Assignment for this week

Articles! And not everyone's favorite grammatical articles, but news articles! Here's what you have to do:

1. Go to The Onion.com.

2. Choose an article. For the purposes of this assignment, don't choose a video. But watch them anyway.

3. REPLY TO THIS POST to claim your article. Just comment with your name, which class, and the name of the article. People in different classes can do the same article, just not in the same class. If you see your article already listed here, sorry, you've got to pick another.

4. Print it out the article and bring it to class.

5. Look up any vocabulary that may be new to you. Mark the word and write down the definition. Brownie points for the person with the best new word (or the most)!

6. Be prepared to present a 1-2 minute synopsis of the article to the class. Try to retain the spirit of the article and mention the major points. Quotes are fine, especially to show the tone of the article, but try not to use more than three max.


Easy enough. We'll also be doing a writing exercise, so brainstorm things you would want to write about if you were writing an article in a similar style. But don't hurt any nerve cells; we'll do more of this in class.

Have fun! And remember to comment here to claim your article from The Onion.