1. Peer Editing Activity: CANVAS has assigned two classmates to review your essay. You have two essays assigned to you. Go to CANVAS to find your assigned essays to review.
You will need a rubric. (Handout)
2. Let's talk conclusions:
DO NOT:
- Summarize the essay.
- Use "in conclusion," "to conclude," "in summary," or other similar phrases. Also avoid the "I think, I feel, and I believe" phrases.
- Apologize
- Redefine the word
- Stating the thesis AGAIN.
- Overly sentimental statements.
- Random "stuff" that hardly relates to the essay.
Consider instead:
- include a quotation from your research.
- use a sentence with one-syllable words (This creates drama!)
- describe a scenario where your word is in action!
- show the reader useful implications for your definition. Now that they know what you know, what do you want the readers to do with the information?
- share how the term applies to the greater scheme of things.
- Remember, the conclusion is your last chance to have the last word!
Homework: Post only the conclusion in CANVAS by the beginning of class on Thursday. The entire essay is due next Tuesday.
Just for fun . . . This is a classification essay - a cousin of a definition paper. See where you fit!
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/classification.htm
2. What do you carry? Take an inventory of the "things" you brought to class today. ( 3 minutes to list) Discussion to follow.
Reading Homework:
Read "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
http://www.tarleton.edu/Faculty/sword/The%20Things%20They%20Carried.pdf
Keep track of the characters and list the "things" each carried. Bring the lists to class on Thursday.
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