Gloria writes a letter to John expressing her strong feelings for him and desire to be with him. She finds him to be generous, kind, and thoughtful, unlike other men who she describes as useless and inferior. Being apart from John causes her distress, but she believes she can be forever happy if he decides to be with her. She asks him to let her be his.

3. (The Nice Way)
Dear John,
I want a man who knows what love is
all about. You are generous, kind, and
thoughtful. People who are not like you
admit to being useless and inferior. You
have ruined me for other men. I yearn
for you. I have no feelings whatsoever
when we’re apart. I can be forever
happy—will you let me be yours?
Gloria

4. (The Mean Way)
Dear John:
I want a man who knows what love is.
All about you are generous, kind, and
thoughtful people who are not like you.
Admit to being useless and inferior. You
have ruined me. For other men, I yearn.
For you, I have no feelings whatsoever.
When we’re apart, I can be forever
happy. Will you let me be!
Yours,
Gloria

5. Quiz

7. 6. Your opening
paragraph should
accomplish at least three
essential things. Name
two of them.

12. 6. Your opening
paragraph should
accomplish at least three
essential things. Name
two of them.

13. 1. Your opening
paragraph should
accomplish at least three
essential things. Name
two of them.
• Engage the reader
• Establish your direction, tone,
and level of language
• Introduce your line of thought

14. Homework for Tuesday, 11/6/12
Read pages 60-70 in The
College Writer

15. In the computer lab today
• Pick one of the four topics you’ve
written about in your journal and
write an introduction (at least 5-7
sentences) to an full 500-word
essay you’ll be writing. Be sure to
give it a good title too.
• Attach this to a post in the
discussion “Introductions to First
essay.