English 11 Homework Oct. 1st and Beyond:

1. Tonight's homework is to write a Precis of "Arks Can't Save Aardvarks."  A Precis is a summary of the main and/or important points. It should not exceed 1 page double-spaced, 12pt font, Times New Roman.This is due tomorrow.

1. Revision of the synthesis essay: "The Horses" and "Vegetable Gardens on Mars." You all need to revise this short essay by improving your Introduction, Thesis, organization of ideas, the use of direct references from the texts - properly integrated into your sentences, citations, and the concluding paragraph that should universalize the ideas, not summarize. 

This is not due until Monday, October 6.  Please word-process, double-space, and underline or highlight your changes.  Please staple your original paragraph behind you revised one.