Monday, July 7, 2014

Classwork and Homework

Today in class we learned about strategies for responding to TOEFL prompts (30-minute essays and integrated writing). Specifically, we learned about the ABCDE pattern to follow, and then did group work to apply what we had just learned. The PowerPoint I used in class can be found here. In addition, the requirements for the final draft and the papers you will need to turn in on Friday are listed below:
  • Essay Requirements:
    • Full essay turned in to turnitin.com by 5pm on July 11th 
      • Title Page (1 page)
      • Main essay (at least 2 pages)
      • References page (1 page)
      • % AWL (highlighted) after the essay paragraphs (http://www.lextutor.ca/vp/eng/)
      • Correctly APA formatted 
      • Free of plagiarism
  • Required Papers to turn in:
    • Tutor form (green paper)
    • Essay Rubric (green paper)
    • Peer Review (green paper)
Homework:
  • Review the comments I gave you for Draft 2 
  • Spend no more than 30 minutes revising/editing your paper