Writing 102 Saturday 9-12:15

We worked on thesis statements. Students put their thesis statements on the board or on the computer and we viewed them on the overhead projector. Students helped each other by discussing the topic and offering suggestions on where the statement could go. Supplemental information was added, such as with the topic about Newark or the topic about hospitals.

Students handed in their thesis statements and the instructor is going to read them in the next  few days and post comments at this blog entry.

Next the instructor went over the different parts of the research paper and told students the order in which we will write it.

Toward the end of the class, we worked on poetry genres. Students told their genres and we put them on a table.

To Do for Next Class:

Research paper:
Read Chapters 3 and 4 in Lester
Hand in one page with the working thesis statement followed buy the three points you intend to cover
Write point one of the research paper. 
Instructor will post section of writershelp she wants students to consult. Actually, it turned out to be in Lester. Please consult this area. Do not write an introduction, but do put your thesis at the top of each page. Go to Lester, Chapter 7, "A General, All-Purpose Model." Also see in this chapter, "Advancing Your Ideas and Theories."  Reading this will give you a basic outline for your paper. It will tell you what to write where.
Poetry:
Enter genre on table
Find one background piece on the genre from the databases at the school library. Bring the literary criticism to class.