Homework for today

I apologize for posting this so late, I just got done with writing conferences. But here is the homework anyways. 

Homework:

• Bring a printed copy of your essay  because we will be doing a peer review.
• Bring a draft of your “Excellence Is” quote 
• Spend time drafting and revising 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 for today, if you need a reminder/refresher. The next part of class we reviewed APA References, In-text citations, and signal phrases, and played a game to keep the energy high with some competition. :) Lastly, we reviewed the importance of the revising stage of an essay, which is what we will be doing this week.

Homework:

• Spend at least 40 minutes total working on: 
• Your reference page (If you need help, here is an APA handout)
• Developing other body paragraphs in your essay 
• Your conclusion 
• Drafting your “Excellence Is” quote 
• Go to a tutor and get feedback on your essay (You can do it this week or next week, just go!).
• Bring a printed copy of your essay on Wednesday, because we will be doing a peer review.

THERE IS NO JOURNAL THIS WEEK! HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Classwork & Homework

Today we finished our presentations and took our Vocabulary List 5 quiz. For the remainder of the class, you can work on revising your essays.

The requirements for Draft 1 are:

• Be at least 1 page in length.
• Have an introduction
• Have at least 1 developed body paragraph
• Have all topic sentences (in short, less developed paragraphs [2-3 sentences])
• APA Requirements
• A reference page (you don't need to have the references perfect yet)
• At least 1 paragraph with in-text citations

Homework:

• Sign up for Writing Conferences next week!
• "The Real Thing" body paragraph breakdown (purple worksheet) DUE TODAY by 5 pm.
• Draft 1 DUE TOMORROW by 5 pm
• Journal DUE TOMORROW by noon

Classwork and Homework

For class today, we first talked about the different types 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, and talked about both in-text citations and reference page citations. Next we talked about the differences between details/examples and commentary. Lastly, we broke into groups so that we could prepare brief presentations on good paragraph writing that will be presented tomorrow (make sure you know what you're doing!). The PowerPoint we used in class can be found here.

Homework:

• Complete your last page in your purple packet, “The Real Thing.” This is due by 5 pm tomorrow.
• You must have it all filled out, if you’re missing some commentary, write some more commentary, if you’re missing a detail, add a detail.
• Draft 1 is due by 5 pm on Friday.
• Journal is due by noon on Friday.

Classwork and Homework

Today we reviewed introductions and peer reviewed each other's papers using the principles that we learned yesterday. In addition to that, we reviewed how integrated writing is scored on the TOEFL (I will be giving you a score and feedback for the second integrated writing practice [the in-class one] by the end of this week). Lastly, 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 in the lab to work on the thesis statements and topic sentences.

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 can be handwritten or typed. 
• You can print it out OR email it to me before class time.

Reminder! Please bring your Commentary in Main Paragraphs Packet with you tomorrow (purple)! If you have lost your packet, you can download and print one here.

Classwork and Homework

For class today, we  first looked at styles of learning and took an quick inventory on what learning style we have: visual, auditory, or kinetic. For the rest of class, we went through two types of common introductions used in academic papers, the "funnel" and the "turnabout." The PowerPoint we used in class can be found here.

Homework:

• Check the feedback that I will have for you on your outline on turnitin.com
• Read it, and start thinking about how you will write your 1st draft
• 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.

Journal Week 6

For this week's journal, I would like you to practice doing a 30-minute essay prompt. You can choose any from the official TOEFL practice list, but here's one to start you off.

• Is the ability to read and write more important today than in the past? Why or why not? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.