Friday, November 12, 2010

Draft #1 Summary/Response about an Image

What are the rhetorical appeals?  First of all, look at Everyday Writer  pages 125-16 , Section 12c.  You will be considering rhetorical appeals when appropriate, and you are to comment on them on the comment sheets.

You read each other's first drafts.

Homework:

1. Continue working on this draft;  Draft #2 is due on Tuesday Nov. 16.

2.  One vocabulary word.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Plagiarism? Work on Your Summary/Response About an Image

Free write, please, about your definition of plagiarism.

We look at a definition.

Then, Kaavya.  And then there's Helene. What do you think?

Time to work on your draft.

Homework:

1.  First draft of Summary/Response about an Image due tomorrow.

2.  One vocabulary word.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Images

Analyzing visuals.

Read Everyday Writer pages 370-375 and put exercises 38.1 and 38.3 in your journal, the even numbered sentences.


While you do so I'll look at what you've chosen to write your next paper about.


Then spend some time on a freewrite.  Describe your image and what you think about it.  Mix it all up -- this is a freewrite.


Homework:


1.  First draft due Friday.


2.  One vocabulary word.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Summary/Response about an Image

First of all, you hand in your Summary/Response  papers.

Then we go over the editing practice.

Then you look at an example of this kind of writing.  Read it and get into groups.

Homework:

1. Tomorrow you must have an image you can show me that you will be writing about.  The first draft is due Friday.

2. One vocabulary word.

Monday, November 8, 2010

The Next Paper

You do some more editing practice.

Then we discuss Summary/Response #2 about an Image. See these examples of possible topics:

The Fall of Icarus

"Amerika"

The Haka

As you edit your Summary/Response for tomorrow, be choosing an image that you can write about.

Homework:
1. Summary/Response due
2. Vocabulary word.