Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Tuesday!

1.   Be working-   (reading 1984, earning stars)

2.  Final Exam:  Dec 9-   1984-  In class if you haven't finished early.


3.  Grades on the 9th.


Monday, November 28, 2016

1.  We collected essays (practice for the test).

2.  We wrote one bp for this prompt:    Is technological advancement the most important goal for a society?


3.  Final exam day--- DECEMBER 7.  Lab opens at 7, closes at 11.

4.  Meetings on the same day, grades entered that day as well.  B/T now and then, grading, practicing.

5.  HOME WORK!

Your Goal-   Stars on essays-    C/C, Self-Affirmation, Victim/Creator, Narrative.

Monday, November 14, 2016

Plan one:

Journal- 

Plan an essay with examples for this prompt:   Can any obstacle or challenge be turned into a positive?


Groups and C/C essays.




Write Placer Review and Practice-

Plan out this essay-  Don't write it, just plan it.

Is an education a requirement for a successful career? Explain the topic and either agree or disagree with the statement, offering support for your position

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Journal-  Write a paragraph using the format about this topic:  _______ is the best __________.


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Paragraph 3? 4?  What's best for you?



TS:  Unsuccessful students don’t set goals.

F:     For example, according to Skip Downing in his book, On Course, “they often quit when difficulties arise” (63).

O:   This shows that they don’t set a goal and stick with it.
O:    This also shows that they lack the motivation that having a set goal creates.

F:  In addition, the author mentions that unsuccessful students think, “How am I going to accomplish that” (77)?

O: This means that they don’t have goals.
O:  This also shows that they don’t have a life-plan to motivate them.

F:  Moreover, Downing mentions that “for some people long-term goals are too distant to be motivating” (77).

O:  This means that some students don’t even try to set goals, and that is why they are unsuccessful.
O    This shows that
CS
 



HW-  Finish CC essay-   Drafts due Monday