11/2

We will be taking a mock departmental exam (ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY)

Assignment over the weekend:

Bring second draft of Writing Experience Essay:

• Revise your essay
• Use feedback provided

Essay Notes

·         Avoid clutter à Make your point à Trim à Eliminate unnecessary words or passages à Things we already know

·         Never start sentence with “And” , “But”, “Which”, “As”

·         Rephrase: Run On/Fragment/Sentence is Too Long / Confusing

·       W.C = Word Choice

·         V then word = Insert

·         Capitalize I à proper noun

·         Time Based Organizing Patterns (TBOP)   benefit

First

Second

One experience

Another experience    mediocre

For example

For instance

Eventually

In conclusion

·         Avoid conjunctions in academic essays

“I’m”, “I’ve”

·         Concise

·         Efficient

·         Avoid definitions

• Think of a title for your essay

10/26

Watch documentary and write a responde under the blog:

First draft of Essay 2 Due.

10/21

Finish Wolk discussion

Bring rough draft of group essay

Post newsworthy video/reading on TRENDING TAB

• Be ready to discuss

10/19

Read: Wolk article
Provide Response paper for reading


Bring rough draft of group Essay 2

10/14

Meet with your groups
Begin thinking about how you will be incorporating your outside source/s into your essay
Focus on a specific topic within the essay

Assignment: Work on the first paragraph of your paper

• Thesis statement
• What will you be discussing be specific (Body)
• What kind of research will you be providing 

10/5 - 10/7

We will be finishing up Haberman essay.


Very important that you not miss classes this week
We will be doing the following:

• Research Methods
• MLA/APA Format
• Parenthetical Citations
• Annotated Bibliography
• 5 Paragraph Essay

READ KANTZ ESSAY: Provide three parenthetical citations using the article

• Make sure that you paraphrase 
• Refer to citation examples in the readings tab