British and World Literature

ENG403A………………….Dr. McLauchlan

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• Thursday’s will be used for whole group questions and answersThursday 10:30-11:30 whole group

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Things will be a bit different this semester

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and review any teacher comments and suggestions• Read and Complete every assessment question• Have paper and pencil read to work problems out • Write your answers down on paper• Save your answers every 10 minutes• Do your own work• Avoid browsing and using other resources• Do your own work• Review your grades and teacher feedback

ENG403B: BRITISH & WORLD LITERATURE

What to Expect….• Persuasive Writing- this is important because persuading is

something we do in everyday life….. • Critical Skills- reading comprehension, speaking and writing

correctly are all important skills• Romanticism, Modern Age, and Imperialism- poetry and short

story analysis and interpretation• Novel Unit…….

Choice of Novel• Pride & Prejudice- Jane Austen• http://viewpure.com/7Afx8MGg00g• 1984- George Orwell• http://viewpure.com/Z4rBDUJTnNU• You will choose which book you want to read by reading the book

talks and viewing the video clips provided in the LMS….. Actually why don’t I show you now……

How you choose your novel…• In the classroom, there will be a way (depending on your

teacher) for you to submit your selection.• Dr. McLauchlan’s students will submit their choice on a survey

and enter their choice in the dropbox for 5 points

What should you be working on now?• This week you should start working on your persuasive essay.

There are several resources and video links/tutorials available in the LMS to help you.

• Persuasive writing is a skill necessary for all grade levels, college bound students, and those that don’t plan on going to college.

• Next class connect will be dedicated to persuasive writing

Attendance• Code Word:• 2nd semester• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=tr

ue&formkey=dHVqajhMaGZrbHV5S0NwQmZ6MzdLM1E6MQ

Questions???Type them in the chat box or grab the mic!