Friday, February 13, 2015

Draft #1 Summary/ Evaluation/ Response

Remember the example paper I wrote about the Pat Bourne article?

Fill out the Writer's Page about your draft.

I pass out the comment sheets, and you gather into groups. Read and fill out sheets.

Homework:

1. Work on revising your draft. Draft #2 is due Monday. Get it as complete as possible; Draft #2 will be uploaded into TurnItIn, an e-service that will show you how well you are paraphrasing and quoting material in the article.

2. Before you leave, score and hand in your daybook.

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Sentence Building

Thinkwrite: Think of something -- a model of truck/car, a movie, a product -- that you strongly dislike. Please describe it right now in neutral, objective terms. Be as objective and unbiased as possible. After a time I will call time, and you may shift to a subjective description of the same topic.

We go over Ex. 25.2 using a moodle forum.

Next, we review page 386 in The Everyday Writer. Using that information, do Ex. 37.1 page 390. You may either write it in your daybook or type it, but do copy out the sentences completely. You have to do each one TWO different ways.

Homework:

1. Tomorrow Draft #1  is due of your summary/ evaluation/ response paper.

2. Daybooks will be turned in also.

3. TWFTD: your choice from your article.

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Understanding Your Article

Read and take a page of notes about your article in your daybook. Fold the page in half so you separate the objective/summary side and the subjective/eval-reaction side.

Based on reading and notes, go to Moodle and download and rename the Article Map Template and type in the required information. When it's done, post it in the forum in Moodle.

Based on those questions begin your draft. Draft 1 due Friday.

Homework:

1. Complete the page of notes on your article.

2. Complete the Article Map Template and post in Moodle.

3. Begin writing the draft due Friday. Use the tan assignment sheet to make sure you include all the required elements.

4. TWFTD:  your choice from your article.

5. Note: daybooks are due Friday.