Assignment: Eats, Shoots, and Leaves

                        ASSIGNMENT: BOOK    

WHAT: The book: Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to 
      by Lynne Truss
DUE:  Monday, July 5  (by email or drop hardcopy in my NIU mailbox)
POINTS:  Up to 50 points
LENGTH: 1,000 to 1,200 words (3-4 pages)
(order from amazon.com and share)

This is for SUPPLEMENTAL CREDIT

FIRST: Read this joke.

Then:

1) Summarize what the book is about

2) What five (5) points did you learn from it? How will it help you
improve your writing?

3) What common mistakes do you make in writing that you can
prevent in the future?

4) Make sure your final paper, writing assignments, and WebBoard posts 
reflect what you learn or your score for this paper will be reduced
at the end of the semester.

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