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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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
