Comma Activity
Understanding Rhetorical Context (text p. 27)--writing emails to different audiences.
WN Sharing (Glass Castle)
Paper 2: Problematizing a Topic
Angles of vision--a mosque at "Ground Zero."
HOMEWORK:
Revise College Application Essays
Read Ch. 2, pp. 28-top of 38.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
College Application Essays REVISION
I have graded half of your essays, and I'll have the other half done on Tuesday. When you get your essays back, I'd like all of you to revise your essays based on my comments. All serious writers appreciate feedback from readers who want to help them make their writing more precise and engaging; getting this feedback and then rewriting is part of the writing process. I will also reward your efforts by raising your grade if your improve your essays.
If you got your essays back on Friday, you should plan to revise them for Thursday (Sept. 30). If you get your essays back on Tuesday, you should plan to revise them for the following Monday (Oct. 4).
NOTE:
1. When you resubmit your essays, staple the fresh draft to the draft I graded.
2. On the fresh draft, highlight (with a highlighter) the changes you made and explain those changes in the margin or on a separate piece of paper. Please make it easy for me to see what you've changed.
If you got your essays back on Friday, you should plan to revise them for Thursday (Sept. 30). If you get your essays back on Tuesday, you should plan to revise them for the following Monday (Oct. 4).
NOTE:
1. When you resubmit your essays, staple the fresh draft to the draft I graded.
2. On the fresh draft, highlight (with a highlighter) the changes you made and explain those changes in the margin or on a separate piece of paper. Please make it easy for me to see what you've changed.
September 24
Writer's Note response--Analyze how you think Jeannette developed her own angle of vision in Welch (15 minutes). Discussion.
WN sharing--Keslee and Carson.
30 Days DVD, "Muslims in America"--we got 10 minutes into this before the bell rang.
Note: We are starting work on our next paper--Problematizing a Topic. This paper is described on p. 26 in the text: Write a two-page (double-spaced) essay that poses a question about a problem that perplexes you on a subject matter of your choice or on one designated by your instructor. Besides explaining your question and providing needed background information, you should help readers see (1) why the question is problematic--that is, why it is a genuine problem with no easy right answers--and (2) why the question is significant or worth pursuing--that is, what benefit will come from solving it. Remember that your task here is to pose the question, not answer it.
HOMEWORK:
1. Read Glass Castle, p. 245 to the end.
2. Write GC Writer's Notebook entry.
3. Read Allyn & Bacon text, Chapter 1.
WN sharing--Keslee and Carson.
30 Days DVD, "Muslims in America"--we got 10 minutes into this before the bell rang.
Note: We are starting work on our next paper--Problematizing a Topic. This paper is described on p. 26 in the text: Write a two-page (double-spaced) essay that poses a question about a problem that perplexes you on a subject matter of your choice or on one designated by your instructor. Besides explaining your question and providing needed background information, you should help readers see (1) why the question is problematic--that is, why it is a genuine problem with no easy right answers--and (2) why the question is significant or worth pursuing--that is, what benefit will come from solving it. Remember that your task here is to pose the question, not answer it.
HOMEWORK:
1. Read Glass Castle, p. 245 to the end.
2. Write GC Writer's Notebook entry.
3. Read Allyn & Bacon text, Chapter 1.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
September 20
Glass Castle
1. Reading quiz--write a factual, an interpretive, and an evaluative question; trade with another student and answer.
2. WN sharing--Ryan, Ben, Nate, Corbin, Marie, Jill, Brittney, and Cayden.
3. Angle of vision--write the chocolate bar scene from Jeannette's mother's point of view (pp. 173-174).
HOMEWORK:
1. Read GC, pp. 195-221 and write WN entry.
2. Read A&B Chapter 1 by Tuesday, Sept 28.
NOTE: I will probably have your essays graded by Friday, Sept. 24.
1. Reading quiz--write a factual, an interpretive, and an evaluative question; trade with another student and answer.
2. WN sharing--Ryan, Ben, Nate, Corbin, Marie, Jill, Brittney, and Cayden.
3. Angle of vision--write the chocolate bar scene from Jeannette's mother's point of view (pp. 173-174).
HOMEWORK:
1. Read GC, pp. 195-221 and write WN entry.
2. Read A&B Chapter 1 by Tuesday, Sept 28.
NOTE: I will probably have your essays graded by Friday, Sept. 24.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
September 16
Secret word points?
Writer's Notebook response: Recall a favorite piece of writing that you have done in the past. Jot down a brief description of the kind of writing this was (a poem, a personal-experience essay, a piece of workplace writing, a research paper, a newspaper story, a persuasive argument). Where would you put this piece of writing on the closed-to-open continuum? Explore why you liked this piece of writing. Are you at your best in closed-form writing that calls for an explicit thesis statement and logical support? Or are you at your best in more open and personal forms?
Lego Instructions Critique: Follow instructions to build Lego creations. Provide feedback to the creators and me about your experience building. Write compliments and suggestions on the creator's instructions. Indicate which parts of the instructions are helpful and which parts are confusing.
Glass Castle:
1. Go over and turn in Frost questions homework.
2. Write three Glass Castle questions. Take quiz and discuss.
3. WN sharing--
Obama Gun Toters: read article and respond in WN.
HOMEWORK:
1. Glass Castle reading and WN.
Writer's Notebook response: Recall a favorite piece of writing that you have done in the past. Jot down a brief description of the kind of writing this was (a poem, a personal-experience essay, a piece of workplace writing, a research paper, a newspaper story, a persuasive argument). Where would you put this piece of writing on the closed-to-open continuum? Explore why you liked this piece of writing. Are you at your best in closed-form writing that calls for an explicit thesis statement and logical support? Or are you at your best in more open and personal forms?
Lego Instructions Critique: Follow instructions to build Lego creations. Provide feedback to the creators and me about your experience building. Write compliments and suggestions on the creator's instructions. Indicate which parts of the instructions are helpful and which parts are confusing.
Glass Castle:
1. Go over and turn in Frost questions homework.
2. Write three Glass Castle questions. Take quiz and discuss.
3. WN sharing--
Obama Gun Toters: read article and respond in WN.
HOMEWORK:
1. Glass Castle reading and WN.
Monday, September 13, 2010
September 14
Glass Castle
Imitate Jeannette Walls' writing on p.129, paragraph 2.
Parallel structure--rewrite "Dad stuck his head..." incorrectly.
College Application Essays
Reflection--Good writers write for a purpose to an audience within a genre.
About their purpose: What am I trying to accomplish in this paper? What do I want my readers to know, believe, see, or do?
About their audience: What are my readers' values and assumptions? What do they already know or believe about my subject? How much do they care about it?
About their genre: What kind of document am I writing? What are its requirements for structure, style, and document design?
Homework
1. Glass Castle reading to p. 170.
2. Writer's Notebook entry. Make sure that you do each kind of entry (minus one since we skipped last time) at least once. Please refer to your A&B textbook to understand what you're supposed to write and how to write it.
3. Frost's "Road Not Taken" questions.
4. You should have your A&B text by now. We are into Week 4, so you will may lose participation points for not having your book with you. Thanks for making this a priority.
Secret Word: castle
Imitate Jeannette Walls' writing on p.129, paragraph 2.
Parallel structure--rewrite "Dad stuck his head..." incorrectly.
College Application Essays
Reflection--Good writers write for a purpose to an audience within a genre.
About their purpose: What am I trying to accomplish in this paper? What do I want my readers to know, believe, see, or do?
About their audience: What are my readers' values and assumptions? What do they already know or believe about my subject? How much do they care about it?
About their genre: What kind of document am I writing? What are its requirements for structure, style, and document design?
Homework
1. Glass Castle reading to p. 170.
2. Writer's Notebook entry. Make sure that you do each kind of entry (minus one since we skipped last time) at least once. Please refer to your A&B textbook to understand what you're supposed to write and how to write it.
3. Frost's "Road Not Taken" questions.
4. You should have your A&B text by now. We are into Week 4, so you will may lose participation points for not having your book with you. Thanks for making this a priority.
Secret Word: castle
Thursday, September 9, 2010
September 10
Glass Castle:
1. Reading Quiz.
2. Writer's Notebooks sharing--Audrey, Alexis, and Jennie.
Parallel Structure Grammar Girl
College Application Essays--Peer Reviews (you must have 2 copies of your paper).
HOMEWORK:
1. Read GC to p. 150. No WN entry due.
2. Revise College Application Essay. Final draft due Sept 14, Tuesday.
3. Complete "Parallel Structure" exercises--last two pages of handout.
1. Reading Quiz.
2. Writer's Notebooks sharing--Audrey, Alexis, and Jennie.
Parallel Structure Grammar Girl
College Application Essays--Peer Reviews (you must have 2 copies of your paper).
HOMEWORK:
1. Read GC to p. 150. No WN entry due.
2. Revise College Application Essay. Final draft due Sept 14, Tuesday.
3. Complete "Parallel Structure" exercises--last two pages of handout.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
September 8
Glass Castle: take reading quiz, share Writer's Notebook entry, and discuss reading.
College Essay: first draft due; revise at Writing Lab.
HOMEWORK:
1. Glass Castle reading to p. 125 and WN entry.
2. Revise essay and print two copies for Peer Reviews.
College Essay: first draft due; revise at Writing Lab.
HOMEWORK:
1. Glass Castle reading to p. 125 and WN entry.
2. Revise essay and print two copies for Peer Reviews.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
September 3
Reading Quiz, Glass Castle, pp. 31-61.
Writer's Notebook Glass Castle responses--the sub will initial your responses.
Writing Lab--write college essay first drafts.
HOMEWORK
1. College essays first draft due next time, Sept 8.
2. Glass Castle reading and Writer's Notebook response.
3. Have you been accepted and registered with UVU? Have you ordered your textbook?
Writer's Notebook Glass Castle responses--the sub will initial your responses.
Writing Lab--write college essay first drafts.
HOMEWORK
1. College essays first draft due next time, Sept 8.
2. Glass Castle reading and Writer's Notebook response.
3. Have you been accepted and registered with UVU? Have you ordered your textbook?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)