5. application

• Using your knowledge of probability and statistics apply it to the following activity: Interview 30 people and find out their birth months. Write up your findings.
• Write about the process you went through to determine the probability of 3 people having the same birth month.
• Create and write applications for the jobs you are interested in - including the skills and the requirements necessary.

6. article

• Write an article describing a UFO sighting.
• Write an article about school sports events, include pictures, etc.
• Write an article after interviewing (hypothetically) one of the main characters of the novel we're reading (or an historical figure, political figure, etc.)

7. ascription (attribution; assigning a particular quality or characteristic to a person or thing)

• What characteristic or attribute would you most want ascribed to you? Why?
• What characteristic or attribute would you least want ascribed to you? Why?
• What object would Karl Rove be likened to (and why?) Or substitute any other current political figure.

8. assembly directions

• Give directions for how to build a country. Be as specific as possible.
• Choose a particular assembly process and write the specific order and sequence of the process.
• Write directions on "How to... make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, " (or any other common practice). Give them to someone else to complete AS WRITTEN and observe the results.

9. assertion

• What does verb tense, formal/informal tell about the speaker or intention of speaker?
• "I have the right to enjoy math and ask questions without being made to feel stupid." What other assertions would you like to make about this or any of your other classes?

10. assignment

• Create a homework assignment for someone who wants to learn how to write a business letter.
• Write an assignment for your teacher. Be creative