Sorry for the tardiness of this homework entry. This weekend you are writing an essay in response to the McTeague excerpt.  Read carefully the passage from McTeague by Frank Norris.  In a well organized essay discuss how the characterization in the passage reflects the narrator’s attitude toward McTeague. In your essay, consider such elements as diction, tone, detail, and syntax.
You should also start studying your Week 1 vocabulary words: 

Week 1 (9/15): Sentence Pattern: complex sentence 

1. brazen  2. compunction  3. din  4. edict  5. indiscretion  6. perquisites  7. sepulcher  8. suppliant  9. tumult  10. marauding

You will have your first vocabulary quiz on Wednesday, September 15th.