2015-07-23 College Prep: "talk with author"

Greg Malivuk
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Homework (seriously this time): read an article about a political/social view that you know you will disagree with
As you’re reading, write questions or comments that you can imagine having for the author.
(Be prepared to briefly explain the topic and your questions tomorrow in class.)
(see p. 76 (184) - “Talk with the author.”)
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The next step after making questions you could ask the author is to try to imagine how the author would answer those questions.
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GOP = “Grand Old Party” = Republican party (George W. Bush)
the other party is the Democratic party (Barack Obama)
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p. 82 (190)
http://www.etymonline.com - online etymology dictionary (to tell you the origins of words)

part of speech = what “kind” of word something is (noun, verb, adjective, etc.)
interjection = a word that doesn’t have a grammatical function, such as “ouch” or “wow”

homographs = distinct words with the same spelling but possibly different pronunciations (wind)
homophones = distinct words with the same sound but possibly different spellings (right, write)
homonyms = distinct words with the same sound and spelling (mean, mean)

right, right, right, right, write, wright, rite

two, too, too, to, to
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In a dictionary, make sure you find the correct definition. Some words have many definitions.
for example: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right