Something New; Something Interesting; Something Puzzling

Share with us your thoughts on new, interesting and puzzling things you've encountered since we began our study in February. Write no more than 200 words in a single or multiple paragraphs. Due before class on Wednesday, April 21.

A Funny Thing Happened: Travel Anecdote

Travel often leads us into funny or humorous situations. Write about a time something funny happened to you while travelling. Keep it very short (no more than 200 words) and use story telling style: have people talking in dialogue, for example. Brad intends to offer a fresh anecdote from his computer in Europe. Make sure your anecdote is submitted before class on Wednesday, April 14.

Something "Socially Unacceptable": Your Wishes

Write about something that you wish would become “socially unacceptable” for people in society in a short paragraph of about 125 to 150 words. Describe the behaviour you dislike and explain why you would like it to stop.

Here are some sample topics:

cosmetic surgery; overusing limited resources; shopping for "recreation"; use of cell phones in public; paying too much attention to celebrities; loud Ipods on SkyTrain etc.

Online Resource on Quotations at University of Toronto

Courtesy of Linda: See if it becomes clearer reading this resource.

Using Quotations

Working with Quotations

Base your examples on works studied this term. Remember that you may quote words from Temple Grandin's speech at Ted.com, for example. Try using the interactive transcript at the right of the video window. I will post samples this weekend. In the meantime, try writing a few examples of your own for practice.

Write three examples as follows:

One sentence that introduces a quote, uses a comma to separate the quote and has the quote end the sentence.

One sentence that introduces a quote with a colon.

One sentence with the quoted words in the middle of a sentence.

Link to Facebook Album of Student Photos

Learning to See

Understanding Composition

Here's a slide show on taking better (and more influential) photos to communicate your ideas.

Composition and Impact

Guidelines for Better Photographic Composition

Responding to Temple Grandin

What was, for you, the most powerful image you saw in the film, Temple Grandin? Why did you find it powerful? Answer in a short paragraph of about 100 to 125 words.


For "Temple Grandin: The Non-Whisperer" answer the following:


Write about anything that stays on your mind after reading. Quote John Allemang once in your answer. Write about 100 to 125 words.