Practice, practice and meetings.

Prompt:

Is it more important for people to fit in than it is to be unique and different?

Finish the introduction and the first body paragraph in today's class, print it, and turn it in.


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Class for Wednesday, Nov 25th.

1.  Finish essays for stars, or complete any practice essays you might have missed.


2.  Have a happy Thanksgiving.

Nothing, really.

1.  We practiced typing for 15 min.

2.  We edited our own essays to practice for the test we'll have to take.

3.  We completed course evaluations.

Practice Test-

Go Fast!

Is happiness something that we don't have control of or can we choose to be happy?


Plan and complete your essay in 50 minutes. (300-600 words)  Use examples, please.

Final Exam-

December 9th-  8:00 in B-121

If you can't finish in two hours, plan to be in the lab past 10.

Practice

Please put your practice test on the desk so I can meet with you and grade it-

2nd Practice test:


Assignment:

Do people emphasize learning practical skills too much?


Plan and write a multi-paragraph essay (300-600) words in which you develop your position with reasoning and examples.


For this one, just create an outline of your ideas, including your thesis and your examples for each body paragraph.  Show me your plan when you're finished.



Assignment 2

What was the best piece of advice you've been given by another, and how was it beneficial to you in your life?


 For this one, just create an outline of your ideas, including your thesis and your examples for each body paragraph.  Show me your plan when you're finished.



Assignment 3

Many people claim that students should be required to wear uniforms in schools.  Defend or support this position.



 For this one, just create an outline of your ideas, including your thesis and your examples for each body paragraph.  Show me your plan when you're finished.

We are finishing the in class essay we began on Friday.

Practice

Does a strong commitment to technological progress cause a society to neglect other values such as education and the protection of the environment?

Plan and write a multi-paragraph essay that is 300-600 words in which you develop your point of view about the above question.  Support your position with reasoning and examples.  Taken from reading, studies, experiences, or observations.

Getting ready for the test, practicing, practicing.

1.  Journal- 

Has your understanding of writing and essays improved since you've been in this class?  Where have you improved the most?  What areas do you still need help with?


2.  Plans and practice. 

3.  What the test is looking for.

4.  HW-  Ask everyone you know what their writing prompt was when they took the write placer exam.  Return with a list of topics.

Doing well.

1.  Essay Checks-

2.  Groups and readers for typos and other errors.

3.  Calendar and what's happening.

4.  Return with your completed essay.

Intro and conclusion-

1.  Journal- 

Why is this essay an argument?  What are you arguing for?  What words/sentences did you use that would persuade someone else to agree with you?

2.  Introductions and conclusions in class.

3.  Essay checks-  Grading.

4.  One paragraph-  Breaking the system to not be boring.  Next Class.

5.  HW-  Bring completed essay for groups.

Arg, cont.

Journal-  How easy is this type of essay?  What's the hardest part?

Groups and reading paragraphs.

Drafting body paragraph 3.

HW-  Return with all three completed body paragraphs.

Continuing writing an academic argument...

1.  We continued to gather information for our essays.

2.  We completed body paragraph one and are supposed to have them checked in class.

3.  For HW, by Friday, bring two, typed, completed body paragraphs.

4.  Final draft due Monday!

Continuing writing an academic argument...

1.  We continued to gather information for our essays.

2.  We completed body paragraph one and are supposed to have them checked in class.

3.  For HW, by Friday, bring two, typed, completed body paragraphs.

4.  Final draft due Monday!

Continuing writing an academic argument...

1.  We continued to gather information for our essays.

2.  We completed body paragraph one and are supposed to have them checked in class.

3.  For HW, by Friday, bring two, typed, completed body paragraphs.

4.  Final draft due Monday!

Arg....

1.  Get in teams and find quotes for your argument essay.

2.  Write your thesis and the quotes on the board.

3.  Once you have all your quotes, draft your first body paragraph.

4.  HW-  We'll see.

Moving to Argument---

Journal-  Recall a time when you convinced someone to agree with you.  How did you get them to agree?

Intro of next assignment-  It's an argumentative essay! 


Groups and possible plans-

We've planned essays in class before- Following how we've done it in the past,

1. Invent an idea for an argument essay about something from On Course. 

2.  Create a possible thesis you might use.

3.  Plan out the essay using an outline form, as we did previously.

4.  Find at least one direct quote per BP from On Course that supports your thesis.

5.  Present to the class by writing them on the board for review.

6.  Exit:  Which idea should we choose?

Read another person's essay.  Have someone read yours for errors or silly mistakes.  Fix the errors.

Return your essay on Wed.

When you're done, you can go! 

Thanks for being here.

Finishing C/C

1.  What's a works cited?  What's it for?  How does it relate to in-text or in-sentence citation?


2.  Work Cited entry for a book.


3.  Practice Works Cited page.


4.  Groups and reading for typos....

5.  HW-  Return with finished essay.

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Thanks Mrs. Braman!

 

To introduce a list of examples or explanations:

after all, as, as an illustration, by way of example, especially, even, for example, for instance, in fact, in particular, including, indeed, notably, of course, one can see this because , particularly, specifically, such as, the evidence for ... is , the reason(s) for ... is (are) , this can be seen because , this is supported by, to illustrate

Adding other examples/Similarity:

accompanying that, actually, additionally, again, along with, alternatively, and, and then, as a matter of fact, as well (as this), besides (this), by the same token, either (neither), equally, equally important, finally, first (second, further, furthermore, in a like manner, in addition (to this), in fact, in the same vein, in the same way, indeed, lastly, let alone, likewise, moreover, much less, next, nor, not only (this) but also (that) as well, not to mention (this), on the other hand, once more, or, similarly, then too, to say nothing of, too, what's more

List items:

after (this), afterward, again, also, and, and so forth, and then, as a final point, at first, at last, at this point, at this time, before (this), besides, concurrently, eventually, finally, first, first of all, first...second...third , following this, for a start, furthermore, in the end, initially, last, last but not least, lastly, moreover, next, now, previously, secondly, simultaneously, soon, still, subsequently, then, therefore, thus, to begin with, to conclude (with), to start with, too

Contrast:

(and) still, (and) yet, above all, admittedly, after all, albeit, all the same, although, although it is true that, at any rate, balanced against, be that as it may, besides, but, but even so, by comparison, by contrast, by way of contrast, compared to, conversely, despite (this), ,either way, even more, even though, granted that, however, in any case, in any event, in contrast, in either case, in either event, in reality, in spite of (this), indeed, instead, it may appear that, meanwhile, more importantly, naturally, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding (this), of course, on the contrary, on the one hand...on the other hand, once in a while, regardless (of this), Still, though, up against, vis a vis, whatever happens, when in fact, where, whereas,  whichever happens, while, yet

Causality:

Accordingly, after all, as, As a consequence of x, as a result (of this), because (of the fact), being that, by this means, consequently, due to (the fact that), Factoring in that x, for, for the (simple) reason that, for this purpose, for this reason, forasmuch as, Given that x, hence, if not, if so, in consequence, in many cases, in that, in this way, in view of (the fact), inasmuch as, It follows from x, knowing this, naturally, of course, otherwise, owing to (the fact), seeing that, Since [x], so, so much (so) that, so that, Taking into account x, that being the case, then, therefore, thereupon, thus, to be sure, to this end, under those circumstances, with this end, with this in mind, with this object

 

Conclusion:

all in all, altogether, as a result, as has been mentioned, as has been noted, as mentioned earlier, as was previously stated, briefly, consequently, given these points, hence, in a word, in all, in any event, in conclusion, in other words, in short, in sum, in summary, on the whole, overall, so, then, therefore, thus, to be brief, to make a long story short, to put it briefly, to sum up, to summarize

Reference:

speaking about (this), as for (this), considering (this), concerning (this), regarding (this), on the subject of (this), with regards to (this), the fact that

Clarification:

that is (to say), in other words, (to) put (it) another way

Purpose:

so, so as to, so that, in order to, in order that, with this in mind, with this intention, in the hope that, for the purpose of, to the end that, to this end, for fear that, lest

Condition:

as/so long as, even if, given that, granted (that), granting (that), if, in case, in the event , that, on (the) condition (that), only if, provided that, providing that, unless

Time:

after a few days, after a few hours, after a while, afterward, and then, as long as, as soon as, at last, at length, at that time, before, earlier, finally, first (second, third, &.), formerly, immediately, in the meantime, in the past, lately, later, meanwhile, next, now, now, presently, previously, shortly, simultaneously, since, so far, soon, then, thereafter, until, when

Place:

Above, adjacent to, below, beyond, closer to, elsewhere, far, farther on, further on, here, near, ,nearby, next to Y, opposite to, there, to the left, to the right \

To Repeat:

in brief, as has been noted

To Emphasize (use sparingly):

definitely, extremely, obviously, in fact, indeed, in any case, absolutely, positively, naturally, surprisingly, always, forever, perennially, eternally, never, emphatically, unquestionably, without a doubt, certainly, undeniably, without reservation

C/C

1.  Journal-

Read your body paragraphs-  what changes did you make?  Why'd did you have to make those changes?  What's the reason?

2. Read another's body paragraphs and circle any mistakes you see.


3.  Introduction and Conclusion advice.


4.  Write your introduction in class and have the thesis be the last sentence.


5.  Return to class with your completed, typed, first draft.


6. Next Class-  Works Cited.

1.  Journal- 

Read your body paragraphs-  what changes did you make?  Why'd did you have to make those changes?  What's the reason?

2. Read another's body paragraphs and circle any mistakes you see.

3.  Practice paragraph using the format.  Create BP 7 in class.  Draft.  I will call you up to check the rest.

4.  Please bring your essay to class on Wed.  You should have all the paragraphs except for the introduction and conclusion, typed.

C/C cont.

1.  Journal-  Read another's body paragraph homework.  Circle typos or mistakes and then write in your journal about how your body paragraph is different from theirs.


2.  In class drafting-  Body paragraph #2.

3.  Conferences.  I'll read your first bp while you work on your second.

4.  HW-  Return to class with body paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.

C/c

Journal--  When you are quoting someone else in your writing, what rules do you have to follow?

Quote reporting....

Quote gathering and planning....

Come with your first body paragraph, not your introduction, with quotes on Friday.....

Introduction + thesis:

Successful students manage time well, are creators, and they are motivated to succeed whereas unsuccessful students don’t manage time well, are victims, and are not motivated to succeed.

Think with groups-  what are the three ways we could plan an essay for the above thesis?

Plan 3

1.       Intro plus thesis

2.       1

3.       1

4.       2

5.       2

6.       3

7.       3

8.       Conclusion.

TS-  Topic sentence- opinion

Fact:                      For Example,

Opinion                               This shows/means that

O                             This also shows/means that

F                              In Addition,

O                             TST

O                             TST

F                              What’s more,

O                             TST

O                             TST

CS-                         Concluding sentence

C/C essays...

1.  Journal- 

Essay check one
Essay check two

2.  C/C essay notes and planning HW

3.  C/C essay due on Friday.

4.  HW- C/C essay quotes and revising essays.

Self- affirmations.

1.  Why is believing in yourself such a good thing?

2.  Groups and readers.

-- Do they have MLA format completed correctly?
-- Do they have an introduction with the thesis at the end of the intro?
-- Are there 3 body paragraphs that match up with the thesis?
-- Does the conclusion revisit the important parts of the essay?
-- Circle any areas where there might be a mistake.
-- Offer the writer a compliment.


3.  HW-  Essay due on Monday.

4.  Next, Time management C/C essay.

Planning and Drafting.

1.  Journal-  What's your plan for your self-affirmation, descriptive essay?

2.  Drafting time, in class. 

3.  While drafting, grading conferences.

4.  HW-  Return with a typed draft of your SA essay.

Starting the next essay.

What's a thesis?  Ask a neighbor or look it up if you don't know.  How could you turn your self-affirmation journal into a thesis for our next essay?  Write a practice one here.

Self-grading of essays using the 6 traits.

What grade did you give yourself?

Still want to turn it in?

A plan for the next essay.

Draft due, typed, on Wednesday.

Essays due.

1.  Read your essay aloud to yourself.

2.  Read your essay backwards, sentence by sentence.

3.  Still want to turn it in?

4.  Typing practice.

Drafts, continued.

1.  Journal-  Does your mind send you negative messages?  How do you handle that?  Do you believe your mind when it says things like, "I can't do this," or "This is too much," or "I'll never make it?"


2.  Groups and editing.

3.  Typing if time allows.

4.  MLA format reminder, if needed.

5. HW-  Return with a final, final draft.

6. HW-  Self-affirmation chapter and journal in the text.  Read the chapter, complete the journal.

1st Draft.

1.  Read your draft out loud to yourself.  Use a pencil/pen and make changes if needed.  What did you learn?

2.  Groups and reading drafts....


1.  Circle any typos or places where you think there is a mistake.
2.  Is information missing?
3.  Is there too much information?
4.  Do they have an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion?
5. Is the draft in MLA format?
6. What's one thing you'd change?
7. Offer the writer a compliment.


3.  HW-  Revise your draft for class on Wednesday.

1. Journal-  

Summarize your plan for your V/C essay.   In other words, tell a short version of your essay.


2.  Groups and talking.


3.  Typing Test.


4.  HW-  Return with a typed draft.

Essay 1

1.

What were the 5 most important things from the chapter?  Why did you choose those as the most important?  (Journal)

2.  What is a victim mindset?   What is a creator mindset?  Groups and 5 examples

3.  Discussion.

4.  Essay Assigned.

5.  HW- Return with a plan/outline/list/graphic organizer for your essay.  (My example in class)


My plan?

Narrative Essay-   A story about yourself-

Tell about a time when you played the victim role, and tell about a  time when you played a creator role.

1.       Intro victim and creator and talk about the language they use and which is better.  Thesis-  A time when I was a victim was when I dealt with a problem at home, and a time when I was a creator was when I helped my classes.

2.       Victim/ Problem/ Home-

3.       Creator/ Students/ Class

4.       Conclude and remind people about Victims/Creators, what I learned through this.