Classwork and Homework

Today in class, we took our Academic A Vocabulary List 6 Quiz, and talked about two parts of  in-text citations, parenthetical citations and signal phrases, learning how to identify them and how to write them. Next, we talked about proper formatting in a paper and what is needed. Lastly we did a group Halloween story activity, and made funny stories. The PowerPoint from today is found below.

30 October 2014

Homework:

• Finish Draft 2 and submit it to turnitin.com by 5 pm on Friday 

Draft 2 Specifications

• Must be at least 1 ½ pages long 
• Introduction with thesis statement 
• 3 organized and developed body paragraphs 
• Conclusion 
• APA 
• Properly formatted (title page, font, reference page, etc.) 
• In-text and Reference page citations, (mostly) properly formatted. 

Classwork and Homework

Today, we started by meeting in class and discussing things, and then we went down to the lab for time to work on our essays by adding body paragraphs, adding a conclusion, working on our references, looking at feedback from the teacher, or working on our "Excellence Is" quotes. The combined PowerPoints from yesterday and today can be found below.

28 & 29 October 2014

Homework:

• Bring final “Excellence Is” quote to write on your card
• Work for 30 minutes on drafting/revising your essay
• Study for your Academic A Vocabulary List 6 Quiz tomorrow
• Be able to use 5 words in a paragraph
• Go to a tutor and get feedback on your essay

Classwork and Homework

Today we learned about the "Excellence Is" competition and we started brainstorming for our own "Excellence Is" quotes that we will turn in on Thursday in class. The examples are in the PowerPoint, if you need a reminder/refresher. For the majority of the class, we broke into groups so that we could prepare brief presentations on good paragraph writing that were presented and will continue to be presented tomorrow. The PowerPoint we used in class can be found below.

27 October 2014

Homework:

• Bring a draft of your “Excellence Is” quote to class (Due tomorrow)
• Write for 20 minutes using the Google Form Journal #4 Essay Prompt  (Due tomorrow)
• Journal #4 Link
• Go to a tutor and get feedback on your essay!!

Classwork and Homework

Today in class we took a quiz on the synonyms of Academic A Vocabulary List 5, and then talked about what kinds of feedback that you can expect at the ELC. The feedback that I give you on your drafts is formative. We also reviewed citing sources in APA, both in-text citations and reference page citations. Lastly, we looked at a strategy for writing TOEFL essays called ABCDE, and then worked in groups to use the strategy. Here is the PowerPoint that we used today.

23 October 2014

Homework:

• Finish your Draft 1 (due by 5pm tomorrow on turnitin.com)

Draft 1 Requirements

• Be at least 1 page long 
• Introduction 
• At least 1 developed body paragraph 
• All topic sentences (in short, less developed paragraphs) 
• APA 
• Reference page 
• At least 1 paragraph with in-text citations

If you need some help with the APA, here is a handout that I gave weeks ago to help with in-text citations and reference citations.    APA Basics

Class in Lab and Homework

Today in class, we will be reviewing citing sources in APA, both about both in-text citations and reference page citations. Next, we will talk about writing good paragraphs and the differences between details/examples and commentary. The link to the PowerPoint used in class is below.

22 October 2014

Lastly, you will use the lab time to do the following:

• Work on the homework  the "The Real Thing" Worksheet
• You can fill it out by hand, or you can do a digital copy. 
• Commentary in Main Paragraphs Packet 

• Put in-text citations in your paragraph(s) using the principles we talked about today
• If you need additional help, go to https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/
• This website can also help you with your references, if you look at the menu bar on the left hand side of the webpage. You will see all kinds of links to specific references (Articles in Periodicals, Books, Electronic sources, etc).

• Write additional paragraphs for your essay

• Study for the Academic A Vocabulary List 5 Quiz tomorrow
• Quizlet Synonyms Flashcards and Games

• Sign up for Writing Conferences 

• Check your grades

Homework:

• Finish the "The Real Thing" all filled out, no blanks left!
• Review the feedback given to you on turnitin.com on your outline

Classwork and Homework

Today we reviewed introductions and peer reviewed each other's papers. In addition to that, we talked about how to improve our thesis statements and write topic sentences (the PowerPoint from class can be found here), and had some time to work on our individual thesis statements and topic sentences. Lastly, we played a review game for Vocabulary List 5, where we learned how to substitute academic words for non-academic ones.

Homework: 

• Spend at least 40 minutes working on drafting your essay. You should have the following completed by tomorrow:
• A revised thesis statement 
• All of your topic sentences 
• 1 full body paragraph for your essay (this DOES NOT need to be printed out, we will be in the lab tomorrow, so just email it to yourself or save it on a flash drive)

Reminder! Meet in the lab tomorrow, rows 3-4.

Classwork and Homework

For class today, we first practiced with outlining on a 30 minute essay task, and then went over some of the feedback that you gave me for the QuID. Then, we looked at styles of learning and took an quick inventory on what learning style we have: visual, auditory, or kinetic. We went through two types of common introductions used in academic papers, the "funnel" and the "turnabout" and finished off with a game practicing Academic A Vocabulary List 5 words. The PowerPoint we used in class can be found here.

Homework:

• Bring a “working” introduction to class (3-5 sentences long)
• It can be handwritten or typed, just bring it to class tomorrow so it can be used in an activity.

Classwork and Homework

Today in class we took a review quiz on Academic Word List 4. We also reviewed our topics and went through how to create our thesis statements and outlines for our classification essays. We went through the green packet and identified or brainstormed about the principle of classification as well as the categories for each of our essays. Here is the PowerPoint from today. Below are links to help you with your outline writing.

• Classification Outline Template - This is the document that you can use for your own outline. Remember to fill it out all of the way, and put your reference links at the end! USE THIS FR YOUR 

• Student Outline Example 1 -  Different types of technology.
• Student Outline Example 2 -  Distinct cat behaviors
• Student Outline Example 3 - Types of human relationships

Homework:

• Classification Outline is due tomorrow (Friday) by 5 pm on turnitin.com
• NO JOURNAL! Happy Thursday!

Lab Day & Homework

Hello! For the first part of class, you need to click on the link below to take the QuID survey. This survey is designed for you to give me feedback about my class and teaching. It is completely anonymous, so you may feel comfortable giving as much or as little feedback as you wish. It should take you around 15-20 minutes.

For the remainder of the class period, you will be working on finding information for your classification essay topic. Please go to the classes folder and open the Classification Essay Planning - Day 1 document (Classes --> Lutz --> 12.15/1.30--> October 15 --> "classification-essay-planning-day 1-YourName"). Please save it with your name in the October 15 folder. You will need to bring this to class tomorrow completed!

If you have time, you can review Academic Vocabulary List 4. For the quiz tomorrow, you should know how to use these words in completing a cohesive paragraph.

• Academic Word List 4 Definitions

Homework:

• If you need to, finish your Classification Essay Planning you started in class (Due tomorrow in class)
• Bring your finalized essay topic to tell me at the beginning of class tomorrow.
• Study for your Academic A Vocabulary Word List 4 QUIZ

Classwork and Homework

Today in class, we reviewed how to classify and distinguish the principle of classification as we went over our homework from yesterday. We also applied these principles to our own ideas for our essays by filling out a chart in our green packets. For the remainder of the class, we wrote paragraphs in groups using words from Academic A Vocabulary List 4.  Here is the PowerPoint for today. Please meet in the lab (Rows 3-4) for class tomorrow.

Homework:

• Read essay on pg. 187-189, “Kinds of Consumers”
• Answer questions 1-6
• Finish the chart on the back of the "Classification Planning and Information" section in your green packet (pg. 6).

Classwork and Homework

In class today, we talked about motivation and demotivation and how they can affect your language learning (If you want to look at more funny Demotivators like we saw in class, you can go here). Remember that you are in charge of your motivation and how you deal with it. You can run from things when they get hard, you can wait to see some results. Here is the PowerPoint that we looked at today in class.

Homework:

• Read p. 183-185, and do Exercise 3 & 4 (Due tomorrow)
• Start thinking about your topic
• What do you want to write about?
• Look at your brainstorming

Classwork and Homework

Today in class we talked about what you need to complete for your final draft for tomorrow. We also took a quiz on the Academic A Vocabulary List 3. Lastly, we talked about what you need for introductions on integrated writing, and practiced writing an introduction in groups. Here is the PowerPoint that we used in class today. Use it to study for the integrated writing test tomorrow.

October 9, 2014 PowerPoint

Homework:

• Go to a tutor for your paper
• Fix your drafts so they show your best work for the final draft 
• Take your vocabulary midterm 
• Take your integrated writing test
• NO JOURNAL! (And the peasants rejoiced!)

Lab Day

Welcome to class today! There are 3 required activities that you will need to complete, and then you can take the rest of the time to revise and edit your essay.

Please remember to read all of these instructions carefully so that your essay will be the best that it can be! 

1. Take this survey about your homework from last night:

• Homework Check - October 8th 

2. Check how many academic words you use in your essay using the Academic Word List Checker. 

*You will need be able to copy and paste the text of your latest draft (Draft 2), so make sure that you have downloaded it from turnitin.com or have it available on a flash drive or from your email.

1. Go to http://www.lextutor.ca/vp/eng in a new tab or window.
2. Copy the text of your essay (not reference page).
3. Delete the words in the big white box labeled "MAIN TEXT"
4. Paste the text of your essay into the "MAIN TEXT", and click the yellow "SUBMIT" button.
5. On the left hand side of the screen, there are the yellow words "Academic Words (academic)." Next to that, in the 4th column is a percentage. This is the percent of academic words in your essay.
6. Write down the percentage at the end of your essay like this: AWL 7.6%. For your final draft you will need at least 7% of your essay to be academic words. If you have lower than 7%, you can look over your essay when you start to revise it. 

3. Try to put your essay in APA format as best as you can. 

We've talked about APA references, but part of an essay that is important is the formatting. Formatting is how the paper looks on paper. It makes your paper look nice and people (especially teachers!) will be happier to read your papers if they are formatted correctly.

Correctly-Formatted APA Essays should have:

• A title page with page numbers
• 1 inch margins (top, bottom, and sides)
• Times New Roman or Calibri font 
• 12 pt font size
• Double-spaced
• No spaces between the paragraphs, just indents

I am not expecting you to be perfect with this, but I want you to try to put your paper in APA format today.

• APA Paper Template - This is a template, which means that it has the correct framework for your essay, but it doesn't have the actual essay. You can use it to start the formatting for your own paper. I would suggest downloading this, and then putting your essay into the format that is set up already for you. This has a perfect example of a Reference page.

•  The Most Effective Economic System - This is a sample Compare/Contrast paper (with correct APA formatting) so you can see how the template looks with an essay in it. :)

Rest of Class Time:
When you finish the two activities above, work on revising your essay. You can use the feedback from Draft 1, Draft 2, and your peer review to revise. Here are some things to think about before you turn your paper in:

• Thesis Statement: Do you have a purpose and points of comparison? (see page 155 for help on purposes, and page 156 for example thesis statements)
• Paragraphs: Do you have information and facts to support your ideas? Are your paragraphs organized clearly with transition words? 
• Purpose: Did you include your purpose in EACH paragraph? Usually this is the concluding sentence of each paragraph.
• References and citations: Do you have three references? Do you have an in-text citation for each reference? Did you correctly cite and reference? (Refer to class handouts and teachers comments)

Final Draft Requirements:

• Yellow Rubric, Tutor Form, Peer Review (Packet) – Due Friday 5pm, in my box in Rm 103.
• Final Draft – Due Friday 5 pm, on turnitin.com
• Title Page (1 page)
• Main essay (at least 2 pages)
• At the end of the essay, show the AWL %
• References page (1 page)

***If you have done all of the 3 activities and revised your essay, you can:

• Study for your Academic A Vocabulary List 3 Quiz tomorrow
• Collocates found in your packet in the third section
• Study the practice quiz you took today
• Check your grades on Micrograde. You can go straight to Micrograde from the "Grades" tab at the top of this blog.
• Sign up for your first Integrated Writing Test in the lab for this Friday. Remember that this is a practice test, but you still need to do your best. You will need to sign up like you did for your 30-minute essay: elc.byu.edu/testSignup 

Classwork and Homework

Today in class, we reviewed what conclusions need to contain and then learned about how to make good comments on a peer review. We finished with a peer-review exercise together found in the yellow packet. Here is the PowerPoint for today's lesson.

Homework:

• Spend 30 minutes revising or editing your paper
• Study the collocates (last section) on Academic A Vocabulary List 3 

Remember to go to a tutor before Friday! You can sign up for a tutor at the ELC or the ESL Writing Lab.

ELC Tutor Sign-Up

ESL Writing Lab

Classwork and Homework

Today in class, we talked about credibility, how credibility is important in academic writing, and how we can make out credibility greater in our essays. Next, we reviewed APA and practiced doing in-text citations and reference page citations for an academic paper. You can download the worksheet here: APA In-text and Reference Citation Practice. The PowerPoint we used today can be found here: 6 October 2014.

Homework:

For tomorrow:

• Journal: write for 20 minute and at least ½ page on the required prompt below
• Think about how you changed your essay from the first draft to the second draft. For this journal, please write about at least two things that you have changed between your drafts and why you changed them.
• At the end of your entry, please write the amount of time you spent on this assignment.
• Read pgs. 115-116, do Exercise #10 
• PRINT A COPY OF YOUR DRAFT 2 to bring to class tomorrow 

For this week sometime:

• Go to a tutor and get corrections/feedback for your essay 
• Come to a writing conference with me 
• Revise your essay before the essay is due

Lab Day and Homework

Hello class, we have a lot to do today, so make sure that you come committed to work today! :)

Next Friday (10/10), you will be taking your first Integrated Writing test in the lab. Remember, we have 5 Integrated Essays that we will do throughout the semester, so we're going to take today and do another practice essay.

Integrated Writing In-Class Practice 2

Please follow these instructions:

1. Open the document in the IW Writing #2 folder called “IW 2 YOUR NAME”
2. Save the document as “IW 2 Sarah Lutz” (or whatever your name happens to be!) on the desktop. You will write your response there. 
3. Open the document called “IW Notes and Planning” if you want to take notes electronically. I have also provided you with a paper copy. Save this document as “IW Notes YOUR NAME” on the desktop. 
4. Reading: When your teacher tells you to, please click this link and start your reading. Reading Passage
5. Listening: You have two minutes to listen to the lecture. You may only listen to the lecture one time. Take good notes. Open the listening passage found in the Integrated Writing #2 folder titled "Effect of television." Check your headphones and if the listening passage works. 
6. Writing: Please open this link in another window/tab Online Timer. Set the timer for 20 minutes. GO ON to the writing document called “IW 2 YOUR NAME”. Start the time and start writing your essay.

When you finish writing, please write down the number of words you have written in your essay at the bottom. Please save your document(s), then select them and drag them into the folder titled "Finished IW" in the classes folder. If you need help with any of these things, raise your hand and I will help you.

After the integrated writing, you can do the following:

1. Create a reference page for your essay using the sources your brought today. Use resources such as Purdue's OWL (Online Writing Lab) & the APA handout I gave you yesterday.
2. Study for the Academic A Vocabulary List 2 Quiz tomorrow. 
• The quiz will be focused on synonyms of the words, so for this quiz you should be able to recognize the synonym group, and be able write a sentence with the word you choose that matches the synonym group shown.
• You can study the synonym groups on the Quizlet game Scatter or Space Race

Homework:

• Bring a printed draft of your introduction to class
• Study for Academic A Vocabulary List 2 Quiz
• Work on finishing the 2nd Draft of your essay for Friday by midnight (NEW DUE DATE!).

2nd Draft Requirements:

Essay Content and Length

• An introduction with a thesis statement, three points of comparison in body paragraphs with support, and a conclusion
• 2 or more pages, double-spaced

Plagiarism

• Any place that you used words directly from another source should have “quotation marks” around those words.
• A Reference Page at the end of your paper that lists all of the resources you used for your ideas (with links to the websites). These do not need to be formatted correctly, but the link must be shown.