Class Work
1. Syllabus Review
2. Peer editing activity and rubric review (Handouts provided - also, see below-)
You need to have either a paper copy or an electronic copy of your introductory essay. You will be trading with a partner to review and use the EMCC rubric. (See rubric below.)
Listen and follow instructions.
Note Use MLA formatting for the final copy. http://mlaformat.org/mla-format-sample-paper/
Make your first page look like the first page of the sample essay complete with the header.
3. Let's talk about YELLOW. Share your list at your table. Who has the longest list?
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Take a look at yellow possibilities.
Write "+" by the things on your list that are positive.
Note "-" by the things on your list that are negative
4. Quick Write: Write about a memory that includes "yellow." Compose in Word and post in Canvas, or just compose in Canvas. You have 15 minutes.
5A. What did wallpaper look like in the early 1900s? Is this type of wallpaper making come-back?
5B. All about YELLOW: http://www.sensationalcolor.com/color-meaning/color-meaning-symbolism-psychology/all-about-the-color-yellow-4297#.V74NCqKLD0I
6. The Short Story - "The Yellow Wallpaper"
http://www.gradesaver.com/the-yellow-wallpaper/e-text/section1/ By Tuesday, read the story and make a list of all things that are yellow in the story. (If you decide to print a copy, you just need to highlight the yellow things.) Bring your list or highlighted story to class on Tuesday. 1. Revise your essay and post the final copy in CANVAS.
Here is a link to MLA formatting: http://mlaformat.org/mla-format-sample-paper/
2. Read "The Yellow Wallpaper". Highlight or list all references to the color "yellow." What does the color have to do with the character and plot? Does it add complication? Be ready to discuss.
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EMCC Writing Rubric Scale:
4: The reader is easily able to understand
and/or appreciate
3: The reader is generally able to understand
and/or appreciate
2: The reader is often challenged to understand
and/or appreciate
1: The reader is seriously challenged to
understand and/or appreciate
Scale
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Points
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Comments
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Content
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Subject
Matter Issues:
The subject matter of the
document should be appropriate for the assignment, adequate to complete the
assignment, and suitable for the level of the assignment.
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4
3
2
1
N.A.
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Focus
Issues:
The focus (or main idea or
thesis) should be apparent to the reader, presented so as to interest the
reader, and targeted to achieve the purpose of the assignment.
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4
3
2
1
N.A
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Support
Issues:
The support should be
appropriate to sustain the document’s focus, carefully chosen to meet the
needs of the assignment, and of sufficient quantity to carry out the
development of the document.
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4
3
2
1
N.A
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Clarity
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Organization
Issues:
The document should be
developed in a way that shows how all material relates to the focus, shows
how all development relates to other parts of the document, and provides
adequate transitions to guide the reader and illustrate these relationships.
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4
3
2
1
N.A
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Language
Use Issues:
The language of the
document should aid the reader’s comprehension and appreciation by using
organized paragraphing, clear and correct sentences, and appropriate word
choice.
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4
3
2
1
N.A
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Editing
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Format
Issues:
The format of the document
should aid comprehension by being clear, consistent, and appropriate for the
assignment.
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4
3
2
1
N.A
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Citation
Issues:
The citation in the
document should be complete, correct, and appropriate for the assignment.
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4
3
2
1
N.A
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Mechanics
Issues:
The document should be
comprehensively edited to ensure that the spelling is correct, that
punctuation is properly used, and that grammar is correct.
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4
3
2
1
N.A
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