Sunday, November 28, 2010

Week 12 ( Senior Project Papers are due next Week)


Day
Class Work
Homework
Monday

Print weekly syllabus by Monday beginning of class time for 100 extra credit points
Bring thumb drive /memory tick daily.
Turn it in.com review

Activity 13
Completed Senior projects due December 6th.
All submissions must be done through Turnitin.com


Tuesday


Shortened bell day
Activity 14

Completed Senior projects due December 6th.

All submissions must be done through Turnitin.com


Wednesday



Activity 15

Timed draft  essay


Completed Senior projects due December 6th.

All submissions must be done through Turnitin.com



Thursday


Activity 16

Peer review in class

Completed Senior projects due December 6th.

All submissions must be done through Turnitin.com



Friday


Activity 17

Submit your final draft via Turnitin.com

Remember to use spell and grammar check before your submit your essay.
Completed Senior projects due December 6th.

All submissions must be done through Turnitin.com






Saturday, November 13, 2010

Week 11 Syllabus ( print by Monday Class time for 100 extra credit points)


Day
Class Work
Homework
Monday

Print weekly syllabus by Monday beginning of class time for 100 extra credit points
Read  and annotate research paper in Textbook
Abstract /Precis  due 11/22

All submissions must be done through Turnitin.com

Grammar TBA
Tuesday

Gramorama 1

3-5
Activity 9 p.42
Considering the structure of the text
Analysis of Results and Discussion-11/15

Abstract /Precis  due 11/22

All submissions must be done through Turnitin.com


Wednesday



Activity 10 p. 42

Analysis of Results and Discussion-11/15
Abstract /Precis  due 11/22

All submissions must be done through Turnitin.com



Thursday

Guest teacher,
DR. Cohen is grading Spa exam


Activity 11 p.43
Analysis of Results and Discussion-11/15
Abstract /Precis  due 11/22

All submissions must be done through Turnitin.com



Friday
Genut


Activity 12 p.43
Analysis of Results and Discussion-11/15
Abstract /Precis  due 11/22

All submissions must be done through Turnitin.com





Sunday, November 7, 2010

Week 10 syllabus ( print by Monday class for 100 Points)


Day
Class Work
Homework
Monday

Print weekly syllabus by Monday beginning of class time for 100 extra credit points
Activity 7 p.40
Analysis of Results and Discussion-11/15

Grammar TBA
Tuesday

Gramorama 1

3-5
Activity 8 p.41
Connotation Denotation
Analysis of Results and Discussion-11/15

Grammar TBA

Wednesday



Activity 9 p. 42
Considering the structure of the text
Analysis of Results and Discussion-11/15

Grammar TBA

Thursday


Activity 10 p.42
Analysis of Results and Discussion-11/15

Grammar TBA

Friday


Activity 11 p.43
Analysis of Results and Discussion-11/15




Sunday, October 31, 2010

Outlining Resource

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/01/

Four Main Components for Effective Outlines

Summary: This resource describes why outlines are useful, what types of outlines exist, suggestions for developing effective outlines, and how outlines can be used as an invention strategy for writing.
Contributors:Elyssa Tardiff, Allen Brizee
Last Edited: 2010-04-17 05:25:59
Ideally, you should follow these four suggestions to create an effective outline. The examples are taken from the Sample Outline handout.

Parallelism - How do I accomplish this?

Each heading and subheading should preserve parallel structure. If the first heading is a verb, the second heading should be a verb. Example:
  1. Choose Desired Colleges
  2. Prepare Application
("Choose" and "Prepare" are both verbs. The present tense of the verb is usually the preferred form for an outline)

Coordination - How do I accomplish this?

All the information contained in Heading 1 should have the same significance as the information contained in Heading 2. The same goes for the subheadings (which should be less significant than the headings). Example:
  1. Visit and evaluate college campuses
  2. Visit and evaluate college websites
    1. Note important statistics
    2. Look for interesting classes
(Campus and websites visits are equally significant. They are part of the main tasks you would need to do. Finding statistics and classes found on college websites are parts of the process involved in carrying out the main heading topics.)

Subordination - How do I accomplish this?

The information in the headings should be more general, while the information in the subheadings should be more specific. Example:
  1. Describe an influential person in your life
    1. Favorite high school teacher
    2. Grandparent
(A favorite teacher and grandparent are specific examples from the generalized category of influential people in your life.)

Division - How do I accomplish this?

Each heading should be divided into 2 or more parts. Example:
  1. Compile resume
    1. List relevant coursework
    2. List work experience
    3. List volunteer experience

Project Schedule as printed in Parent/Guardian Letter



The current schedule for the Senior Project deliverables is:

December 6- Final Draft Reports Due
January 18th- Physical Project Due
February 1- Oral Presentations

The following is the report preparation schedule is for my Expository Composition Students:

Introduction to the problem-past due
Topic 1-past due
Methodology-past due
Topic 2- 10/25
Topic 3-11/1
Completed Draft 2 of all prior sections- 11/8
Analysis of Results and Discussion-11/15
 Abstract/PrĂ©cis and Conclusion-11/22
MLA Format References and Appendices-11/29
Final Draft-December 6
December 13- any instructor required changes/edits of December 6th submission are made.
December 16- Final project grade issued. 



I have read this letter and understand that there are resources available to help me keep to this schedule.  I understand that all students are expected to turn their work in on time.  I acknowledge that the Senior Project Final Draft is due on December 6th.

________________________________________     ______________________________   ________________


Student Name                                                 Date                                                Period

Signature


___________________________________________________________                                         
                                   
Parent/Guardian Name                                                            
_________________________________________________________________   _________________
Signature                                                                                                Date

Week 9 Expo Comp Print by Monday class time for 100 Extra Credit Points

Day
Class Work
Homework
Monday

Print weekly syllabus by Monday class time for 100 extra credit points
Complete Activity 22
pp. 61

Reflecting on Writing

Read Three Ways to Persuade by John R. Edland for the GIST
Answer the following questions in your readers/Writers Notebooks
What is the article about?
What is the issue/topic?
Who is the Writer?
What do we know about him?
How do we know?

Answer the questions for discussion in your Reader’s/Writer’s Notebooks

Completed Draft 2 of all prior sections of Senior Project- 11/8

Grade Window Opens on the 8th.

All missing work must be turned in by November 4th for any possibility of partial credit.

Draft 2 is the last assignment that will count towards the mid-term grade, if it is not turned in on November 8th you will receive a zero.

Each section is worth 100 points. Your draft must be typed doubled spaced.

Tuesday
Activity 1 and Activity 2 p.53
Surveying the text
Completed Draft 2 of all prior sections- 11/8

Wednesday



Activity 3 and Activity 4 p.54

Making Predictions and Asking Questions
Vocabulary
Completed Draft 2 of all prior sections- 11/8

Thursday


Activity 5 p.55
Completed Draft 2 of all prior sections- 11/8

Friday

Mr. Genut will be the guest teacher today
Activity 6 p.56

Looking Closely at Language
Reread Text
Read “against the grain”
“play the disbelieving and doubting game”…

Completed Draft 2 of all prior sections- 11/8



Friday, October 29, 2010

Subordinating and Coordinating Conjunction Resource


Coordination/Subordination Resource

Coordination (coordinating conjunction)
Definition: Connects a word to word, a phrase to a phrase, clause to a clause---must be equal or the same type:

Example: A puffer rarely worries about calories or about dieting (two equal phrases connected by or)
Example: He simply puts his lips on a snail and sucks out his next meal (the conjunction and connects the phrase puts his lips on a snail to the phrase sucks out his next meal)
Example: Some living things produce food, and other living things consume food.  (The conjunction and connects two independent clauses to make a compound sentence)

Subordination (subordinating conjunction)
Definition: Connects word or groups of words which are not equally important.  A subordinate conjunction connects a dependent clause to an independent clause in order to complete the meaning of the dependent clause.

Example: A chocolate sundae tastes best when it is topped with chopped nuts (The clause when it is topped with chopped nuts is dependent.  It can’t stand alone and completes the meaning of the sentence)
Example: A brown trout will study the bait before he eats it. (The clause before he eats it is dependent.  It depends on the rest of the sentence to complete its meaning)
Example: The desert climate is considered harsh because it is so hot and dry.   (A subordinating conjunction introduces the dependent clause in a complex sentence.)

Coordinating Conjunctions:  and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet

Subordinating Conjunctions:  after, although, as, as if, as long as, as though, because, before, if, in order that, since, so, so that, though, unless, until, when where, whereas, while