English 70 Lesson Last Day

Hand in revised essay for an improved grade.

Complete Feedback Forms.

Handout Class anthology:

Robert/Marcello read their introductions.

Return of Essays

1. First week of Summer Quarter.
   
2. Available in the Conference Room of English Department
   

1. Grades due Next Friday, posted online under schedule that day
   
2. You can sign up for 75, but you may be dropped. Have a back up plan.
   
3. My schedule: 101x2, Creative Writing; Winter 102x3; Spring 70x2, Creative Writing
   
4. Also, you can ask anytime, about anything.
   
5. You can say hi to me on campus. Say your name and I'll say mine.
   
6. You can say hi to each other.
   
7. Andy Blevins, college drop out.
   
8. Elias Mena, Aubri Gonzalez (and on and on).
   
   
9. You can make it. Each quarter is a test, a challenge. Sometimes the test is academic, sometimes it's at home, sometimes it's work, sometimes it the system. You will be tested, pushed, pulled, crushed. That's how you become a different, stronger person. You are rewriting your life. Revising. Re-seeing what could be.
   

And now…

Day 44

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 44 Spring 2010 (Two Days to Go)

1. Notes on revision.
   
2. In groups
   
   1. Essay 1
      
      1. Ideas and Content: Do you have a good theme statement? A sentence or two at the end of your first paragraph that says, Here's what I learned or Here's why this object is of value to me.
         
      2. Organization: How is your first line? How about your conclusion?
         
      3. Paragraph by paragraph—make an outline.
         
   2. Essay 2
      
      1. Word choice: Do you use great verbs? Have you tried the synonym function on your computer or used a thesaurus? Are you using specific nouns: not "dog," but "snarling pit bull"?
         
      2. Voice: Is the writing from the heart? Do you take a risk? Is there energy in the writing or do you sound bored? Can I hear your voice?
         
   3. Essay 3
      
      1. Conventions: Run-ons? Caps? Quotation marks?
         
      2. Sentence fluency: Are you using short sentences for your most important points? Have you used a fragment creatively? Do you over use –ly openings?
         

Revised essays due Friday at the beginning of the period.

Day 43

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 43 Spring 2010 (Three Days to Go)

1. Hand in one copy of your final draft.
   
2. Count by Fours
   
3. Section 1: How did this start?
   
4. Section 2: What makes a good story good?
   
5. Section 3: What lessons did you learn?
   
6. Section 4: Who are we and where are we going?
   
7. What to expect in English 101 and English 102.
   
8. If time, introduction/revision notes.
   
9. Tomorrow: Bring an essay to work on to make it the best it can be.
   

Revised essays due Friday at the beginning of the period.

Day 42

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 42 Spring 2010

1. Hand in one copy of your rough draft.
   
2. In groups of four—pass your essay to the person across from you.
   
3. Read silently and mark your peer's essay as you read.
   
4. Complete peer editing form.
   
5. Discuss with your partner.
   
6. Trade with a second person in your group.
   
7. Tomorrow: Final Drafts of Essay 4 due.
   

Debbie, Jessica F,

Day 41

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 41 Spring 2010

Rough Draft of Introduction Essay Due Tuesday. (I won't comment on these, but we will have one day to peer edit them)

Final Draft Due Wednesday.

Here's what's left of the quarter:

• An introduction to our anthology based on Auster's intro for ITMFWG, graded on all six traits. (due Wednesday, final draft)
  
• Revision to an essay for an improved score—Due June 4th. (Do it for money.)
  
• Bring your essays to class every day. Bring Auster, too.
  

1. Section 3:
   
   1. Write the name of the essay you are putting in the anthology on the board and a brief description of the story (maybe your thesis statement?)
      
   2. What two lessons have you learned from THE STORIES in class?
      
   3. Sample section 3.
      
   4. Homework: Rough Draft of Section 3.
      
2. Section 4—The Run Down
   
   1. Explain
      
      1. 34 stories
         
      2. First story is
         
      3. Last Story is
         
   2. Explain
      
      1. Gender
         
      2. ages
         
      3. where are you from?
         
      4. Where do you live now?
         
      5. Former, current jobs
         
      6. career goals
         
   3. Explain the animals/objects; strangers/family; love/death options.
      
   4. Pick stories from your class and do the same thing Auster does: remember brief flashes from them as a way to tease or hook the reader. Try to include all of them?
      
   5. Summarize the project in a few well written thoughts (wrap it up with a concluding paragraph).
      

Demographics

930:

Men: 9

Women: 8

Ages: 18, 18, Over 30, 23, 21, 19, 18, 19, 21, 42, 20, 35, 19,

Where are we from: Ellensburg, Caldwell Idaho, Yakima, Pomona California, Yakima, Sunnyside, Toppenish, Burlington Washington, Oregon City OR, Sunnyside, Cotiva de la Paz Michoacan, Decatur Illinois, Toppenish

Where do you live now: Ellensburg, Yakima, Yakima, Yakima, Four streets away from school, Sunnyside, Toppenish, Zillah, Toppenish, Selah, Yakima, Wapato,

Former, current jobs: Farming, wildfire fighter, field work, construction, remodeling houses, CAN, waitress, janitor, childcare, retail, lifeguard, referee, cherry checker, daycare, deckhand, wood chopping, yardwork, collection agency, chiropractic assistant, stacker, espresso, sears cashier

Career goals: Fire fighter, criminal justice, probation officer, teacher, paralegal, don't know, car dealer, elementary education, math teacher, x-ray tech, mechanic, bilingual office assistant,

1030:

Male: 6

Female: 11

Ages: 23, 43, 26, 21, 19, 19, 40, 21, 25, 34, 42, 20, 19, 20, 20, 18, 25

Where are we from: Korea, Bosnia Herzegovina, 7^th Ward of New Orleans (Saint Bernard Projects), White Swan, Idaho, Yakima, Monterrey, Selah, Yakima, Riverside California, Moses Lake, Spokane, Toppenish, Yakima (Memorial hospital), Yakima, California, San Jose California,

Where do we live now: Yakima, Yakima, Yakima, Toppenish, Terrace Heights, Yakima, Yakima, Selah, Yakima, Wiley City, Yakima, Yakima, Zillah, Wapato, Yakima, Yakima, Yakima

Current/Former Jobs: Student, cook, wildland firefighter, target, Journeys, cashier at Home Depot, Medical secretary, lifeguard, Target, Lariat BBQ, driver, Charter Communications, work study, Aeropostale, Imperial's garden, Army reserve, corn maze, student, plastic extrusion operator, aeroplane composite production, BMW franchise manager

Career Goals: Doctor, conquer English, basketball coach, undecided, dental hygienist, undecided, medical assistant, nurse, nurse, paralegal, information specialist, movie director, police officer, basketball coach, the next "Price is Right" host, police officer, undecided, pharmacist

Day 40

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 40 Spring 2010

1. Hand back Love/Death Essays
   
   1. I was looking for conventions and sentence fluency
      
      1. Eulogies/love stories may have been touching and heartfelt, but that wasn't part of the grade.
         
      2. Love stories and Eulogies (also not graded for but…)
         
         1. Not enough focus on THESIS, TOPIC SENTENCES, SUPPORTING THESIS.
            
         2. Eulogies not enough like speeches
            
      3. Some very short essays meant a "small sample size"
         
         1. 3 errors in a page and a half is different than 3 errors in four pages.
            
      4. Still, conventions were mostly ok.
         
         1. The 4-3 section is a big section.
            
            1. Can I understand what you were saying?
               
            2. With some work can it be ready to publish?
               
         2. The 6-5 section was narrow
            
            1. Was it ready to publish?
               
            2. Was it nearly perfect?
               
            3. Did you use grammar strategically?
               
         3. Biggest issues
            
            1. Run-ons
               
            2. Paragraphing
               
            3. Fragments
               
      5. Sentence fluency
         
         1. Appositives, and adverbs worked.
            
         2. –ing's mostly threw you off.
            
         3. Not nearly enough use of the short sentence or fragment.
            

            
             

2. Grades so far.
   
   1. English 75 (70% on Prewriting grade and 12/18 for Essay scores)
      
   2. English 75/70? (One of two categories below. Close on Prewriting or Essay scores)
      
   3. English 70 (Both categories below. Not enough time, assignments left to raise your score. But you should keep coming to get the CR, not an NC)
      

 

1. Here's what's left of the quarter:
   

• An introduction to our anthology based on Auster's intro for ITMFWG, graded on all six traits.
  
• Revision to an essay for an improved score—Due June 4th. (Do it for money.)
  
• Revision of an essay for the anthology—Due TODAY (5/26). (Do it for love.)
  
• Bring your essays to class every day. Bring Auster, too.
  

1. Section 3:
   
   1. Read Auster in class and outline.
      
   2. Write the name of the essay you are putting in the anthology on the board and a brief description of the story (maybe your thesis statement?)
      
   3. What two lessons have you learned from THE STORIES in class?
      
   4. Sample section 3.
      
   5. Homework: Rough Draft of Section 3.
      
2. Section 4—for tomorrow:
   
   1. Gender
      
   2. ages
      
   3. where are you from?
      
   4. Where do you live now?
      
   5. Former, current jobs
      
   6. career goals
      

Thumb drives for essays.

Day 39

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 39 Spring 2010

1. Samples, Section 1
   
2. Outline Section 2
   
3. Prewriting, Section 2:
   
   1. What do you look for in a good story?
      
   2. What kind of papers were we looking for in English 70?
      
   3. What is your mission in English 70? What is the mission of the whole class?
      
4. Rubrics
   
   1. Which of the rubrics are the most important traits?
      
      1. Ideas and content
         
      2. Organization
         
      3. Voice
         
      4. Word Choice
         
      5. Sentence Fluency
         
      6. Conventions
         
5. Samples, Section 2
   
6. Homework: Rough Draft Section Two: What do you look for in a good story?
   
7. Homework: Email me your story.
   

   
    

Here's what's left of the quarter:

• An introduction to our anthology based on Auster's intro for ITMFWG
  
• Revision to an essay for an improved score—Due June 4th. (Do it for money.)
  
• Revision of an essay for the anthology—Due Wednesday (5/26). (Do it for love.)
  

Bring your essays to class every day. Bring Auster, too.

Course Description, Outcomes and Objectives

Course Description:

Students in English 070 will learn to write unified, coherent, short compositions, following standard conventions of spelling, punctuation, and grammar. They will base their writing on a reading and understanding of basic texts, enhanced by active participation in class discussions.

 

Course Outcomes:

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

 

• Use appropriate strategies to write unified, coherent, short compositions.
  
• Read and articulate an understanding of a text that uses conversational vocabulary, an easily recognizable organizational pattern, and basic sentence structure.
  

 

Course Objectives:    

 

During the course students will

 

1. Participate in class discussions.
   
2. Summarize and paraphrase a text.
   
3. Generate ideas.
   
4. Organize ideas.
   
5. Write unified paragraphs.
   
6. Write rough drafts.
   
7. Revise rough drafts.
   
8. Edit and proofread drafts, practicing conventions of spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
   
9. Demonstrate the ability to read critically: summarize and paraphrase, question, and analyze a text.
   
10. Practice objectives 1-9 in in-class writing.
    

Day 38

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 38 Spring 2010

1. Read Paul Auster's Introduction to ITMFWG
   
   1. Number the paragraphs in the intro.
      
      1. Section 1 (1-5)
         
      2. Section 2 (6-9)
         
      3. Section 3 (10-12)
         
      4. Section 4 (13-19)
         
   2. Outline the introduction in groups of four
      
      1. Summarize each paragraph in a sentence or two.
         
      2. Tip: What is the purpose of this paragraph?
         What would be a good title for the paragraph?
         

 

1. Homework: Rough Draft Section One: How did this start? (this can be between 1-3 paragraphs in length)
   
2. Bring all three essays to class every day.
   

   
    

Here's what's left of the quarter:

• An introduction to our anthology based on Auster's intro for ITMFWG
  
• Revision to an essay for an improved score. (Do it for money.)
  
• Revision of an essay for the anthology. (Do it for love.)
  

Bring your essays to class every day. Bring Auster, too.

Day 37

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 37 Spring 2010

Hand in Peer Review Review.

Hand in Sentence Variety homework.

Hand in final draft.

1. Plate of Peas
   
2. OR of Essay 3
   
   1. H/I
      
   2. Y/N
      
   3. Y=0, N=0
      
   4. If you can do it for money, you can do it for love.
      

      
       

3. H/W, Due Monday, 20 points: Read Paul Auster's Introduction to ITMFWG
   
   1. Number the paragraphs in the intro.
      
      1. Section 1 (1-5)
         
      2. Section 2 (6-9)
         
      3. Section 3 (10-12)
         
      4. Section 4 (13-19)
         
   2. Outline the introduction
      
      1. Summarize each paragraph in a sentence or two.
         
      2. Tip: What is the purpose of this paragraph?
         What would be a good title for the paragraph?
         

 

1. Bring all three essays to class every day next week.
   
2. Our final assignments will be explained in great detail on Monday, but here's a brief overview of what's ahead:
   

 

An introduction to our anthology based on Auster's intro for ITMFWG

Revision to an essay for an improved score. (Do it for money.)

Revision of an essay for the anthology. (Do it for love.)

Bring your essays to class every day. Bring Auster all next week.

 

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 36 Spring 2010

Peer Review Review, Conventions and Sentence Fluency.

Sentence Variety—

In your essay, try to add an adverb to the start of one of your sentences.

Review Practice 10 and 11.

In your essay, try to add an "appositive" to one of your sentences.

Read 439-440: do practice 4 and 5.

In your essay, try to add an –ing verb to the start of one of your sentences.

Chapter Review 452 (1-5).

Final Draft: Tomorrow, Friday, May 21^st

Day 35

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 35 Spring 2010

Review Adverbs practice.

Homework: Sentence Variety Packet: Read 446. Do Practice 10 and 11

Peer editing:

Same Groups of 4

Write down 1-3 questions on the top of your peer editing form.

Tell the students in your group your questions and they'll write them down on their forms for your essay.

Others in the group read the essay aloud: look especially for grammar errors or sentences that sound clunky. You are also looking for short and long sentences and sentences that sound good out loud.

Complete peer edit for 3^rd and 4^th essays

Final Draft: Friday, May 21^st

Day 34

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 34 Spring 2010

Hand in homework: capital letters

Peer editing:

Same Groups of 4

Write down 1-3 questions on the top of your peer editing form.

Tell the students in your group your questions and they'll write them down on their forms for your essay.

Others in the group read the essay aloud: look especially for grammar errors or sentences that sound clunky. Also looking for short and long sentences and sentences that sound good out loud.

Complete peer review of one, begin second peer review by reading it aloud before the end of class.

Complete peer review form for second essay by class tomorrow.

Additional homework: Sentence Variety packet 436-439; Do Practice 1, 2, 3

Final Draft: Friday, May 21^st

Day 33

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 33 Spring 2010

Hand in homework.Homework: Exercise 2 and 4.

A sample love story.

Peer editing:

Groups of 4

Write down 1-3 questions on the top of your peer editing form.

One person volunteer to go first.

Tell the students in your group your questions and they'll write them down on their forms for your essay.

Others in the group read the essay aloud: look especially for grammar errors or sentences that sound clunky. Also look for short and long sentences and sentences that sound nice out loud.

Complete peer review of one, begin second peer review by reading it aloud before the end of class.

Complete peer review form for second essay by class tomorrow.

Additional homework: Read 198-199; Do Exercises 1-3 on Capital Letters

Final Draft: Friday, May 21^st

Day 32

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 31 Spring 2010

Fragments: Let's try the proofreading exercise on page 85

Hand in homework.

Run ons

    Read 87-89

    Do exercise 1 in class.

    Do exercise 3 in class.

    Homework: Exercise 2 and 4.

Run-ons work in class.

Let's spend a little time writing right now.

A sample love story.

Homework: For Monday—rough draft 2-3 pages. Please bring four copies.

Due dates for Essay 3:

Rough Draft: May 17^th

Final Draft: May 21^st

Day 31

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 31 Spring 2010

Read 73 together.

(76) Dependent Clauses. Exercise 1 questions—review as a class. Try exercise 2 on your own.

Fragments Read 80-82. Exercise 1 in class.

Another sample love story.

A note on organization.

1. Eulogies have easy body paragraphs and theme statements.
   
   1. Highlight three characteristics of the person/thing etc.
      
   2. Give examples of this characteristic in the paragraph.
      
2. Love stories are more like the ones we've done before.
   
   1. We want a main idea/theme, but we have to work to make it our own words and to make it fresh.
      
   2. Then we have to focus on events (3-4) that demonstrate that main idea and put them in paragraphs.
      

      
       

Let's spend a little time writing right now.

Tomorrow, we'll work more on the interview process and keep writing.

Due dates for Essay 3:

Rough Draft: May 17^th

Final Draft: May 21^st

Day 30

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 30 Spring 2010

Return Essays.

Hand out grades.

    You could go up or down.

Hand in Homework from last night.

Tips on Interviews.

Tips on writing a Eulogy.

Time to write, right now.

Homework: READ The Least 73-75; Do Exercise 1

Due dates for Essay 3:

Rough Draft: May 17^th

Final Draft: May 21^st

BP opportunities

Doug Johnson, Poetry Reading May 17^th, 7pm in the Writing Center.

 

Doug Johnson was born in Denver Colorado and is a writer, musician, and artist. He is the founder of Cave Moon Press, a non-profit literary press dedicated to underserved populations and literature. Doug also creates hand-made greeting cards entitled, "Mandala Magic," and hopes to continue illustrating other projects. Indeed, a former graphic artist, he still designs books, CD jackets, and book covers, but he most enjoys collaborating with artists and authors. In 1998, in collaboration with Dan Peters of Blue Begonia Press, Doug won "Best Letterpress Design" at the Bumbershoot Arts Festival in Seattle for his first book design. Doug's poems have appeared in Audience Review and Poesia, and his photos have made the cover of Audience Review and Tipton Review. Doug's book of poetry and prose, "Black Mountain Whispers: A Tribute to Raymond Carver," is available at CaveMoonPress.org.

 

¡Mariachi y Corrido! 

Thurs. May 13th & Fri. the 14th

 Music historian Dr. Álvaro Ochoa Serrano is coming to central Washington from Michoacán this week. 

 He will give a presentation on "The Mariachi Tradition" at 7:00 p.m. at CWU in Dean 104 on Thursday, May 13. 

 He will give another talk entitled "The Corrido and the Bajío Rebellion" in Yakima on Friday the 14^th at 6:30 p.m. at YVCC in the Deccio Higher Education Building Parker Room. 

 Dr. Ochoa works as a Researcher at the Centro de Estudios de las Tradiciones and Professor at the Colegio de Michoacán in Mexico.  He holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Los Angeles. 

The Center for Latino and Latin American Studies and the Secretariat of Culture of the State of Michoacán are proud to present this fifth installment of the "Mexico 1810-1910-2010" series, which celebrates daily life in Michoacán during Mexican Independence and the Revolution.   In 2010 Mexico is celebrating the bicentennial of its independence and the 100^th anniversary of the start of the Revolution. 

Day 29

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 29 Spring 2010

Return Quizzes

Hand in Homework from last night.

    Try exercise 5.

Tips on Interviews

Tips on writing a Eulogy.

How this essay will be scored.

Homework: READ The Least 67-68; Do Exercises 2-4

    Try exercise 1 in class.

Due dates for Essay 3:

Rough Draft: May 17^th

Final Draft: May 21^st

Day 28

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 28 Spring 2010

Quiz over Death Section.

Read 59-63; Do exercise 1;

For Homework: Exercises 2-4.

Tips on writing a Eulogy.

How this essay will be scored.

Due dates for Essay 3:

Rough Draft: May 17^th

Final Draft: May 21^st

Day 27

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 27 Spring 2010

Quiz over Love Section.

Homework: Read "Death" section of ITMFWG

Prewriting 2: Lists for Types of Death

• Actual deaths.
  
• Those still with us who we might want to say something to now.
  
• Objects that have died.
  
• Pets that have died.
  
• Ideas that have died.
  

Sample Essays: Love/Death

Due dates for Essay 3

Rough Draft: May 17^th

Final Draft: May 21^st

Day 26

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 26 Spring 2010

Complete reading from yesterday.

I'll have these back in about a week and be able to recommend 70/75 for those interested Summer classes.

Types of love

Passionate Love (eros)

    Who do you know who could tell a good girlfriend/boyfriend story?

Friends, family, country, job, community (philia)

Who do you know who could tell a good story of love between friends, family. Or of their love for their jobs, country or community.

God's love for "man", or our love for all humanity (agape)

Who do you know who could tell a good story of God's love or of a love for their neighbor?

Types of Death

Actual deaths.

Those still with us who we might want to say something to now.

Objects that have died.

Pets that have died.

Ideas that have died.

Homework: Read I Thought My Father, second half of Love section, quiz tomorrow

Due dates for Essay 3

Rough Draft: May 17^th

Final Draft: May 21^st

Day 25

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 25 Spring 2010

Peer Review Review from 930 class

Hand in Essay 2.

O/R? Y=+.25

    N= +/- O

Homework: Read I Thought My Father, first half of Love section

Next Assignment: Love/Death

Due dates

Rough Draft: May 17^th

Final Draft: May 21^st

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 24 Spring 2010

Complete peer editing?

Did you have discussions with each writer? It was very quiet yesterday.

Look for verbs of being:

am, is, are, was, were, have, has, had, be, being, been

and could, would.

And got.

Ex:

We would walk together

They would run over to us

My cousins and I were walking along the street

I had finally made my decision and joined

I got in my care and started to go.

We got into Chicago around 1230

It was early in the morning so I wasn't very social. I was just starring like a clueless kid.

I could hear the breeze of the blue gym doors open.

All I could think about was going insides

Keep the verb tense simple, but the verbs lively.

A sample essay?

Rubric/Grading

Questions to ask yourself

• Am I sure what each word I use really means? Am I positive, or should I look it up?
  
• Have I found the best word or just settled for the most obvious, or the easiest, one?
  
• Am I trying too hard to impress my reader?
  

What's the easiest way to write this sentence? (Sometimes it helps to answer this question by trying it out loud. How would you say it to someone?)

Day 22

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 22 Spring 2010

Special Note:

I won't be here tomorrow.

And we don't have school on Friday.

So, your final drafts are not due until Tuesday.

We will complete peer editing on Monday.

1. Exchange papers with a partner.
   
2. Read the paper silently to yourself—look for strengths and mark them with pluses or stars. Good verbs, specific nouns, strong images, good ideas.
   
3. Complete peer editing form
   
4. Discuss with writer.
   

Change partners and repeat.

Day 21

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 21 Spring 2009

1. Sample Essays
   
2. Yesterday
   
   1. Five w's
      
   2. Five senses
      
   3. Who are the characters?
      
   4. What is the setting?
      
   5. What are the main events?
      
3. Stand back from it: What's the main idea? What's the moral of the story?
   
4. Try explaining ONE of the main events using vivid verbs and concrete nouns.
   
5. Try main event number TWO
   
6. And finally main event number THREE
   
   1. You may end up with more, but we're trying to make clear paragraphs.
      

Homework: Rough Draft 2-3 pages. Bring four copies.

Day 20

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 20 Spring 2009

1. Review homework: Exercise 5 and Paragraph exercise (pages 195-196 in The Least)
   
2. VERBS
   
   1. Avoiding shifts in time (123)
      
      1. Do: Exercise on Page 124
         
         1. #1
            
         2. Homework: #2 and #3 (page 124)
            
3. For our second essay, so far:
   
   1. Sample essays (*except 930)
      
   2. Described traits
      
   3. Read
      
   4. Discussed
      
   5. Lists
      
4. Today
   
   1. Who are the characters?
      
   2. What is the setting?
      
   3. What are the main events?
      
   4. (930) Five w's
      
   5. (930) Five senses
      
   6. (1030) Freewriting
      

Stand back from it: What's the main idea? What's the moral of the story?

Day 18

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 19 Spring 2009

1. Let's try Exercise 3 and 4 on page 194.
   
   1. Homework: Do Exercise 5 and Paragraph exercise (pages 195-196 in The Least)
      
2. Essays back
   
3. Getting essays back
   
   1. Two types of comments.
      
   2. Yancey Yore/William Peckman
      
   3. This is part of our job.
      
   4. High expectations are important in college
      
      1. You are here by choice and at a cost.
         
      2. Your diploma has to mean certain things.
         
   5. Time to review comments and ask questions.
      
   6. The 24 hour rule.
      
   7. SAVE EVERTHING
      
      1. IT'S NOT WHERE YOU START, IT'S WHERE YOU FINISH!
         
      2. You will have a chance at the end of the quarter to improve your score for one of your essays by revising based on my comments and based on what you've learned.
         
   8. Your options if you don't like your grade:
      
      1. Work Harder.
         
      2. Change your habits/attitudes.
         
      3. Real Writing review.
         
      4. Read more closely.
         
      5. More drafts .
         
      6. Writing Center.
         
      7. See Me.
         

   
    

   1. Graded on Ideas and Content and Organization
      
   2. Grammar a big issue—but was not graded.
      
   3. Theme/Thesis statements need work
      
      1. Location
         
      2. Generalization
         
   4. Intros and conclusions need work
      
   5. Titles
      
   6. Class Avg 930: 4.25 1030: 4.0
      
   7. Don't be afraid to be creative writers. Don't be afraid to let go a bit.
      

      
       

4. For Wednesday: Four copies of rough draft of Stranger/Family.
   
5. For our second essay, so far:
   
   1. Sample essays
      
   2. Described traits
      
   3. Read
      
   4. Discussed
      
   5. Lists
      
6. Today
   
   1. (930) Five w's
      
   2. (930) Five senses
      
   3. (1030) Freewriting
      
7. Stand back from it: What's the main idea? What's the moral of the story?
   
8. Word choice notes if time.
   
9. Homework:
   

Work on your essays.

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 17

1. Bonus Points: Linda Hunt? Did I screw anybody up?
   
   1. Tonight: 7pm Allied Arts Poetry Reading
      
2. Essays back Friday.
   
3. Essay 2: Strangers/Family
   
   1. Rough Draft: April 28^th
      
   2. Final Draft: May 3rd
      
4. Strangers Quiz
   
5. Review types of prewriting
   
   1. Freewrite
      
   2. List
      
   3. Research/read
      
   4. Discussion
      
   5. Cluster/map
      
   6. Questions
      
6. Strangers list
   
   1. Doctors/Nurses
      
   2. customers
      
   3. co-workers
      
   4. camps
      
   5. teams
      
   6. on the street
      
   7. hikes
      
   8. trips
      
   9. vacations
      
   10. stores
       
   11. bus/plane/train
       
   12. coaches
       
   13. church leaders
       
   14. teachers
       
7. Bring a possible photo to work with tomorrow. Maybe two?
   

(1030 class)

1. Strangers-- Example
   
   1. Word choice
      
   2. Voice
      
2. Strangers list
   
3. Freewrite about one of these.
   
4. Discussion at table
   
5. Family Photo
   
   1. Caption example
      
   2. Five w's
      
   3. Five senses
      
6. Discussion at table
   

Homework: In "The Least" read Pages 191-192; Do Exercises 1 and 2. Bring tomorrow for review.

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 16

1. Bonus Points: Tonight 7pm YV Museum 2105 Tieton, Linda Hunt
   
   1. Tomorrow: 7pm Allied Arts Poetry Reading
      
2. Essays back Friday or Monday.
   
3. Essay 2: Strangers/Family
   
   1. Rough Draft: April 28^th
      
   2. Final Draft: May 3rd
      
4. Strangers Quiz
   
5. ITMFWG: Stranger section—
   
   1. Look for word choice—lively verbs, specific modifiers/adverbs/adjectives
      
   2. Which writer would you like to meet?
      
   3. Which writer takes the biggest risk?
      
   4. Which writer has the most style?
      
6. Review types of prewriting
   
   1. Freewrite
      
   2. List
      
   3. Research/read
      
   4. Discussion
      
   5. Cluster/map
      
   6. Questions
      
7. Strangers list
   
   1. Doctors/Nurses
      
   2. customers
      
   3. co-workers
      
   4. camps
      
   5. teams
      
   6. on the street
      
   7. hikes
      
   8. trips
      
   9. vacations
      
   10. stores
       
   11. bus/plane/train
       
   12. coaches
       
   13. church leaders
       
   14. teachers
       
8. Homework:
   
   1. In "The Least" read Pages 191-192; Do Exercises 1 and 2.
      
   2. Bring a possible photo to work with tomorrow. Maybe two?

Prewriting: Listing

1. Strangers list
   
   1. customers
      
      1. Mr. Bill
         
   2. co-workers
      
   3. camps
      
   4. teams
      
   5. on the street
      
   6. hikes
      
   7. trips
      
   8. vacations
      
   9. stores
      
   10. bus/plane/train
       
   11. coaches
       
   12. church leaders
       
   13. teachers
       

Day 15

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 15

1. Bonus Points today: Mark Fuzie at 1130 in this classroom.
   
   1. Mark Fuzie tonight at the writing center—7pm.
      
2. Homework back—be sure YOU are checking your answers for the grammar work before you hand it in.
   
3. Essays back Friday or Monday.
   
4. Essay 2: Strangers/Family
   
   1. Rough Draft: April 28^th
      
   2. Final Draft: May 2
      
5. Word Choice/Voice H/O
   
6. ITMFWG: Family section—pick two favorites (930 class) or one favorite (1030 class)
   
   1. Look for word choice—lively verbs, specific modifiers/adverbs/adjectives
      
   2. Which writer would you like to meet?
      
   3. Which writer takes the biggest risk?
      
   4. Which writer has the most style?
      
7. Homework: Complete Reading of "Strangers" section.
   
   1. Quiz tomorrow over this section.

Day 14

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 14

1. Surprise.
   
2. Bonus points?
   
3. O/R of essay 1
   
   1. Y= read your story
      
   2. N= don't read your story
      
   3. Y= +.5 to your final score
      
   4. N= -.5 to your final score
      

Day 13

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 13

1. Bonus points?
   
2. Hand in:
   
   1. Adverbs/Adjectives
      
   2. Peer Review, Review
      
   3. Final Draft of Essay 1
      
3. O/R of essay 1
   
   1. Y= read your story
      
   2. N= don't read your story
      
   3. Y= +.5 to your final score
      
   4. N= -.5 to your final score
      
4. Homework: Read "Families" section of ITMFWG.
   

Revision:

Theme statement in intro.

Dialogue

Editing

Work from printed copy.

Consider using different color paper?

Sentence openings (esp It/There)

Capital letters/end punctuation

Signal phrases

Proofreading/Editing

Spelling—Spell check.

its/it's

there/they're/their

to/too/two

Proper names: Friedman, for ex.

Use a ruler

Read backwards

Read aloud

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 12

1. Bonus points tonight etc.
   
2. Final Draft Due Friday
   
   
   1. MLA style
      
      
      1. Heading
         
      2. Header
         
      3. Double spaced
         
      4. Keep default margins
         
      5. Standard size (12pt) font
         
3. Complete Peer Review
   
4. Complete Peer Review Review
   
   
1. Outline your essay on the back?
5. Rubric
   
6. Homework:
   
   
1. The Least
   
   
1. Read 28-30
2. Do Exercises 1 and 2 (31-32)
3. Read 224-226
4. Do Exercise 2 on page 226

Day 11

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 11

1. Review Peer Editing process
   
   1. Students learn from each other.
      
   2. Students learn by teaching.
      
   3. Kind honesty.
      
   4. Thick skin.
      
2. Write two questions you'd like answered by your peers.
   
   1. In groups of 4.
      
   2. Choose who goes first
      
   3. Hand out essays
      
   4. Read aloud
      
   5. Complete peer editing forms first
      
   6. Have a CONVERSATION (that's why there's four of you)
      
   7. Finally, writer asks questions not answered.
      
   8. Repeat
      
3. Peer Review Review
   
   1. Outline your essay on the back
      
4. Homework:
   
   1. Final Draft Due Wednesday.
      

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 10

1. Explain Peer Editing process
   
   
   1. Students learn from each other.
      
   2. Students learn by teaching.
      
   3. Kind honesty.
      
   4. Thick skin.
      
2. Write two questions you'd like answered by your peers.
   
   
1. In pairs at tables of 4.
   
2. Choose who goes first
   
3. Hand out essays
   
4. "You have my permission to tear my paper apart"
5. Read aloud
   
6. Complete peer editing forms--(author completes one for their own paper.)
   
7. Writer leads a CONVERSATION (that's why there's four of you)
   
8. Finally, writer asks questions not answered.
   
9. Repeat
   
3. Hand in one copy of your rough draft.
   
4. Homework: Peer Edit second essay at home.
   

Day 9

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 9—No class tomorrow. Rough Draft Due Monday. Bring 3 copies.

1. The Least Eight Parts of Speech review Ex 1 and 2.
   
   1. Slow down on this. It works best for ELL students probably, but it's important for everyone. Lots of grammar is explained in these terms.
      
2. H/O on Ideas/Content and Organization
   
3. Organization
   
   1. Intro/Conclusion (use handout)
      
   2. Chronological (animal?)
      
   3. Order of Importance (object?)
      

      
       

4. Thesis statements—put them up on the boards for clicker votes.
   

 

• Is it a complete sentence?
  
• Stated in their own words?
  
• Not a cliché.
  
• Applies to more than just this story? (A generalization?)
  

 

Homework:     Animal or Object Rough Draft—2-3 pages. Double spaced. 12 point font. Default margins. Work on the main idea. Work on Intro and Conclusion. Work on clear main ideas for each paragraph and details to support them.

 

Tell an interesting story. What's the moral, theme, message you want us to understand at the end of the story?

 

Day 8

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 8

1. The Least 2-4
   
   1. Proofreading pg 20
      
   2. Collect work
      
2. H/O on Ideas/Content and Organization
   
3. Organization
   
   1. Intro/Conclusion (use handout)
      
   2. Chronological (animal?)
      
   3. Order of Importance (object?)
      

      
       

4. Thesis statements—put them up on the boards.
   

• Is it a complete sentence?
  
• Stated in their own words?
  
• Not a cliché.
  
• Applies to more than just this story? (A generalization?)
  

 

Homework:     Read—The Eight Parts of Speech 22-24

        Do—Exercise 1 and 2

Day 7

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 7 Wednesday

1. The Least 2-4
   
   1. Proofreading pg 12
      
2. Second set of commonly confused words
   
   1. Exercise 1
      
   2. Homework: Exercises 2-4 (pages 17-19)
      
3. H/O on Ideas/Content and Organization
   
4. Favorite Object essay from second half of chapter.
   
   1. Ideas/Content
      
   2. Organization
      
5. Consider:
   
   1. 2-4 characters
      
   2. 1-2 locations
      
   3. 1 minute to 24 hours.
      
6. 4 Questions to ask of your topic
   
   1. Does it interest me?
      
   2. Can I say something about it?
      
   3. Is it specific?
      
   4. AND—
      
      1. What is the main point
         
7. Narrative Map
   
8. Beginnings
   
9. Endings
   

   
    

Plus: A theme sentence for an animal essay and a theme statement for an object essay—what is the moral of the story?

    For objects: This (object) is valuable to me because_____________.

    For animals: That (animal) taught me an important lesson:________.

Bonus Points

April 7, Wednesday, 7—8pm
YVCC Diversity Series: Teatro Chicana
Kendall Auditorium, YVCC Campus
Free • Chicana Theatre Women's Troupe addresses social, gender and political issues of the working class and Chicano Movement. www.yvcc.edu/diversity • 574-6800 x3151
__________________________________________________________
April 8, Thursday, 7pm
Salt of the Earth: Film Viewing and Discussion
Yakima Valley Museum
Free • A showing of the short, but intense, film, "Salt of the Earth", with discussion by Nancy Rawles, Shanna Stevenson, Maria Cuevas, and Dr. Carli Schiffner to follow.
yakimavalleymuseum.org • 509-248-0747
__________________________________________________________
April 11, Sunday, 1pm
Voices: Hear My Voice: Win the Vote
Yakima Valley Museum
Free • The final battle for women's voting rights is experienced in this exciting multi-media program by Living Voices. Part of the Voices series. Voices is a cooperative program between the Yakima Valley Museum and Allied Arts that presents lecturers and performers addressing topics of interest to the community.
yakimavalleymuseum.org• 248-0747
__________________________________________________________
April 20th, YVCC Writing Center, Mark Fuzie reading poetry, 7pm
__________________________________________________________

April 21, Wednesday, Varies by location
Bold Spirit, Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America Reading by Author Linda Hunt.
9:30—10:30am, Parker Room, Deccio Building, YVCC Campus
7—8:30pm @ Yakima Valley Museum
Free • Author Linda Lawrence Hunt will share the true story of feminist suffragette Helga Estby's journey across the United States. Sponsored by Yakima Valley Libraries.
www.yvl.org • 509-249-9002
__________________________________________________________
April 22nd, Allied Arts Coffee House Poetry Reading, 5000 Lincoln Ave.
__________________________________________________________

April 29, Thursday, 3—5pm
YVCC Diversity Series: Suffragist Movement and Latina Progress in Yakima Valley
SURC 137A-B, CWU in Ellensburg
Free • A panel discussion on the quality of life for Latinas in Yakima Valley presented by Chicana/Latina professionals in Yakima Valley. www.yvcc.edu/diversity • 574-6800 x3151

__________________________________________________________
May 4th, Doug Johnson Poetry Reading, 7pm YVCC Writing center
__________________________________________________________

May 6, Thursday, 7—9pm
YVCC Diversity Series: Suffragist Movement and Latina Progress in Yakima Valley
Parker Room, Deccio Building., YVCC campus
Free • A panel discussion on the quality of life for Latinas in Yakima Valley presented by Chicana/Latina professionals in Yakima Valley. www.yvcc.edu/diversity • 574-6800 x3151

Day 6

English 70 Lesson Plan 6

1. Names quiz
   
2. Objects quiz
   
3. Generating Ideas
   
   1. Listing
      
   2. Freewriting
      
   3. Questioning
      
      1. Five W's + How
         
         1. Animals/Objects
            
   4. Discussion
      
   5. Clustering/Mapping
      
   6. Five Senses if there's time.
      
   7. 4 Questions to ask of your topic
      
      1. Does it interest me?
         
      2. Can I say something about it?
         
      3. Is it specific?
         
      4. AND—
         
         1. What is the main point?
            
4. Organize Ideas
   
5. Exercise 1 on page 8-9?
   

 

Homework: Rough Draft of Essay One due next Monday.

Homework: Exercises 2-4 in The Least (pages 9-11).

Day 5

English 70 Lesson Plan 5

1. Favorites from "Objects"
   
   1. Work on summary
      
   2. main ideas/supporting details.
      
2. Generating Ideas
   
   1. Listing
      
      1. Objects
         
         1. Souvenirs, antiques, hand me downs, hard earned treasures, gifts, symbolic clutter
            
         2. Avoid photo albums or boxes full of items. Too broad to write about.
            
   2. Freewriting
      
      1. Objects
         
         1. Pick one from the list and go for 5 minutes
            
   3. Questioning
      
      1. Five W's + How
         
         1. Animals or Objects
            
   4. Pick a topic?
      
   5. Clustering/Mapping
      
      1. Story map?
         
   6. Five Senses if there's time.
      
   7. 4 Questions to ask of your topic
      
      1. Does it interest me?
         
      2. Can I say something about it?
         
      3. Is it specific?
         
      4. AND—
         
         1. What is the main point?
            

 

Homework: Read second half of Objects in ITMFWG.

Prepare for names quiz and quiz over "Objects" on Monday.

Day 4

English 70 Lesson Plan 4

1. Quiz—four digits of SID
   
2. Photos
   
   1. Lists from previous homework in 930 class only.
      
3. Generating Ideas
   
   1. Listing
      
      1. Animals/Objects
         
         1. Pets
            
         2. Wild, Zoo, Farm, Fair, Friends, Relatives
            
         3. Souvenirs, antiques,
            
   2. Freewriting
      
      1. Animals/Objects
         
         1. Pick one from the list and go for 10 minutes
            
   3. Questioning
      
      1. Five W's + How
         
         1. Animals
            
         2. Objects
            
   4. Discussion
      
      1. At your tables
         
   5. Clustering/Mapping
      
      1. Story map?
         
   6. Five Senses if there's time.
      
   7. 4 Questions to ask of your topic
      
      1. Does it interest me?
         
      2. Can I say something about it?
         
      3. Is it specific?
         
      4. AND—
         
         1. What is the main point?
            

 

Homework: Read first half of Objects in ITMFWG (33-53)

Day 3

English 70 Lesson Plan 3

1. Favorite story from last night?
   
2. A paragraph is
   
3. An essay is
   
4. Six Traits of Writing
   
   1. Ideas and Content
      
   2. Organization
      
5. Writing Process
   
   1. Generate Ideas
      
   2. Organizing ideas
      
   3. Rough Draft
      
   4. Peer Review
      
   5. Revise/Edit/Proofread
      
   6. Final Draft
      
   7. Present/Publish
      
6. Homework: Read 220-222 (don't do assignments, we'll practice them in class)
   

Read second half of Animals section

Day 2

English 70 Lesson Plan 2

1. Questions about me.
   
2. Traits
   
   1. Good Student
      
   2. Good Teacher
      
   3. Good Writing?
      
3. Traits of Writing Handouts
   
   1. Fill in the blanks
      
   2. Strengths and weaknesses
      
   3. Quiz on all six on Thursday
      
4. Essay 1 assignment handout
   
5. Homework
   
   1. Read First half of section on "Animals" (to Two Loves)
      
   2. Read pages 206-211 in The Least

English 70 Day 1

Learning begins with questions.
Aristotle

Questions

Left

Class

Teacher

Assumptions

Right

Class

Teacher


Syllabus

Rewrite questions about the class

The Traits:

Traits of a good teacher

Traits of a good student

Traits of good writing

Homework—

Complete Traits list
Read: