Friday, Nov. 11
Students arrived at different times due to the fact that the electricity for Elizabeth went out. They had no elevator service and students had to walk four flights. Due to the different arrival times, we used the class time for individual student consultations over the research and poetry papers.
To Do for Next Class:
On Nov. 16, all three points need to be written so we can put them together with transitions in our lab session. If you have not completed all three points, work on them over the weekend.
Wednesday, Nov. 9:
Add your five sentences to this document.
Monday, Nov. 7:
We went over the following research paper deadlines:
Nov. 16th: bring in all three points. We will add transitions during our session in the lab.
Nov. 21: Write introduction in class (poetry roundtables that day, so this will be brief)
Nov. 23: Write conclusion in class
Dec. 7: Write titles and subtitles in class
We had two poetry roundtables: romanticism (Elizabeth Barrett Browning) and Harlem Renaissance.
There was a comma handout for students to review before our lab session.
To Do for Next Class:
Bring any papers that you have turned in and that have been returned. We will be choosing sentences from them and adding them to one document. If you don't have any, it is likely some will be returned to you.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Writing102 MWF 9:05 a.m.
Friday, Nov. 11
We had one poetry presentation.
Wed., Nov. 9
Copy and paste your sentences at this link.
Monday, Nov. 7:
We went over the following research paper deadlines:
Nov. 16th: bring in all three points. We will add transitions during our session in the lab.
Nov. 21: Write introduction in class (poetry roundtables that day, so this will be brief)
Nov. 23: Write conclusion in class
Dec. 7: Write titles and subtitles in class
We had two poetry roundtables: anaphora and Negritude.
To Do for Next Class:
Bring any papers that you have turned in and that have been returned. We will be choosing sentences from them and adding them to one document. If you don't have any, it is likely some will be returned to you.
We had one poetry presentation.
Wed., Nov. 9
Copy and paste your sentences at this link.
Monday, Nov. 7:
We went over the following research paper deadlines:
Nov. 16th: bring in all three points. We will add transitions during our session in the lab.
Nov. 21: Write introduction in class (poetry roundtables that day, so this will be brief)
Nov. 23: Write conclusion in class
Dec. 7: Write titles and subtitles in class
We had two poetry roundtables: anaphora and Negritude.
To Do for Next Class:
Bring any papers that you have turned in and that have been returned. We will be choosing sentences from them and adding them to one document. If you don't have any, it is likely some will be returned to you.
Writing101 8 a.m.
Friday, Nov. 11
We went over the definitions assignment using the book. The instructor first, however, explained the importance of this assignment in the overall practice of researched writing. She pointed out that the assignment is directly applicable to a part of ENG 102, which many students will be taking next semester. There is a definitions section of a research paper.
Using the text, we went through the criteria for the definitions section, such as the definition itself, followed by the expanded definition. We discussed whether a historical definition might be necessary and whether the Oxford English Dictionary should be consulted.
Students were told this paper needs be no more than two pages, as that is about all that will be required to cover their topic.
Write two pages of rough draft for Monday's class, definition.
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Definition Assignment:
Two choices of topics. One is a student topic, contributed by Alicia. The other is from p. 578 in the book. Both are expanded upon in this post.
Friendship. Define a friendship. Tell what it is and what it isn't. You can choose from different types of friendships, such as Platonic friendships (male-female that are just friends), BFF, neighbor-friends, or choose the specific part of friendship that is part of a romantic relationship.
Technical term. Choose a technical term from this class or one of your other classes. Define this term by paraphrasing from your text. In addition, locate a specialized dictionary or encyclopedia at the library's database page. Add the definition of an expert. Expand your definition through the use of examples.
Regular encyclopedias like Encyclopedia Britannica can also be used. Document your source by putting the last name of the author or the title in quotes.
Go to this link and type in five sentences. Instructions are posted at the document.
Monday, Nov. 7
The instructor started the class off with what would be needed from students for the work in the lab on Wednesday. Those items are listed below under "to do for next class."
Next she distributed a handout on commas and asked students to review it before Wednesday.
We talked about the next essay, which is "definition." We read an example from the book called "I Want a Wife" by Julia Brady. The instructor explained the origins of this essay, and what times were like at the beginning of the women's liberation movement. She asked students how many in the class came from a family or even knew a family where the woman stayed at home. Less than half the students raised their hands.
We broke into small groups and each group was assigned a question(s). After analyzing the essay, students reported back to the group on what they found.
To Do for Next Class:
Bring portfolio. We will be entering sentences that were marked up for commas on one document.
Read the comma handout.
Think about a topic for the definition essay. Also work on an essay topic for the argumentation essay, which is coming up next week.
We went over the definitions assignment using the book. The instructor first, however, explained the importance of this assignment in the overall practice of researched writing. She pointed out that the assignment is directly applicable to a part of ENG 102, which many students will be taking next semester. There is a definitions section of a research paper.
Using the text, we went through the criteria for the definitions section, such as the definition itself, followed by the expanded definition. We discussed whether a historical definition might be necessary and whether the Oxford English Dictionary should be consulted.
Students were told this paper needs be no more than two pages, as that is about all that will be required to cover their topic.
To Do for Next Class:
Write two pages of rough draft for Monday's class, definition.
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Definition Assignment:
Two choices of topics. One is a student topic, contributed by Alicia. The other is from p. 578 in the book. Both are expanded upon in this post.
Friendship. Define a friendship. Tell what it is and what it isn't. You can choose from different types of friendships, such as Platonic friendships (male-female that are just friends), BFF, neighbor-friends, or choose the specific part of friendship that is part of a romantic relationship.
Technical term. Choose a technical term from this class or one of your other classes. Define this term by paraphrasing from your text. In addition, locate a specialized dictionary or encyclopedia at the library's database page. Add the definition of an expert. Expand your definition through the use of examples.
Regular encyclopedias like Encyclopedia Britannica can also be used. Document your source by putting the last name of the author or the title in quotes.
Go to this link and type in five sentences. Instructions are posted at the document.
Monday, Nov. 7
The instructor started the class off with what would be needed from students for the work in the lab on Wednesday. Those items are listed below under "to do for next class."
Next she distributed a handout on commas and asked students to review it before Wednesday.
We talked about the next essay, which is "definition." We read an example from the book called "I Want a Wife" by Julia Brady. The instructor explained the origins of this essay, and what times were like at the beginning of the women's liberation movement. She asked students how many in the class came from a family or even knew a family where the woman stayed at home. Less than half the students raised their hands.
We broke into small groups and each group was assigned a question(s). After analyzing the essay, students reported back to the group on what they found.
To Do for Next Class:
Bring portfolio. We will be entering sentences that were marked up for commas on one document.
Read the comma handout.
Think about a topic for the definition essay. Also work on an essay topic for the argumentation essay, which is coming up next week.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Argumentation and Persuasive Topics
Link to argumentation and persuasion topics.
I am working on a list of argumentation and persuasion topics for students in 102 and 1402. It will be posted sometime in the next few hours.
I am working on a list of argumentation and persuasion topics for students in 102 and 1402. It will be posted sometime in the next few hours.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Advertising 3765 Tues Thurs
We corrected exams.
We discussed ad deadlines for The Tower.
I am unable to post the advertising commercial evaluation here as it is not in my files. That means I composed it at school and it is either in the file there or I didn't save it.
We discussed ad deadlines for The Tower.
I am unable to post the advertising commercial evaluation here as it is not in my files. That means I composed it at school and it is either in the file there or I didn't save it.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Writing101 8 a.m.
Wednesday:
We started our lab session with the instructor asking students to write a paragraph about what they learned about argumentation from the Martin Luther King essay. Students turned this paragraph in.
The instructor announced that there are still too many comma errors, so she will be handing out a take-home assignment where students write in commas. Students should feel free to use their manual and/or writershelp to locate the correct rules.
We then began work on apostrophes. The instructor showed a .ppt and students learned the rule and then applied the rule. We did not finish. We ended on contractions. At our next lab date, Nov. 9, we will finish the .ppt and do the exercises at writershelp.
On Friday, we will work more with the argumentation essay. We will talk about topics and where to get research.
Monday:
We talked about the argumentation essay and the instructor asked students to read MLK's essay in the book.
We started our lab session with the instructor asking students to write a paragraph about what they learned about argumentation from the Martin Luther King essay. Students turned this paragraph in.
The instructor announced that there are still too many comma errors, so she will be handing out a take-home assignment where students write in commas. Students should feel free to use their manual and/or writershelp to locate the correct rules.
We then began work on apostrophes. The instructor showed a .ppt and students learned the rule and then applied the rule. We did not finish. We ended on contractions. At our next lab date, Nov. 9, we will finish the .ppt and do the exercises at writershelp.
On Friday, we will work more with the argumentation essay. We will talk about topics and where to get research.
Monday:
We talked about the argumentation essay and the instructor asked students to read MLK's essay in the book.
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