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!