Day 18 (of 21)

Today in class

• Worked on Essay 7 (Wikipedia article) and powerpoint presentation in computer lab. View drafts here.
  

Homework for Tuesday 7/15

• Continue work on Essay 7 and powerpoint presentation.

Day 17 (of 21)

Today in class

• Wrote Essay 6 (25-minute in-class essay).
• Worked on Essay 7 (Wikipedia article) in computer lab
  

Homework for Monday 7/14

• Continue work on Essay 7.
  

Day 16 (of 21)

Today in class

• Received back graded final drafts of Essay 5.
• Worked on Editing logs for Essay 5.
  
• Went to BS-105 lab to work on Essay 7. Tasks: Log in to Wikipedia and create headings for your Wikipedia article. For an example, see here.
  

Homework for Thursday 7/10

• Second draft of Essay 7. Post information to at least two sections to your Wikipedia user page (in addition to the intro section).
• Prepare for Essay 6 (25-minute in-class essay).
  

Day 15 (of 21)

Today in class

• Worked in groups to proofread final drafts of Essay 5.
• Turned in Essay 5 Final Drafts
• Got instructions for Essay 7.
• Went to LCC library to work on Essay 7. Tasks: Create a Wikipedia account. Then on your Wikipedia user page, write and save the first sentence of your Wikipedia article. Here is an example.
  

Homework for Wednesday 7/9

• First draft of Essay 7 (intro paragraph for Wikipedia article about your topic). Post that paragraph to your Wikipedia user page and bring a hard copy to class.
• Bring two Wikipedia articles to class. These articles should be similar to the topic you are writing about for Essay 7. For instance, if your topic is about an architect like the example above, you should bring two Wikipedia articles about other architects like this one.
• Review the our Wikipedia project page
  

Day 14 (of 21)

Today in class

Did an exercise on the use of quotation marks.
Turned in drafts of Essay 5.
Met individually with Mr Turner and Andrew to discuss Essay 5 drafts
Continued work on Essay 5 in the LCC library.


Homework for Tuesday 7/8

• Essay 5 (annotated bibliography) final draft is due. The essay should have 15 entries and be in alpha order. Each entry should include info about each source in correct MLA format. Each entry should also include a 100-125 word paragraph that summarizes and evaluates the source. These paragraphs should be edited for correct sentence skills.
  
• Edit the Wikipedia article about your high school. An "edit" may be adding a word, phrase, or sentence; deleting a word, phrase, or sentence; rewording a phrase or sentence; adding a link; etc. To make an edit, [1] click on the "edit this page" tab at the top of the Wikipedia article about your high school. [2] You will be then taken to the editing page. Make your edit. [3] In the "Edit Summary" box, type your initials followed by a colon (:) and then briefly describe your edit. (4) Click on the "Save Page" button.

Day 13 (of 21)

Today in class

• Shared and commented on Essay 5 3rd drafts in small groups.
  
• Shared and discussed scores for in-class essays written on Tuesday.
  
• Wrote Essay 4, today in class.
  

Homework for Monday 7/7

• Continue work on Essay 5. The final draft will be due on Tuesday 7/7.

Day 12 (of 21)

Today in class

• Wrote 3 to 4 sentence summaries of what Essay 5 is about. We shared these in class.
  
• Discussed 2nd drafts of Essay 5 (annotated bibliography).
• Received and read packet of essays written in class on Tuesday. Score each essay on a 0 to 5 scale. We will discuss our scores in class tomorrow. This is prep for Essay 4, which will be done in class tomorrow.
  
• Went to the library to continue research for Essay 5.
  

Homework for Thursday 7/3

• Continue work on Essay 5. The 3rd draft (with 8 entries) is due on 7/3.
• Prepare for Essay 4.
  

Day 11 (of 21)

Today in class

• Turned in 2nd drafts of Essay 5 (annotated bibliography).
• Turned in Editing Logs for errors made on Essay 3
  
• Received packet of all Essay 5 drafts to read and respond to for homework.
• Did some practice for Essay 4, by planning and writing an essay in class today. Essay 4 will be written in class on Thursday. You will have 25 minutes to write it.
  
• Worked on a Works Cited list, based on the activity on p. 398 of Langan.
  

Homework for Wednesday 7/2

• Read all Essay 5 drafts in packet and write your comments on them (i.e. what you think is good and what you think needs work).
• Continue work on Essay 5. The final draft will be due on Monday 7/7.

Day 10 (of 21)

Today in class

• Turned in 1st draft of Essay 5 (annotated bibliography) and discussed these drafts.
  
• Went to the LCC library to continue research for Essay 5
• Received graded Essay 3. Worked on editing logs.

Homework for Tuesday 7/1

• Essay 5 (Annotated Bibliography): Four entries due
• Editing logs for errors on Essay 3 due.

Day 9 (of 21)

Today in class

• Worked in small groups to proofread the final draft of Essay 3.
  
• Turned in Essay 3.
• Wrote and shared about this question: What are the characteristics of good writing?
• Lecture by Mr Turner about Unity, Support, Coherence, and Sentence Skills
• Discussed topics for Essay 5
• Went to the LCC library to research Essay 5
  

Homework for Monday 6/30

• Essay 5 (Annotated Bibliography): Two entries due.
  

Day 8 (of 20)

Today in class

• Read five examples of 25-minute essays and why some were better than the others.
• Wrote Essay 2 in class.
  
• Commented on 2nd Drafts of Essay 3 in small groups.
  
• Received the Instructions for Essay 5 (Annotated bibliography). Went to the library to find a topic for Essay 7 (research paper to be published on Wikipedia). Topics had to be chosen from Wikipedia's list of requested topics.
• Had individual conferences with Andrew and Mr. Turner about Essay 3.
  

Homework for Thursday 6/26

• Revise Essay 3. Final draft is due.
  
• Have your topic for Essays 5 & 7.
  

Day 7 (of 20)

Today in class

• Read the article "In My Day" in the Langan text. Answered questions 1 and 4 in the "Structure and Technique" section. Submitted.
  
• Discussed and commented on Drafts of Essay 3 in a large group.
  
• Scored the in-class essays written yesterday.
  

Homework for Wednesday 6/25

• Revise Essay 3. Bring three copies of your revised draft to class and be prepared to share in small groups.
  
• Do a 25-minute write to prepare for Essay 2. Here is the criteria for scoring.

Day 6 (of 20)

Today in class

• Read the article "A Hanging" in the Langan text. Answered questions 1 and 2 in the "Structure and Technique" section. Submitted.
  
• Turned in first Drafts of Essay 3
  
• Scored the in-class essays written on 6/19.
  
• Talked about unity. Read the essay on p. 141 of Langan and identified sentences that needed to be taken out to improve unity.
  
• Spent time coming up with a thesis and outline for a sample writing prompt.
  
• Wrote 25-minute in-class essay as practice for Essay 2.
  
• Received packets of Drafts of Essay 3 and of the in-class essays written today
  

Homework for Tuesday 6/24

• Read all the drafts of Essay 3. On each draft, write (directly on each draft) things you liked about it and things that could be done to improve it. Be ready to share your comments in class.
  
• Read all the in-class essays in the packet you received at the end of class today. Score each one on a 0 to 5 scale. See pp 5-7 in the handout you received today for explanation of the criteria for scoring. This is prep for Essay 2.

Day 5 (of 20)

Today in class

• Read the article "The Ambivalence of Abortion" in the Langan text. Answered questions 1 and 4 in the "Structure and Technique" section. Submitted.
  
• Proofread final drafts of Essay 1. Made corrections if needed. Submitted
  
• Practiced converting questions from writing assignments into thesis statements.
  
• Wrote 25-minute in-class essay as practice for Essay 2.
  
• Discussed Essay 3
  

Homework for Monday 6/23

• First Draft of Essay 3 (compare and contrast Wikipedia articles about your high school and another high school).
• Read all the in-class essays in the packet you received at the end of class today. Score each one on a 0 to 6 scale. See pp 5-7 in the handout you received today for explanation of the criteria for scoring. This is prep for Essay 2.
  

Day 4 (of 20)

Today in class

• Read the article "I Became Her Target" by Roger Wilkins in the Langan text. Answered questions 1 and 4 in the "Structure and Technique" section. Submit.
  
• Discussed comparison, narration, and description.
  
• Submit rewrite of summary of Wikipedia article.
  
• Whole-class workshop of the drafts of the analysis of the Wikipedia articles about your high school.
  
• Discuss Criteria for Final Draft of Essay 1
• In small groups, discussed 2nd drafts of wikipedia article summary.
  

Homework for Thurs 6/19

• Complete Final Draft of Essay 1. Bring two copies to class.
  

Day 3 (of 20)

Today in class

• Discussed the Alex Haley article that we read in class yesterday.
  
• Read the article "Shame" by Dick Gregory in the Langan text. Answered two questions about the article.
  
• Submitted a one-page (about 250 words) analysis of the wikipedia article about your school.
  
• Whole-class workshop of the drafts of the summary of the Wikipedia articles about your high school.
  

Homework for Wed 6/18

• Respond to Wikipedia analysis drafts of your classmates, noting things you liked and things that could be added/taken out/changed to make the draft better. Refer to the handout "Responding to Drafts of Essay 1" for quidance.
• Rewrite and revise the Wikipedia article summary about your school. Refer to the feedback from the class to help you revise.
  

Day 2 (of 20)

Today in class

• Submit a one-page (about 250 words) summary of the wikipedia article about your school. Refer to Langan 349-350 for guidance. Type. Double-space.
  
• Turn in two run-on sentences of your own. Analyze and discuss these sentences in class.
  
• Turn in a paragraph (topic of your choice) of 5 to 6 sentences. Two of the "sentences" should be fragments. Analyze and discuss these paragraphs in class. Do an activity to practice writing and practice applying what we have learned about run-ons and fragments.
  
• Discuss how to respond to drafts of your peers (handout). Practice responding to one draft in class.
• Discuss analysis of Wikipedia article about your school (handout).
  
• Discuss the four main steps to writing strong papers.
  

Homework for Tues 6/17

• Respond to drafts of your classmates. Refer to the handout "Responding to Drafts of Essay 1" for quidance.
• Write an analysis of the Wikipedia article about your school. Refer to page 2 of the handout "Responding to Drafts of Essay 1" for instructions.
  

Day 1 (of 20)

Today in class

• Intros: Who is in the class? Who is Mr Turner? Who is Andrew Gorospe?
  
• Pretest: Read "Thank You" by Alex Haley on pp. 728-229 of Langan. Write a one-paragraph summary of the article. The summary should be double-spaced and one page (about 250 words).
• Pretest: Did the following exercises in the Langan text: 429, 444 review test 3, 453 review test 1, 458 review test 2, 468-469 review test 2, 475, 507-508 review test, 515 review test 1.
  
• Received copy of Course syllabus/outline and discuss.
  
• Received copies of Langan and Clouse books
• Discussed the four goals of effective writing.
• Received copy of wikipedia article about your high school.
  

Homework for Mon 6/16

• Read pp 349-350 Langan
• Read wikipedia article about your high school.
  
• Write a one-page (about 250 words) summary of the wikipedia article about your school. Refer to Langan 349-350 for guidance. Type. Double-space.
  
• Look through 432-444 in Langan and 126-128 in Clouse. Write two run-on sentences of your own. Don't copy examples from the book.
• Look through 418-431 in Langan and 121-125 in Clouse. Write a paragraph (topic of your choice) of 5 to 6 sentences. Two of the "sentences" should be fragments.