Sentence Composing #6

Practice 2
Model: Suddenly
Afterward, Jasmine, who had read the novel for over two hours, sat up in bed with her nightly snack, a mini Oreo cookie.
Slowly, Mikael, who had been listening intently for twenty minutes, fell into a light sleep with his head on an awfully hard pillow, his desk.

Practice 3
Model: Outside
Inside, the younger children were involved in games while Laura was being tutored near them by her teacher.
Outside, the older kids were playing basketball while the younger ones were being read to away from them by the mayor.

Practice 4
Model: Here
There, the water smelled like fish.

Model: Slowly, methodically, miserably
Cautiously, carefully, quietly, he aimed for his target.

Model: Very slowly and very carefully
Very loudly and very obnoxiously, he turned on the x-box and cranked the volume high, singing annoying songs while his game loaded.

Argumentative Paragraph

Women in “The Knightʼs Tale”, “The Millerʼs Tale”, and “The Wife of Bathʼs Tale”
are portrayed very differently by the different authors, as some give her power and
others object-like characteristics. In “The Knightʼs Tale”, told by the Knight of course,
the woman who seems to be at the center of attention is the fair Emily, young and
beautiful. Neither Palamon or Arcita spoke a word to her, but they both fell in love at
the sight and fought to death for her love. Without Emilyʼs consent, her brother-in-law
Theseus made a deal with the gentlemen as to how to decide who would marry Emily.
She had no voice, and was subordinated to men in her time. Then, in “The Millerʼs
Tale”, Nicholas and Absalom both covet the heart of Alison, who is already married to
John. She is viewed as a prize for the two trying to win her over, and both go to great
lengths just to get a kiss from her. Once again, the story is based on two lovers fighting
for a girl they know close to nothing about, and how one of them gets the “prize” when
itʼs all over. In “The Wife of Bathʼs Tale”, however, a woman took a chance to tell her
story and reveal her thoughts on how women were treated. A young knight rapes a
woman and is sentenced to death but pardoned on one condition, and later runs to
dancing fairies in the forest to find the answer to his question. To his dismay, all that is
left is an old hag, ugly and poor. In her grace, she gives him the answer he was
looking for. The knight returns to his queen and says, “Women desire to have the
sovereignty/As well upon their husband as their love,/And to have mastery their man
above” (pg 96, 132-134). Itʼs obvious that the wife of Bath feels like women are looked
down upon and have no power, and power over men is what she desires most.
Through all these stories, the role of a woman is somewhat provincial, like an object
with no control, however, in her own mind, she wants to be in power and have
sovereignty over men.

Sentence Composing #5: Delayed Adjectives

1. pleasant
sample: helpful
Straightening my hair is a lengthy process, often not worth the time.

2. black and cut
sample: heavy
The dusty window was older than she, very ancient and tinted with a light blue edge.

3. limp
sample: smelly
I giggled as she meandered, red as an apple, to the front of the class.

PRACTICE 5
1. exhausted
2. smashed and torn
3. tall, lean, smart and soft-spoken

Sentence Composing #5

Practice 1
1) C
2) E
3) D
4) A
5) B

Practice 2
ravenous and intent
They sang like angels, pure and sweet.
Her house smelled like garbage, dingy and dirty.

Practice 3
afraid to interfere
She knew how her sisters were feeling, happy to help.
I understood why she refused to acknowledge it, overwhelmed and disturbed.