavelli
7.) Can be turned in beginning Monday, April 26th, 2010. Due no later than 2:14 p.m. on Friday, April 30th, 2010:
Science: It's Just Not Fair by Dave Barry - 1998
OR
Wears Jumpsuit. Sensible Shoes. Uses Husbands Last Name. by Deborah Tannen - 1993
