Class Work
1. Comparison/contrast discussion . . .
A. When do you compare and contrast two of anything?
B. At you table, make a list of items or events that can and possibly should be compared and contrasted.
C. Comparing is seeing how things are alike. Contrasting is looking as how things differ.
D. In what ways can comparing and contrasting help one to make choices?
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2. Patterns of Organization
Point -by-point
Item by item
Let's compare two shoes to show the methods.
Sample Essays
"Shopping in America" http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/comparison.htm
"Neat People vs. Sloppy People: http://www.officeinstructor.com/EssayWriting/EssayPDFs/Neat%20vs%20Sloppy.pdf
"American Space, Chinese Place" by Yi-Fu Tuan (Scroll to page 25)
http://www.cengagesites.com/academic/assets/sites/3959/SPB_6e/SPB_ch1_p007-030_cropped.pdf
Homework
Read this comparison/contrast essay and answer the questions. Please write sentences.
"And Then I Went to School" by Joseph H. Suina https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:uLL8MLkSh1QJ:https://teacherweb.com/NM/BosqueSchool/BLazar/AndthenIwenttoschool.pdf+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
A.What is the main idea or thesis of the essay? What is the purpose of this comparison and contrast?
B. What methods were used to teach children in the Cochiti culture?
C. What teaching methods were used in the formal school?
D. Which method of organization is used in this essay?
E. Suina clearly has an opinion as to which type of schooling is better for him. Make a list of words and phrases that help you to understand his preference.
F. Write a brief paper of about a page where you compare two schooling experiences. It might be two classes, two schools, two assemblies, two buildings, etc. The choice is yours. Use either the point-by-point or the item-by-item method of organization. Note at the top of the page which method you are going to use.
G. Make a list of three possibilities for your own comparison/contrast essay.
Topic A vs. Topic B
Topic C vs. Topic D
Topic F vs. Topic G
Tell why you think each pair should be compared and contrasted? Which of each pair do you favor? Who needs to know the information? (Audience)
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
February 14, 2017 - Tuesday
Happy Valentine's Day!
Here is more information about in-text citations:
Go back through your definition essay one more time. Be sure you have in-text citations. Make sure your Works Cited page is perfect! Post and relax. We will begin a new project on Thursday.
Here is more information about in-text citations:
Homework
Go back through your definition essay one more time. Be sure you have in-text citations. Make sure your Works Cited page is perfect! Post and relax. We will begin a new project on Thursday.
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If we have time . . .
"The Chaser"by John Collier - a little bit about the author ... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0171924/
Text: https://www.utdallas.edu/~aargyros/the_chaser.htm
Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxShgFAZoT8
Twilight Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk9q9sIzBFs&list=PLOToIbhBeqxgUcwG2HgVW8OKC7nTVBRtY&index=32
May your holiday not leave you wishing for "more expensive things!"
Class Work
1. Let's review the Works Cited page. If you don't have a header, write your name on the top of the page. Trade with a classmate across the room. Write your name on the top of the new paper as the editor.
- Is the Works Cited title centered?
- Are all entries in the same font?
- Is everything double spaced?
- Are there hanging-indents?
- Are at least five sources listed?
Here is more information about in-text citations:
Go back through your definition essay one more time. Be sure you have in-text citations. Make sure your Works Cited page is perfect! Post and relax. We will begin a new project on Thursday.
Here is more information about in-text citations:
- Share your conclusion with your table mates!
Homework
Go back through your definition essay one more time. Be sure you have in-text citations. Make sure your Works Cited page is perfect! Post and relax. We will begin a new project on Thursday.
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If we have time . . .
"The Chaser"by John Collier - a little bit about the author ... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0171924/
Text: https://www.utdallas.edu/~aargyros/the_chaser.htm
Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxShgFAZoT8
Twilight Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk9q9sIzBFs&list=PLOToIbhBeqxgUcwG2HgVW8OKC7nTVBRtY&index=32
May your holiday not leave you wishing for "more expensive things!"
Thursday, February 9, 2017
February 9, 2017 - Thursday
Class Work
1. Peer Editing ... See if you have been assigned a paper to read. If not, I will reassign all, You will be Editor #1 for the paper that was assigned to you. Fill in the author's name. Write your name by Editor #1.
1. Peer Editing ... See if you have been assigned a paper to read. If not, I will reassign all, You will be Editor #1 for the paper that was assigned to you. Fill in the author's name. Write your name by Editor #1.
Author:
______________________________
Editor #1:
____________________________ Editor #2:
_____________________ Editor #3:
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Editor #1:
Do you, the reader,
understand the definition? Why or why not?
Pick out your favorite example
and note it here. What made it strong? Why was it interesting?
Ask questions and give
suggestions: What else needs to be said?
What else do you, the reader, need to know? (“Nothing” is not what you want to
say here!)
Is the definition accurate? Explain.
Locate the author of the paper.
Give the peer editing sheet to the author.
Give the peer editing sheet to the author.
Author, get out a paper copy of your essay or make it visible on your computer screen. Invite someone to be Editor #2. Be sure to give the editor your peer editing paper.
Editor
#2
How is the paper
organized? Did it flow smoothly from beginning to end? Did the introduction
capture your attention? Was the conclusion strong and memorable? Explain these
points. Use the back if necessary.
What information did the
author provide to clarify the definition such as dictionary definition;
classmate definition, example from history, art, or music; quotation; example
from the news; etc. Explain.
Did the author organize paragraphs, use clear and correct
sentences, and select appropriate words? Explain.
Editor #2 - Let the author know that you are finished. Discuss your findings.
Author: Invite someone to be your GUM editor. Give your editor the peer editing sheet. The editor will need a paper copy or this part of the activity. You can print in here.
Editor #3
You are the editor.
Check for GUM. (Grammar/Usage/Mechanics) Make sure that every sentence is, in fact, a sentence! Check for proper punctuation of titles and dates. Don’t
be afraid to write on the draft. Use the highlighter to note any sentences that are in need of extra attention.
Editor #3 - Return the essay and the peer editing sheet to the owner - discuss your findings.
Author: Take the peer editing sheet home and make revisions as needed. Also, create a powerful conclusion. Here's how:
Activity #2
A. Table activity ... study the concluding paragraphs. As a group, vote on the top two conclusions and be ready to explain your choices. What made the conclusion powerful? Why did your group like it? (Handouts provided)
Study the following:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/classification.htm (Links to an external site.)
(Students in English 101)
2) http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/personal.htm (Links to an external site.)
( Art)
3) http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/endings.htm (Links to an external site.)
4) http://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/ending-essay-conclusions (Links to an external site.)
5) http://wts.indiana.edu/pamphlets/conclusions.shtml (Links to an external site.)
(Students in English 101)
2) http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/personal.htm (Links to an external site.)
( Art)
3) http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/endings.htm (Links to an external site.)
4) http://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/ending-essay-conclusions (Links to an external site.)
5) http://wts.indiana.edu/pamphlets/conclusions.shtml (Links to an external site.)
Homework
A.
Write Draft #2 - make corrections and changes as needed. Add a powerful concluding paragraph. Post in CANVAS.
B.
Also post your Works Cited page. We will review it on Tuesday. Bring a paper copy of the Works Cited page.
A.
Write Draft #2 - make corrections and changes as needed. Add a powerful concluding paragraph. Post in CANVAS.
B.
Also post your Works Cited page. We will review it on Tuesday. Bring a paper copy of the Works Cited page.
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
February 7, 2017 - Tuesday
Class Work
How are you doing on your research?
Look at additional introductory examples. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/intros.htm
and http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/introductions/
and http://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Essay-Introduction
Sharing . . . listen for instructions ... all must share! Yes, you have to read what you wrote out loud!.
It is time to write the rest of your essay. Review the instructions for writing a definition essay. What is a definition essay?
https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+essay+examples&oq=&aqs=chrome.2.69i58j0i66l3j5i66l2.83691j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
and
https://www.roanestate.edu/owl/Definition.html
and
https://academichelp.net/academic-assignments/essay/write-definition-essay.htm
Your definition essay needs to include at least five of the items from the graphic organizer.
Write the draft for homework. It is due on Thursday. Post the draft in CANVAS and bring a paper copy to use for a class activity. Add to your Works Cited page as needed. (50 points - five of those points are for the paper copy!)
How are you doing on your research?
Look at additional introductory examples. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/intros.htm
and http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/introductions/
and http://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Essay-Introduction
Sharing . . . listen for instructions ... all must share! Yes, you have to read what you wrote out loud!.
It is time to write the rest of your essay. Review the instructions for writing a definition essay. What is a definition essay?
https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+essay+examples&oq=&aqs=chrome.2.69i58j0i66l3j5i66l2.83691j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
and
https://www.roanestate.edu/owl/Definition.html
and
https://academichelp.net/academic-assignments/essay/write-definition-essay.htm
Your definition essay needs to include at least five of the items from the graphic organizer.
Write the draft for homework. It is due on Thursday. Post the draft in CANVAS and bring a paper copy to use for a class activity. Add to your Works Cited page as needed. (50 points - five of those points are for the paper copy!)
Thursday, February 2, 2017
February 2, 2017 - Thursday
Getting ready to write a definition essay: Go to Tuesday's blog post for review.
A. Historical references to your term
B. Quotations about your term
C. Songs, movies, television, novels about your term
D. Art related to your term
E. News today about your term
F. NEW!!!!!! - short personal examples about you or someone you know that could be used to show the reader what you mean by your definition.
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It is time to start writing! Take a look at your chart. Which areas give you the most information? Those are probably the ones you will want to use in your essay. Select at least three.
Now, figure out how you will introduce your term. Look back at the sample essays.
Look at additional introductory examples. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/intros.htm
and http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/introductions/
and http://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Essay-Introduction
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Reminder about MLA Works Cited pages:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
www.easybib.com
Homework - all are due on Tuesday.
1. Complete your chart - boxes - copy/paste the chart into a WORD document or use the categories and just type. If you just want to pencil in your notes, you can take a picture of your work and post in CANVAS.
2. Create an MLA Works Cited page of the sources you used for notes. You must have at least five different sources.
3. Write the introduction to your essay. You can change it later, but get started! Use the tips for writing strong introductions when writing yours.
A. Historical references to your term
B. Quotations about your term
C. Songs, movies, television, novels about your term
D. Art related to your term
E. News today about your term
F. NEW!!!!!! - short personal examples about you or someone you know that could be used to show the reader what you mean by your definition.
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It is time to start writing! Take a look at your chart. Which areas give you the most information? Those are probably the ones you will want to use in your essay. Select at least three.
Now, figure out how you will introduce your term. Look back at the sample essays.
Look at additional introductory examples. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/intros.htm
and http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/introductions/
and http://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Essay-Introduction
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Reminder about MLA Works Cited pages:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
www.easybib.com
Homework - all are due on Tuesday.
1. Complete your chart - boxes - copy/paste the chart into a WORD document or use the categories and just type. If you just want to pencil in your notes, you can take a picture of your work and post in CANVAS.
2. Create an MLA Works Cited page of the sources you used for notes. You must have at least five different sources.
3. Write the introduction to your essay. You can change it later, but get started! Use the tips for writing strong introductions when writing yours.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
January 31, 2017 - Tuesday
Let's discuss the homework!
This was the assignment:
Conduct some investigative reporting on post partum depression, depression in general, and the treatment of both types in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
The first thing you need is a topic that relates to "The Yellow Wallpaper" and to "Story of an Hour."
Let's generate topics at your table. Send one person to the board as a scribe for your group.
We will work on the graphic organizer in class. Your homework will depend on how far we get. It will be posted after class.
In class, we worked on a dictionary definition, classmate definitions, and mentioned the word in literature. We will continue our work on Thursday.
This was the assignment:
Conduct some investigative reporting on post partum depression, depression in general, and the treatment of both types in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
A. Write a paragraph or two that summarizes the information you read. Include the URL for each site you visited.
B. Then, write two or three paragraphs and relate that information to John's treatment of the narrator in "The Yellow Wallpaper." Be sure to answer: Is this a "haunted house", or was the narrator driven mad by the cure? (50 points) Post in Canvas.
Getting ready to write a definition essay -
1. What is a definition essay? https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+essay+examples&oq=&aqs=chrome.2.69i58j0i66l3j5i66l2.83691j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Sample essays: "What Is a Yankee?" (See site above)
& " Few of My Favorite Things" http://college.cengage.com/english/vandermey/college_writer/2e/resources/writing/student_definition_zinser.pdf
2. Getting ready to write with a graphic organizer!
Name:
__________________________________________________________________
Quotations:
Source:
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The word in literature.
Source:
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What it is NOT: (Negative definition)
Source:
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The word in history:
Source:
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Word/Concept to be defined:
Personal Definition:
Dictionary Definition:
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The word in poetry/art/media:
Source:
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Synonyms:
Source:
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The word in the news:
Source:
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How classmates define the word:
Source:
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Thursday, January 26, 2017
January 26, 2017 - Thursday
Leftovers
Table Activity: The Name Game - How important are names in a story. Find the meanings of the names of the characters from "The Story of an Hour."
New Today - Table discussions - listen for your number
1. Look at your notes from the life of Charlotte Perkins Gilman. What parallels do you see between the life of the author and the events in "The Yellow Wallpaper?" https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library/exhibition/woman-human-life-and-work-charlotte-perkins-gilman
2. What events in the life of Kate Chopin might have led her to write "Story of an Hour?" https://www.katechopin.org/biography/
Discuss with your group. Prepare to share with the class. Assign a recorder and a discussion leader for your group. All must speak! The recorder will share he information with the class.
Table Activity: The Name Game - How important are names in a story. Find the meanings of the names of the characters from "The Story of an Hour."
To begin, look up information about mallard ducks. What do the ducks and Mr. and Mrs. Mallard have in common, if anything?
Find the meanings of these names on-line at a What to Name the Baby or Meanings of Names site.
Josephine
Richards
Brently
Louise
What yellow things are in "The Yellow Wallpaper?" (groups - pages assigned)
Discussion: How did the "yellow" change in the story?
Now, take a look at this site. http://www.virtualsalt.com/gothic.htm
Look back at "The Yellow Wallpaper" and make a list of all of the gothic items. This leads to the question, Is the narrator in the story crazy, or is the house haunted? Perhaps the story contains a bit of both.
1. Look at your notes from the life of Charlotte Perkins Gilman. What parallels do you see between the life of the author and the events in "The Yellow Wallpaper?" https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library/exhibition/woman-human-life-and-work-charlotte-perkins-gilman
2. What events in the life of Kate Chopin might have led her to write "Story of an Hour?" https://www.katechopin.org/biography/
Discuss with your group. Prepare to share with the class. Assign a recorder and a discussion leader for your group. All must speak! The recorder will share he information with the class.
Homework
3. View the PBS movie of the short story of "The Yellow Wallpaper.".(We will begin in class.)
Be the critic. - Rate each segment.
- What do you like about it?
- What is weak?
- If you were the director, what would you change?
Movie in 8 parts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL54A86EACAA247777 (Click each segment to move along.) (40 points)
4. Conduct some investigative reporting on post partum depression, depression in general, and the treatment of both types in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
A. Write a paragraph or two that summarizes the information you read. Include the URL for each site you visited.
B. Then, write two or three paragraphs and relate that information to John's treatment of the narrator in "The Yellow Wallpaper." Be sure to answer: Is this a "haunted house", or was the narrator driven mad by the cure? (50 points) Post in Canvas.
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