SCHEDULE of FIXED DUE-DATES and READING ASSIGNMENTS for all RHETORICAL PRECIS ASSIGNMENTS for the ENTIRE 2011 – 2012 SCHOOL YEAR
(All pieces can be linked to directly from this page.)
*all due-dates and assignments are subject-to-change by teacher
1.) Can be turned in beginning Monday, November 28th, 2011.
Due no later than 2:14 p.m. on Friday, December 02nd, 2011:
The Perils of Indifference by Elie Wiesel - 1999
OR
The Struggle for Human Rights by Eleanor Roosevelt - 1948
2.) Can be turned in beginning Tuesday, January 03rd, 2012.
Due no later than 2:14 p.m. on Monday, January 09th, 2012:
The Bird and the Machine by Loren Eiseley - 2006
OR
Can We Know the Universe? by Carl Sagan - 1979
3.) Can be turned in beginning Monday, February 06th, 2012.
Due no later than 2:14 p.m. on Friday, February 10th, 2012:
Beyond Personality - Mere Men by Clive Staples Lewis - 1944
OR
Compassion: The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel - excerpt from Sogyal Rinpoche's The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying - 1992
4.) Can be turned in beginning Tuesday, February 28th, 2012.
Due no later than 2:14 p.m. on Friday, March 02nd, 2012:
Soap and Water by Aanzia Yezierska - 1920
OR
Superman and Me by Sherman Alexie - 1998
5.) Can be turned in beginning Monday, April 02nd, 2012 .
Due no later than 2:14 p.m. on Thursday, April 05th, 2012 :
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
6.) Can be turned in beginning Monday, April 30th, 2012.
Due no later than 2:14 p.m. on Friday, May 04th, 2012 :
You may select to construct your precis in respons to any one of the
David Sedaris pieces linked here
OR
* Please be sure to note, in writing, to which piece you are responding.
