Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Homework

  • Write another body paragraph for your compare and contrast essay on two different economic systems.
  • Study for your Academic A Vocabulary List 1 Review Quiz tomorrow
    • On this quiz, you will be given a list of words that you will need to write a paragraph with. This shows me that you know how to use the word in writing.

Today in Lab

Today in the lab, we will be creating a turnitin.com account and seeing how it works, looking at your paragraphs and reviewing them, studying for your quiz tomorrow, and having additional time for you to write your Draft 1.

1. Go to the Classes Folder and Follow the instructions on the list. Be careful to type in all of your information correctly.

Class ID:
  • 12:15 class -  8652701
  • 1:30 class   -  8652761
Enrollment Password:
  • ESLTESOL
2. Download this Sample Student Paper and upload it to turnitin.com. Look at the originality score. How much of the paper is plagiarized?

3. Open up the paragraph that you did for homework on your computer, and I will come around and check it. 

4. Choose a classmate to review your paragraph. As you look at your classmate's paper, answer the following questions on a piece of paper that you will turn in to me. Discuss with your classmates the good things that you saw in their paper as well as the things that they need to work on.
  • Do they have a topic sentence? Write down their topic sentence.
  • Can you identify the support in their paper? Was the support given before the commentary?
  • How much commentary does their paper have? Is there more commentary than support?
  • Do they finish the paragraph with a concluding sentence? Does it support the paragraph?
When you finish, you may do one or both of the following:

  • Begin writing the next body paragraph that you have tonight for homework.
  • Study for the Academic A Vocabulary List 1 quiz that you will take tomorrow in class. You can study the lists on Quizlet - Academic A Vocabualry List 1 Definitons
    • On this quiz, you will be given a list of words that you will need to write a paragraph with. This shows me that you know how to use the word in writing.