Thursday, September 10, 2009

Class #17

We look at your In-Class essay practice essays. Then we look at the scoring grid and score some old essays.

Peer review for the first draft of the Informative Essay, and workshop time for MLA questions/problems.

On Tuesday bring your bluebook for the In-Class Essay.

Homework:

1. Create Draft #2 of the Informative Essay. Figure out your Works Cited page in case you need questions answered on Tuesday.

2. Bring a bluebook on Tuesday.

3. Two vocabulary words.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Class #16

Turn in your Summary/Response #2 on an Image.

Further MLA citation practice. See this resource for help if you don't like Everyday Writer.

Practice for the In-class Essay.

Homework:

1. Create the first draft of your MLA style Informative Essay. You must have a draft of the Works Cited page in order to get credit for the draft.

2. Two words.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Class #15

Five paragraph essay practice in your journal. Plagiarism reviewed.

MLA citation practice -- in text and on the Works Cited page.

Researching the modern way: databases at the computer lab.

Peer review of your second draft of Summary/Response #2.

I collect journals for the second journal check and give a grammar handout.

Homework:

1. Complete the final version of your Summary/Response #2 on an image. Edit carefully and make sure that your introduction includes a statement of YOUR thesis about the work. Be sure that I will be able to look at your image when I grade your paper.

2. Read in Reid pages 328-336, "The Hollywood Indian." This has lots of correct MLA citation. It is more complicated than your Investigative essay needs to be, but it gives you a clear idea of how to use outside sources in your work.

3. Decide on your topic and spend time looking for your three required sources. On Tuesday be prepared to list these sources in your journal.

4. Do the grammar handout.

5. Two words for your journal (add in later).