1. Please place your paragraph and your review of research on the desk in front.
2. Please read one factual article, here, here, or here.
3. Please use the information in the article to support one of the following topics.
A. The United States should/should not kill it's own citizens.
B. Cell phone users forfeit their privacy.
C. West Point is wrong/right to allow/avoid same sex weddings in it's chapel.
Remember to cite your sources correctly. See previous blog posts for explanations and resources.
After I see you regarding your review of research and visit with you about today's/last weeks paragraph, you may leave.
Homework... Start Drafting Research paper... Draft is due OCT 18th
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Welcome to class.
In tonight's class we will pass back essays, introduce the writing process, discuss topic, audience and purpose, introduce the grading system, and review homework.
Writing Process:
Invent
Draft
Revise
Edit
Publish
TAP:
Topic
Audience
Purpose
Grading and the 6-Traits of good writing:
Voice
Ideas
Sentence Fluency
Word Choice
Conventions
Organization
Homework: NO CLASS TUESDAY!! Read Chapter One in Research Papers and complete Exercises A, A1, and B at the end of the chapter.
Writing Process:
Invent
Draft
Revise
Edit
Publish
TAP:
Topic
Audience
Purpose
Grading and the 6-Traits of good writing:
Voice
Ideas
Sentence Fluency
Word Choice
Conventions
Organization
Homework: NO CLASS TUESDAY!! Read Chapter One in Research Papers and complete Exercises A, A1, and B at the end of the chapter.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Catch Day...
1. Journal:
"All Cretans are Liars" said the Cretan. Is he lying? Tell me what you think and why.
2. What is the secret of happiness and why do you think so?
3. What's been done...
4. What's coming up....
5. Midway meetings...
6. MLA
7. Portfolio...Project...
"All Cretans are Liars" said the Cretan. Is he lying? Tell me what you think and why.
2. What is the secret of happiness and why do you think so?
3. What's been done...
4. What's coming up....
5. Midway meetings...
6. MLA
7. Portfolio...Project...
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Literary writing, continued...
1. Journal: What does a stone do when you aren't looking?
2. Stones...
3. Your paragraph....
4. MLA format?
2. Stones...
3. Your paragraph....
4. MLA format?
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
On-Line Class:
Please read the selected texts here and here, and then create a paragraph with at least four specific examples (quotes from the text) that completes/supports the provided topic sentence. Don't forget to bring this to class for review.
The second poem is only 5 lines long, and can be found beneath the photo of the ball turret gunner.
Topic Sentence for Paragraph:
In "An Irish Airman forsees His Death" and in "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner" the feeling of ambivalence about war is established by the speakers of these poems.
The second poem is only 5 lines long, and can be found beneath the photo of the ball turret gunner.
Topic Sentence for Paragraph:
In "An Irish Airman forsees His Death" and in "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner" the feeling of ambivalence about war is established by the speakers of these poems.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Critical Thinking
1. Journal:
The hardest thinking is metacognition. This means thinking about our thinking.... very post-modern. Use this metacognition to think about the way you think about a value that you hold dear. For example. I am a pacifist. Why am I? What from my past makes me this? What does a pacifist even mean? Do I choose this for others or for myself?
2. Practice using critical thinking....Read
3. Group questions on the board.
4. Last, meetings to explain 5 facts.....
The hardest thinking is metacognition. This means thinking about our thinking.... very post-modern. Use this metacognition to think about the way you think about a value that you hold dear. For example. I am a pacifist. Why am I? What from my past makes me this? What does a pacifist even mean? Do I choose this for others or for myself?
2. Practice using critical thinking....Read
3. Group questions on the board.
4. Last, meetings to explain 5 facts.....
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Research Outlines!
1. Journal-- in terms of your essay, what is your most convincing point and why?
2. Outline Exchange and discussion....
3. Practice Outline....Use sample research paper here...
4. Home work... Create a list of facts that fit into your outline..
2. Outline Exchange and discussion....
3. Practice Outline....Use sample research paper here...
4. Home work... Create a list of facts that fit into your outline..
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Possible organization of research paper...
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Presentations...Cont...
1. Journal: Fact opinion opinion Fact opinion opinion about your topic.
2. Collect research
3. Chat
4. Presentations.
5. HWORK....
2. Collect research
3. Chat
4. Presentations.
5. HWORK....
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Inferring and Research...
Inferring--Comprehension...
1. Journal: Describe a time when you came to the wrong conclusion...
2. What we know...
3. Inference---reading skill
4. Drafts?
A couple decided to go boating on a sunny summers day. He packed the fishing rods in the speed boat, then asked his wife if the petrol tank was full. She said, "Yes, the petrol tank is full." They drove down to the jetty and launched the boat. The couple then sped out onto the sea in the speed boat. After going for about ten minutes the speed boat's motor spluttered then stopped. They arrived back at the shore several hours later.
1. The couple went boating.
2. The couple intended to go fishing.
3. They didn't catch any fish, because the motor stopped.
4. The motor stopped because they ran out of petrol.
5. They couldn't have run out of petrol because she had looked in the petrol tanks and saw that they were full.
6. She said that the petrol tank was full.
7. He believed what she said about the petrol was true.
8. The boat's outboard motor stopped after 10 minutes.
9. The boat sped out onto the lake on a sunny summers day.
10. Because the motor broke down they had to row back to shore.
11. The car they used to tow the boat had a full tank of gas.
12. The water was calm?
Mr Gosane, whose first name is Fred, has behaved abnormally for the past week. He has missed work because of this. His wife Pat, who has had enough of this, decided to call their doctor. Later that day, the only car parked in Fred's driveway is a bright red car with the letters "Dr A. Korzybski" painted on it. Upstairs in Fred's bedroom, a light is on.
1. Dr Korzybski owns a bright red car.
2. Dr Korzybski's first name is Alfred.
3. The car parked in Fred's driveway is bright blue.
4. The letters on the car are painted in red.
5. The letters "Dr A. Korzybski" are painted on the side of the car
6. Pat is Fred's wife.
7. Fred's wife called the doctor.
8. The full name of Fred's wife Pat, is Patricia.
9. Fred's surname is Gosseyn.
10. Fred has behaved abnormally since the beginning of the year.
11. Fred has lost his memory.
12. Dr Korzybski is in the house helping Fred overcome his unsanity.
13. Dr Korzybski is talking to Fred in his bedroom
14. Fred is happy to be away from the stress at work.
15. Dr Korzybski parked the car in Fred's driveway.
16. It is night time.
17. Fred has been off work for the past week.
18. There are two cars parked in the driveway. Fred's and Dr Korzybski's.
19. Fred is in his bedroom with his wife Pat.
20. Their son Greg is at a GS seminar.
1. Journal: Describe a time when you came to the wrong conclusion...
2. What we know...
3. Inference---reading skill
4. Drafts?
A couple decided to go boating on a sunny summers day. He packed the fishing rods in the speed boat, then asked his wife if the petrol tank was full. She said, "Yes, the petrol tank is full." They drove down to the jetty and launched the boat. The couple then sped out onto the sea in the speed boat. After going for about ten minutes the speed boat's motor spluttered then stopped. They arrived back at the shore several hours later.
1. The couple went boating.
2. The couple intended to go fishing.
3. They didn't catch any fish, because the motor stopped.
4. The motor stopped because they ran out of petrol.
5. They couldn't have run out of petrol because she had looked in the petrol tanks and saw that they were full.
6. She said that the petrol tank was full.
7. He believed what she said about the petrol was true.
8. The boat's outboard motor stopped after 10 minutes.
9. The boat sped out onto the lake on a sunny summers day.
10. Because the motor broke down they had to row back to shore.
11. The car they used to tow the boat had a full tank of gas.
12. The water was calm?
Mr Gosane, whose first name is Fred, has behaved abnormally for the past week. He has missed work because of this. His wife Pat, who has had enough of this, decided to call their doctor. Later that day, the only car parked in Fred's driveway is a bright red car with the letters "Dr A. Korzybski" painted on it. Upstairs in Fred's bedroom, a light is on.
1. Dr Korzybski owns a bright red car.
2. Dr Korzybski's first name is Alfred.
3. The car parked in Fred's driveway is bright blue.
4. The letters on the car are painted in red.
5. The letters "Dr A. Korzybski" are painted on the side of the car
6. Pat is Fred's wife.
7. Fred's wife called the doctor.
8. The full name of Fred's wife Pat, is Patricia.
9. Fred's surname is Gosseyn.
10. Fred has behaved abnormally since the beginning of the year.
11. Fred has lost his memory.
12. Dr Korzybski is in the house helping Fred overcome his unsanity.
13. Dr Korzybski is talking to Fred in his bedroom
14. Fred is happy to be away from the stress at work.
15. Dr Korzybski parked the car in Fred's driveway.
16. It is night time.
17. Fred has been off work for the past week.
18. There are two cars parked in the driveway. Fred's and Dr Korzybski's.
19. Fred is in his bedroom with his wife Pat.
20. Their son Greg is at a GS seminar.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Op-Ed Review and Research....
1. Journal:
Take your finished Op-Ed and turn it into the text for a 30 second public service announcement.
See example here
2. Submit published work.
3. Review published work.
4. What counts?
4.5 Review of Existing Research.... Next Assignment. MOBY DICK.
Take your finished Op-Ed and turn it into the text for a 30 second public service announcement.
See example here
2. Submit published work.
3. Review published work.
4. What counts?
4.5 Review of Existing Research.... Next Assignment. MOBY DICK.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Peer Editing, Notes.
1. Journal:
How do you view yourself as a consumer? Are you swayed by advertisement? What type of persuasion persuades you? Is it Ethos? Pathos? Logos?
2. Peer editing. Groups of three.
3. Peer Editors search for:
1. Obvious misspellings.
2. Obvious grammatical errors.
3. A clear beginning introducing an idea.
4. Body paragraphs that extend the idea, focused on only one main point. All sentences work towards this main point...
5. A conclusion that ties a neat bow and perhaps offers a final, illuminating point.
6. Offer a complement.
7. Recommend one change.
How do you view yourself as a consumer? Are you swayed by advertisement? What type of persuasion persuades you? Is it Ethos? Pathos? Logos?
2. Peer editing. Groups of three.
3. Peer Editors search for:
1. Obvious misspellings.
2. Obvious grammatical errors.
3. A clear beginning introducing an idea.
4. Body paragraphs that extend the idea, focused on only one main point. All sentences work towards this main point...
5. A conclusion that ties a neat bow and perhaps offers a final, illuminating point.
6. Offer a complement.
7. Recommend one change.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Running Attendance...
Name
Castillo,Larissa Judith
Chavarria,Griselda Mariela
Gaines,Angela Kay
Gann,Belinda Joice
Garrido,Marie Louise
Gomez,Sergio
Hannafin,Elisabet Rhaenue
Holsonback,Riann Marie
Irwin,Patrick J
Lindberg,Kimberly Ann
Lozano,Tatiana
Lucero,Jared D
Martinez Lopez,Jimy Samuel
Olivas,Denisse Giovanna
Oliver,Olivia Renee
Otero Jr,Carlos M
Pierce,Mayra
Ramos,Pearl E
Ruiz,Amanda Jane
Saenz,Edgar
Tso,Kendra Ann
Valdez,Cintya K
Wolf,Adam Robert
Feb 1
Name
Castillo,Larissa Judith
Chavarria,Griselda Mariela
Gaines,Angela Kay
Gann,Belinda Joice
Gomez,Sergio
Grimsley,Christopher
Hannafin,Elisabet Rhaenue
Holsonback,Riann Marie
Lindberg,Kimberly Ann
Lozano,Tatiana
Lucero,Jared D
Martinez Lopez,Jimy Samuel
Olivas,Denisse Giovanna (Withdrawn)
Oliver,Olivia Renee
Pierce,Mayra
Ramos,Pearl E
Ruiz,Amanda Jane
Saenz,Edgar
Tso,Kendra Ann
Valdez,Cintya K
Wolf,Adam Robert
Thus Feb 10
Name
Castillo,Larissa Judith
Chavarria,Griselda Mariela
Gaines,Angela Kay
Gann,Belinda Joice
Garrido,Marie Louise
Grimsley,Christopher
Holsonback,Riann Marie
Irwin,Patrick J
Lindberg,Kimberly Ann
Lozano,Tatiana
Martinez Lopez,Jimy Samuel
Olivas,Denisse Giovanna
Pierce,Mayra
Ramos,Pearl E
Valdez,Cintya K
Wolf,Adam Robert
Castillo,Larissa Judith
Chavarria,Griselda Mariela
Gaines,Angela Kay
Gann,Belinda Joice
Garrido,Marie Louise
Gomez,Sergio
Hannafin,Elisabet Rhaenue
Holsonback,Riann Marie
Irwin,Patrick J
Lindberg,Kimberly Ann
Lozano,Tatiana
Lucero,Jared D
Martinez Lopez,Jimy Samuel
Olivas,Denisse Giovanna
Oliver,Olivia Renee
Otero Jr,Carlos M
Pierce,Mayra
Ramos,Pearl E
Ruiz,Amanda Jane
Saenz,Edgar
Tso,Kendra Ann
Valdez,Cintya K
Wolf,Adam Robert
Feb 1
Name
Castillo,Larissa Judith
Chavarria,Griselda Mariela
Gaines,Angela Kay
Gann,Belinda Joice
Gomez,Sergio
Grimsley,Christopher
Hannafin,Elisabet Rhaenue
Holsonback,Riann Marie
Lindberg,Kimberly Ann
Lozano,Tatiana
Lucero,Jared D
Martinez Lopez,Jimy Samuel
Olivas,Denisse Giovanna (Withdrawn)
Oliver,Olivia Renee
Pierce,Mayra
Ramos,Pearl E
Ruiz,Amanda Jane
Saenz,Edgar
Tso,Kendra Ann
Valdez,Cintya K
Wolf,Adam Robert
Thus Feb 10
Name
Castillo,Larissa Judith
Chavarria,Griselda Mariela
Gaines,Angela Kay
Gann,Belinda Joice
Garrido,Marie Louise
Grimsley,Christopher
Holsonback,Riann Marie
Irwin,Patrick J
Lindberg,Kimberly Ann
Lozano,Tatiana
Martinez Lopez,Jimy Samuel
Olivas,Denisse Giovanna
Pierce,Mayra
Ramos,Pearl E
Valdez,Cintya K
Wolf,Adam Robert
Rhetoric, Cont.
1. Journal: What, from Pres. Obama's SOU caught your attention? Was he persuasive? Why? What "touched you?'
2. Workshop
3. Logos, Pathos, Ethos
4. Speech.
5. Homework.
6. Class Narrative.
2. Workshop
3. Logos, Pathos, Ethos
4. Speech.
5. Homework.
6. Class Narrative.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Good Writing Continued...
Journal: What is critical thinking?
Thinking Skills Notes...
Analyze
Compare
Contrast
Connect
Clarify
Define
Distinguish
Explain
Evaluate
Elaborate
Infer
Identify
Predict
Summarize
Synthesize
Using Critical Thinking...Advertising
Practice Ad Questions with Skills...
State of the Union Assignment... Persuasion in Action.
Topics To Me.....
Collect Diagnostic Essay
Attendance Post...
Thinking Skills Notes...
Analyze
Compare
Contrast
Connect
Clarify
Define
Distinguish
Explain
Evaluate
Elaborate
Infer
Identify
Predict
Summarize
Synthesize
Using Critical Thinking...Advertising
Practice Ad Questions with Skills...
State of the Union Assignment... Persuasion in Action.
Topics To Me.....
Collect Diagnostic Essay
Attendance Post...
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Welcome
1. Journal... what duz it mean to you that you dont no what you don't no?
2. Bad writing.... Long Version.
3. Class examples?
4. Assignment...
2. Bad writing.... Long Version.
3. Class examples?
4. Assignment...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Diagnostic Essay
Welcome to our first Class!
Before we do anything we need to establish that we all are on the same page, so to speak. Please complete an essay incorporating quotes from the following article.
You decide the topic, you decide the length, you decide the quotes. Your essay should address the article and be neatly finished by the end of class.
Please choose one of the links below to use to complete your essay.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/01/palin-i-wont-shut-up/69691/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/17/i-have-a-dream-speech-text_n_809993.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/14/mlk-jr-i-have-a-dream-speech_n_809379.html
Before we do anything we need to establish that we all are on the same page, so to speak. Please complete an essay incorporating quotes from the following article.
You decide the topic, you decide the length, you decide the quotes. Your essay should address the article and be neatly finished by the end of class.
Please choose one of the links below to use to complete your essay.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/01/palin-i-wont-shut-up/69691/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/17/i-have-a-dream-speech-text_n_809993.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/14/mlk-jr-i-have-a-dream-speech_n_809379.html
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