Eats/Shoots/Leaves

WHAT: The book: Eats, Shoots, and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to 
      Punctuation (by Lynne Truss)
DUE:  November 10  (At the start of class) 
VALUE:   Up to 15 points
LENGTH:  800-1,000 words (3-4 pages)

Read the book: Eats, Shoots & Leaves by  Lynne Truss.
(order from amazon.com, interlibrary loan, or book store. Share it with
others to save money).

First, read this Short joke:

Then:

1) Summarize what the book is about

2) What five (5) points did you learn from it?

3) Using the guidelines from the book, edit any required or extra credit  
paper you turned in (you must have picked it up from us to do this--if I 
still have your paper you will not get credit). The trick is to use your 
paper to demonstrate what you have learned from the book. Perfection is 
important.

(Remember: On supplemental credit, it's either you do well or you don't,
because it's intended for A students. Although you can use if for extra credit,
you aren't graded any easier.

NOTE: YOUR PAPERS WILL BE MARKED DOWN IF YOUR GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION ARE NOT
UP TO COLLEGE LEVEL, SO THIS BOOK WILL ALSO HELP YOU WITH THE PAPERS.

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