Thursday, January 14, 2010

Class Jan 15

Pick up Writer's Notebook.

Quote of the day: "Without music life would be a mistake." (Nietzsche)

Apostrophe spotlight and quiz.

Choosing a topic: Collect your possible "strong response" articles.

Writing Summaries: In the text, review "Understanding Summary Writing," pp. 117-121. Read summary criteria on the grading rubric. Evaluate two student sample papers from last year.

Start homework:
1. Choose article.
2. Read your article several times and annotate the article; you must understand it well enough to write a summary of it.
3. Write a one-paragraph summary of your article and bring two copies to class next time.

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