Thursday, April 5, 2007

Homework: Thursday, 5 April 2007


Read the student essay, starting on page 91, “H.H. A Homeless Man” in which she describes the plight of a homeless person she refers to as H.M.

After you have read the essay, discuss the following questions with your language partner or imaginary friend:

(i) is there anything in this essay you believe should have been explained more fully? Is there any point you didn’t quite “get”.

(ii) Do you believe Oanh is describing someone she actually saw, at least in part of her essay? What makes you think so?

(iii) Did you learn something by reading this essay?

(iv) What suggestions can you give to Oanh for improving her essay?

(v) What tips can you get from reading this essay to help you in your essay?

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