On-Line Tutorial
Wk 1 Day 3-4  Assignments

1. Read the story at  http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/elephant/storyweek.html .

2. Do all the activities listed in the right hand column EXCEPT "Your Turn."

3. After you have completed the activities, re-read the article and then answer the following questions:

         A. If you were on the jury, would you say Mark Gebel is innocent or guilty? What would be the reasons for your decision?

          B. Please explain why or why not animals should be part of a circus. Are circuses humane or inhuman? 

Each answer should be 1-3 paragraphs long. E-mail your responses to me by Friday, August 2, 9:00 am. (Please type your essays in Word and then attach them to your e-mail.)

4. Next, select a related story from the links at the bottom of the story page. Type a summary of what you read, using quotations and paraphrases. Don't forget to cite your source. Use this form at the bottom of your essay:

Author's last name, first initial. (Date of Publication). Title of article. Retrieved month date, year, from http://web address).  If you only summarize some of the article, indicate how many paragraphs you have summarized and which ones they are. 

See an example of a source citation.

Email your summary to me by Monday, August 5, 10:00 a.m.

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