Read the "“The Dog Ate My Tablet, and Other Tales of Woe” by Carolyn Foster Segal pp.452-55 in your
textbook. Answer one or more of the following prompts. Do not type out the questions when writing the W.A.
1.Write an email to Segal explaining why your English paper will be late, presenting several different kinds of
original excuses for your paper’s lateness. Be creative in your response.
2.Write an essay identifying four or five categories of legitimate excuses for handing in work late. If you like,
you can use narrative examples from your own life as a student to explain each category.
3.Using a humorous (or even sarcastic) tone, write an essay identifying several different categories of teachers
in terms of their shortcomings — for instance, teachers who do not cover the assigned work or teachers who
do not grade papers in a timely fashion. Be sure to give specific examples of teachers in each category.
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