English I Comp.

Unit 2 English Comp.

Discussion:

Instructions minimum word count 250 words, and two scholarly resources.

For this course, you will be choosing a topic and creating a research paper that will be due Week 5. What topic are you interested in exploring further? What is your working thesis?

Complete:

Research paper. Complete an outline for a research paper on the topic of Autism.

Then write an 800-1200 word research paper which includes a cover page and a separate reference page. This needs to be written on Autism. There also needs to be at least 5 scholarly resources used and needs to be in APA format.

Grammar exercises:

Identify the subject verb agreement errors in the following passage there are 6 errors. Please note what you changed.

1.There is in beautiful Barcelona, Spain, many surprises to be found. Barcelona, Spain’s second-largest city, and Madrid, the country’s capital, has a traditional rivalry. At one time, the population of Barcelona were forbidden to speak the city’s native tongue, Catalan, by a royal decree from Madrid. Today, however, neither Spanish nor Catalan are discriminated against in the region. One of the sites that belongs on every tour, the outlandish cathedral La Sagrada Familia (“The Sacred Family”), was designed by Antoni Gaudi. Everyone using the word “gaudy” actually has Gaudi’s name on his or her tongue.

A series of thirteenth- to fifteenth-century palaces now house the Museo Picasso, which display a history of Picasso’s work and his many years living in Barcelona. Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, or The Young Ladies of Avignon, are one example of a painting inspired by his time in Barcelona. Whether you prefer cobblestone streets with centuries-old buildings or asphalt streets with modern shops and taverns, each are found in Barcelona. At night, every one of the streets seem to have a festive air, reflecting the vivacity of Spanish culture.

Please put the correct verb or pronoun in the following sentences:

1.Some people __________ math with an abacus. ( do/ does)

2.The earliest examples __________ employed between 2700 and 2300 B. C. in Sumeria. ( was/ were)

3.Pocket- sized abacuses __________ still popular in Japan, despite the availability of portable calculators. ( is/ are)

4.Expert abacus users __________ able to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and even calculate square roots and cube roots very quickly. ( is/ are)

5.Write a 500-700 word narrative essay on a moment or memory that changed your perspective of the world. I have chosen 9/11 September 11 event of the twin towers.

6.Journal Entry:

Your journal entry must be a least 2 paragraphs. Please discuss the value you found in this narrative writing assignment.