Rough Draft Due of Summary/ Evaluation/ Response

Midterm grade breakdown.


Now you read and comment on drafts.

When you finish two drafts, get the handout example paper from me and do the following to it:

1. Label each paragraph out in the margin. They are either intro/concl./summary/ evaluation/ response.

2. Underline the sentence that gives the title of the article and the author of the article.

3. Double underline where a quote was used as an example in the evaluation of the writing.

4. Bracket and label as "positive" the part of the evaluation that has something good to say about the writing.

5. Bracket and label as "negative" the part of the evaluation that has something negative to say about the writing.

6. Draw a wavy line under the two topic sentences that transition by referring back to what went before and then bringing in the new topic.

7. Find and circle a sentence that uses subordination.

8. Find and draw a rectangle around a sentence that uses coordination.

Homework:

1. Create Draft #2 of this paper. On Monday have your e-file of the paper available for class as well as a hard copy.

2.Finish marking the example paper (see directions above).

3. TWFTD:  your choice from your article, using the OED.

Subordination and Coordination

For starters: http://delanceyplace.com/index.php

How many errors did you have on Solo #1: frag., r.o., p.sub, p. coord, c. ? (See Mon. Feb.1)

The Everyday Writer pages 287-292.

Now, you go through this prezi at your computer:  http://prezi.com/q2xhxi74tjqg/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share 

When you finish, do the worksheet.

Homework:

1. Rough draft of  Summary/ Evaluation/ Response of a reading is due tomorrow. One copy, printed, is what you need tomorrow.

2. TWFTD:  your choice from the article you are reading, defined using the OED.

Evaluating Writing

Thinkwrite:  You are going to have to evaluate the article you read last night for the effectiveness of its writing.  What are choices that a writer makes that you could discuss as you analyze the effectiveness of the article?

Everyday Writer Ch. 8 pages 82-93.

Work on the tan handout.


Homework:

1.  Draft #1 is due Friday, February 12. For this rough draft, you may have a very rough collection of ideas. BUT for credit, you must have something for each of the three main parts of this paper: summary, evaluation and response.

2. TWFTD: your choice from your current article using the OED.

The articles online:

http://www.newsweek.com/americas-fat-hatred-78971 (missing an author?)

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2000/06/violent-media-good-kids-0 

http://faculty.uml.edu/bmarshall/Lowell/whywecravehorrormovies.pdf