Class Today and Homework

For class today, we reviewed conclusions and specifically talked about what makes a conclusion weak or logical. Remember that a conclusion must:

• Restate the main points (subtopics) discussed in the essay. The restatement must be brief (short) because you have already discussed them.
• Restate (or rephrase) the thesis statement in different words. When you restate the thesis shows how important it is to the essay.
• NOT introduce a new topic.

(Smalley, Ruetten, & Kozyrev, 2012, p. 115, adapted)

Then we worked in groups developing paragraphs with the Academic A Vocabulary list. We also learned how to check the academic words in our essays using the LexTutor website.

Homework:
For tonight: Take the text of your latest draft (Draft 2) and put it into the AWL checker

1. Go to http://www.lextutor.ca/vp/eng. 
2. Copy the title and text of your essay (not your title page or reference page).
3. Paste the text into the box, and click submit.
4. The academic words are in the yellow.
5. Write down the percentage, and bring it to class tomorrow.

Other Homework:

• Writing Conference! (Come and see me and get feedback and a lollipop!)
• Go see a tutor to help you with your paper
• Journal (due Friday by noon)
• Turn in rubric, Peer Review (for your paper), and tutor form to by box in 103 on FRIDAY by 5 pm
• FINAL DRAFT due Friday by 5pm on turnitin.com

Journal Week 4 (June 9-13)

Required Journal Entry:

• At least ½ page in Blue Book (For the other 1 ½ pages you can write what you want to).
• At least ¼ page typed double-spaced (For the rest of the ¾ page you can write what you want to).

Prompt: 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.