Loose Sentence

A loose sentence sets the foremost idea prior to all additional information; in other words, it puts the main idea in the opening, letting the reader know what the sentence is essentially about within the first few words. A Loose Sentence must have a Basic Statement, followed by a string of details.

For Example:

Bells rang, filling the air with their clangor, startling pigeons into flight from every belfry, bringing people into the streets to hear the news.

Basic Statement: Bells rang

Details: filling the air with their clangor, startling pigeons into flight from every belfry, bringing people into the streets to hear the news.

Let's see YOUR Loose Sentence! (;

-Esteban

March 3

On March 3, we will have the honor of having Mr. Shook's honors students as our audience for your presentations! Be ready to show them what to expect next year.

The Kite Runner

Now that we have finished reading the novel, what did you guys think? What is most notable about Hosseini's writing?

Word of the Week

Anapestic (n.):
A metrical foot consisting of two short syllables followed by one long syllable or of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable.

The word unaware is an anapestic word since the "una" part is unstressed, but the "ware" is stressed.

Unite for human rights in Iran on February 11th

February 11th is Victory of the Revolution Day in Iran. Equivalent to the Fourth of July in the United States, it is a day commemorating liberty, independence and freedom. But the Iranian government has long violated these rights and is responsible for numerous abuses including torture, arbitrary arrests, censorship and the most recent execution of two activists accused of inciting the post-election protests on June 12th – even though these men had been held in detention long before the violence erupted.

Since blogs and websites like Twitter and YouTube were virtually the only way the Iranian people could expose the horrific treatment being inflicted on them in the days following the contested Presidential election, we expect that Iranians will turn to the Internet once again to carry their messages. That is why we are asking everyone to show their solidarity online on February 11th – whether it’s on your blog, website, or social networking profile.

Stand with us to ensure that Victory of the Revolution Day signifies an end to these abuses!

Non-Western World Research Paper

Since many of you have finished your research and have started drafting your papers, I thought that it would be a good idea to post which world leader/activist you decided to focus on, and why you chose him/her. What is it about their story that inspires you?

Word of the Week

METONYMY- a figure of speech in which a noun (person, place or thing), is referred to by something closely associated with it.

Example: We requested from the crown support for our petition.

• The crown is used to represent the monarch.