The instructor handed back the writing samples.
Next we brought up our software: Lester book, writershelp, a Microsoft Word document and the blog. The instructor posted a link to a .ppt at the blog and we went through it to learn the uses of the semicolon. We also covered coordinating conjunctions (BOYSFAN words) and CS (comma splices).
We went through the .ppt and learned to write sentences with semicolons.
Next we did work with the MLA Works Cited. Students exchanged papers and we partially corrected them. We corrected for format, but did not do the individual citations.
During the last part of the class, the instructor reviewed students' writing samples for possible research paper topics. Students who need to decide on a topic are to email the instructor for help in refining and narrowing their subject.
To Do for Next Class:
Gather 10 sources for the research paper and put them in the form of an Annotated Works Cited. This means the student must write a summary paragraph for each citation.
Make corrections on the five works cited that were corrected in class.
Read Ch. 2 in Leseter.
Some students need to do the following:
Obtain a tutor at the ALC and tell them help is needed with sentence structure. Bring the name of the tutor to the next class.
Re-write the writing sample in simple sentences with Subject, Verb, and Object designated.
Do exercises at writershelp: subject-verb agreement, sentence fragments, and run ons.
