English 70 Lesson Last Day
1. Complete Feedback Forms
2. Handout Class anthology.
a. Bertha
b. Madeleine and Linda
c. Martha
3. Return of Essays, if you haven’t received them already:
a. First week of Summer Quarter.
b. Available in the English Department—Ask Kelley
4. Grades due Next Friday, posted online under schedule that day
5. You can sign up for 75, but you may be dropped. Have a back up plan.
6. My schedule: Summer 75x2; Fall 101x2, Creative Writing; Winter 102x2 and American Literature 1945-Present; Spring 95x2, Prism
7. Also, you can ask anytime, about anything.
8. You can say hi to me on campus. Say your name and I’ll say mine.
9. You can say hi to each other.
10. Andy Blevins, college drop out.
a. One in there Americans in their mid-twenties attended but did not finish college.
b. Only 41 percent of low-income students entering a four year college managed to graduate within five years. (66% of high income did).
c. 75 percent of students enrolling in community colleges said they hoped to transfer to a four year institution. But only 17 percent of those who had entered in the mid-1990’s made the switch within five year. The rest were out working or still studying toward the two year degree.
11. Your story has to be different.
12. As you walk, you cut open and create that riverbed into which the stream of your descendants shall enter and flow." --Nikos Kanzantzakis
Now you can do this.
Friday, June 03, 2011
Thursday, June 02, 2011
2 days left
English 70 Lesson Plan Day 44 Spring 2011
Hand in your revised essay.
This is not to freak you out, but to make you excited about what’s coming up.
Academic Essays v. Narrative Essays
In one sense, they are the same: Main idea and support.
The biggest difference is in where the support comes from and the complexity of the main ideas/questions being answered. English 75 should serve as a bridge to these classes.
1. English 101 Rubric
a. Sample Essay Questions
2. English 102 Rubric
a. Sample Essay Questions
b. The main differences
i. Argument/Counter Argument
3. Real Skills: Page 102
4. Real Skills 633
a. Homework: 637-639
b. Questions 1-3
Hand in your revised essay.
This is not to freak you out, but to make you excited about what’s coming up.
Academic Essays v. Narrative Essays
In one sense, they are the same: Main idea and support.
The biggest difference is in where the support comes from and the complexity of the main ideas/questions being answered. English 75 should serve as a bridge to these classes.
1. English 101 Rubric
a. Sample Essay Questions
2. English 102 Rubric
a. Sample Essay Questions
b. The main differences
i. Argument/Counter Argument
3. Real Skills: Page 102
4. Real Skills 633
a. Homework: 637-639
b. Questions 1-3
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Day 43
English 70 Lesson Plan Day 43 Spring 2011
1. Apostrophes (486) continued.
3. How to Read in College, part one
4. Book Preview
5. Introduction to the Readings (545)
1. Narration 1
2. Check your comprehension 1-3 (549)
Revised essays due Thursday at the beginning of the period.
Essays returned.
Grades--CR if you are below 16 points for essays, below 70% for class work or more than 5 abs.
This is not a reason to stop coming Thursday and Friday and it's not a reason to stop coming to YVCC.
Persistance pays off, but don't wait to retake 70. It's NOT UNCOMMON for students to retake 70 and/or 75 multiple times. It's often a case of needing to brush up--10 weeks isn't very long, but 20 might just do the job.
1. Apostrophes (486) continued.
3. How to Read in College, part one
4. Book Preview
5. Introduction to the Readings (545)
1. Narration 1
2. Check your comprehension 1-3 (549)
Revised essays due Thursday at the beginning of the period.
Essays returned.
Grades--CR if you are below 16 points for essays, below 70% for class work or more than 5 abs.
This is not a reason to stop coming Thursday and Friday and it's not a reason to stop coming to YVCC.
Persistance pays off, but don't wait to retake 70. It's NOT UNCOMMON for students to retake 70 and/or 75 multiple times. It's often a case of needing to brush up--10 weeks isn't very long, but 20 might just do the job.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Day 42
English 70 Lesson Plan Day 42 Spring 2011
Hand in one copy of your final draft.
1. Count by Fours
2. Section 1: How did this start?
3. Section 2: What makes a good story good?
4. Section 3: What lessons did you learn?
5. Section 4: Who are we and where are we going?
6. Apostrophes (486)
Revised essays due Thursday at the beginning of the period.
Hand in one copy of your final draft.
1. Count by Fours
2. Section 1: How did this start?
3. Section 2: What makes a good story good?
4. Section 3: What lessons did you learn?
5. Section 4: Who are we and where are we going?
6. Apostrophes (486)
Revised essays due Thursday at the beginning of the period.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Day 41
English 70 Lesson Plan Day 41 Spring 2011
Learn from Leon and the last 5 days.
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.
Final Draft due: Tuesday
Learn from Leon and the last 5 days.
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.
Final Draft due: Tuesday
Thursday, May 26, 2011
In the Lab
1. Section 2: Work to be done--read all of the class essays (you can scan the ones you've read as a peer editor or that have been read completely in class) and write a main idea statement that captures all of them.
2. Section 3: What are two lessons you've learned from the stories? Use excerpts from 1-2 stories to show how you learned these lessons.
3. Section 4: Write a list of "brief flashes" from 6-10 stories that you remember well after reading them.
All of these can be seen in Auster's intro, as well as Thomas Mott's and Robert Peal's examples.
2. Section 3: What are two lessons you've learned from the stories? Use excerpts from 1-2 stories to show how you learned these lessons.
3. Section 4: Write a list of "brief flashes" from 6-10 stories that you remember well after reading them.
All of these can be seen in Auster's intro, as well as Thomas Mott's and Robert Peal's examples.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
1130 Class Anthology
Here's the first link:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30278644/1130%20Anthology%20Spring%2011.pdf
Here's the second link:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30278644/1130%20Anthology%20Part%202.pdf
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30278644/1130%20Anthology%20Spring%2011.pdf
Here's the second link:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30278644/1130%20Anthology%20Part%202.pdf
Day 39
English 70 Lesson Plan Day 39 Spring 2011
Learn from Leon W. and the last seven days.
1. Section four in Auster.
2. Section four—demographics—copy these down.
1. Gender
2. Age
3. Where are you from originally?
4. Where are you from now?
5. What are your former jobs?
6. What is your current job?
7. What are your career goals?
3. Section four examples from past classes.
4. Homework: Rough Draft Section Four—the breakdown of the people and the stories—including “brief flashes” from as many stories as you can fit in.
Rough Draft due: Friday
Final Draft due: Tuesday
Learn from Leon W. and the last seven days.
1. Section four in Auster.
2. Section four—demographics—copy these down.
1. Gender
2. Age
3. Where are you from originally?
4. Where are you from now?
5. What are your former jobs?
6. What is your current job?
7. What are your career goals?
3. Section four examples from past classes.
4. Homework: Rough Draft Section Four—the breakdown of the people and the stories—including “brief flashes” from as many stories as you can fit in.
Rough Draft due: Friday
Final Draft due: Tuesday
930 Class Anthology
Here's the first link:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30278644/930%20Anthology%20Spring%2011.pdf
Here's the second:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30278644/930%20Part%20Two.pdf
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30278644/930%20Anthology%20Spring%2011.pdf
Here's the second:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30278644/930%20Part%20Two.pdf
830 Class Anthology
Here's the first link:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30278644/830%20Anthology%20Spring%202011.pdf
Here's the second one:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30278644/830%20Part%20Two.pdf
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30278644/830%20Anthology%20Spring%202011.pdf
Here's the second one:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30278644/830%20Part%20Two.pdf
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Day 38
English 70 Lesson Plan Day 38 Spring 2011
Learn from Lindsey and the last eight days.
1. Samples, Section 1
2. Outline Section 2 from Auster
3. Prewriting, Section 2:
• What do you look for in a good story?
• What kind of papers were we looking for in English 70?
• What is your mission in English 70? What is the mission of the whole class?
4. Rubrics—please leave for next class.
1. What are the most important traits, according to you?
1. Ideas and content
2. Organization
3. Voice
4. Word Choice
5. Sentence Fluency
6. Conventions
2. Write down several key definitions from the rubrics that you find the most important.
5. Samples, Section 2
6. Section four—demographics—copy these down.
1. Gender
2. Age
3. Where are you from originally?
4. Where are you from now?
5. What are your former jobs?
6. What is your current job?
7. What are your career goals?
7. Homework: Rough Draft Section Two: What do you look for in a good story?
Rough Draft due: Friday
Final Draft due: Tuesday
Learn from Lindsey and the last eight days.
1. Samples, Section 1
2. Outline Section 2 from Auster
3. Prewriting, Section 2:
• What do you look for in a good story?
• What kind of papers were we looking for in English 70?
• What is your mission in English 70? What is the mission of the whole class?
4. Rubrics—please leave for next class.
1. What are the most important traits, according to you?
1. Ideas and content
2. Organization
3. Voice
4. Word Choice
5. Sentence Fluency
6. Conventions
2. Write down several key definitions from the rubrics that you find the most important.
5. Samples, Section 2
6. Section four—demographics—copy these down.
1. Gender
2. Age
3. Where are you from originally?
4. Where are you from now?
5. What are your former jobs?
6. What is your current job?
7. What are your career goals?
7. Homework: Rough Draft Section Two: What do you look for in a good story?
Rough Draft due: Friday
Final Draft due: Tuesday
Monday, May 23, 2011
Day 37
English 70 Lesson Plan Day 37 Spring 2011
Essay 4, Section 1: How did this begin?
Outline Auster’s intro.
Prewriting time for your section one.
Sample Intro 1.
Rough Draft due:
Final Draft due:
Homework: Email me your favorite essay /10 points.
The Tour De Dumb and the last nine days.
Essay 4, Section 1: How did this begin?
Outline Auster’s intro.
Prewriting time for your section one.
Sample Intro 1.
Rough Draft due:
Final Draft due:
Homework: Email me your favorite essay /10 points.
The Tour De Dumb and the last nine days.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Day 34
English 70 Lesson Plan Day 34 Spring 2011
Complete peer editing.
Volunteer for whole class grading tomorrow?
Fragments (147) Practice 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12—what we don’t get to in class is homework.
Complete peer editing.
Volunteer for whole class grading tomorrow?
Fragments (147) Practice 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12—what we don’t get to in class is homework.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Day 31
English 70 Lesson Plan Day 31 Spring 2011
Due dates for Essay 3
1. Rough Draft: Due Monday. Bring 4 copies.
2. Final Draft: May 20st
Commas (469): Practice 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
What we don’t get done in class is homework.
Due dates for Essay 3
1. Rough Draft: Due Monday. Bring 4 copies.
2. Final Draft: May 20st
Commas (469): Practice 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
What we don’t get done in class is homework.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Day 29
English 70 Lesson Plan Day 29 Spring 2011
Due dates for Essay 3
1. Rough Draft: May 16th
2. Final Draft: May 20st
Death: Sample Essay
How to Get the Most from Your Interviews.
Tips for Eulogies.
Now: Time for writing questions/Freewriting on Eulogies looking for a theme.
Homework: Run ons—review answers.
Chapter 12: Practice 6, 7, 8, 10.
Due dates for Essay 3
1. Rough Draft: May 16th
2. Final Draft: May 20st
Death: Sample Essay
How to Get the Most from Your Interviews.
Tips for Eulogies.
Now: Time for writing questions/Freewriting on Eulogies looking for a theme.
Homework: Run ons—review answers.
Chapter 12: Practice 6, 7, 8, 10.
Sample Love Essay
November 29, 2006
English 70
Love or Death
A Distance Love Affair
A long distance relationship can be difficult, but I know a couple of which distance wasn’t the only problem. That couple is my parents, Steve and Rosario Gurule. They met on January 4, 1984 at my mother’s cousin’s wedding, she was the maid of honor, despite having to travel from Mexico to Yakima. My dad was a guest. When my mom first laid eyes on my dad she saw a slender and handsome man but didn’t really think much about him. My dad on the other hand saw her as the most beautiful woman at the wedding. Right away he knew he was going to ask her to dance at the reception. After a couple of drinks of the “magic punch” as my dad calls it and after the reception, my dad decided to give her a kiss. He told me, “She was a struggle; I had to pull her into me with my hand and kiss her in front of everybody. But it was sure worth it.” This was a beginning of a year’s relationship.
Two days after the wedding it is now time for my mom to leave to Mexico. But before she left she wanted to say bye to the man she had met at the wedding. She didn’t know when she was going to see him again. She asked one of her friends to call my dad and tell him to come over to the place she was staying at. She didn’t speak any English and he didn’t speak any Spanish. How was she going to say goodbye? By hand signals? Well that is exactly what happened. My dad came over and they gave their goodbyes. They some how managed to tell each other that they where going to stay in contact and they exchanged addresses.
My mom sent my dad the first letter in Spanish, of course. “If he was truly interested in me, he had to learn Spanish,” she tells me. And he did. He would write to her once a month because that’s how long it would take to get her letters back. It would take him a couple of hours to write her back. He would sit in his dining room table with the Spanish/ English dictionary right next to him. In every letter that my mom sent she would invite my dad to come to Mexico thinking that he would never go. Little did she know, he was on his way to Mexico. Throwing caution to the wind he took off to Mexico on February 1985. He went to Mexico without letting her know that he was coming, without knowing Spanish and without knowing exactly where she lived.
He arrived on a Thursday evening and he didn’t know where he was exactly. He only knew the name of the person with whom he was going to stay. Fortunately, when he knocked on the first door it was the person he was looking for. The next day he went to look for Mom, only knowing a description of her house. He was on the road and saw her walking with a friend. When he saw her he yelled out her name, “Chayo, Chayo, Chayo. Estoy aqui”. She wasn’t looking that great. She had just come back from washing her cloths at the creek. “I looked like a mess. I had messy hair and I was soaked in water. He didn’t seem to mind, that was the best part.” She told me.
After feeling embarrassed for a few moments, she went to him and gave him a hug. She then took him to her house to meet the family. My grandparents were happy to see my dad there. They knew that he was going to ask her for her hand in marriage. My grandparents thought it was about time for her to get married. It was well over due. In Mexico girls get married by the age of sixteen and my mom was already twenty-two. They thought she was never going to get married at the rate things were going. Seeing my dad there changed that opinion.
My mom then showed him her ranch, the place where she grew up. She showed him the restroom which was the outdoors. She showed him where he would be taking his showers for the next three weeks, the creek. And she showed him the house.
It was now time to talk the parents, my mom’s parents. He sat to talk to them in the living room and tried asking for permission to marry my mom. He tried really hard to say it in Spanish; he had rehearsed a couple of times before going over there. He told them, “Yo querer casarme con tu hija.” It wasn’t perfect Spanish but it got the message through. My mom over heard the conversation. She says it sounded so funny but it was nice to see his effort. My grandparents right away said yes. They were excited about the upcoming wedding. All my mom had to say now was yes to his proposal.
Later that day, my dad took my mom to the creek to talk. He asked her, “Tu quererte casar conmigo?” “Immediately I said no. I wanted him to suffer for a few minutes and to see how he would react.” My dad reacted by telling her that he was going to leave now since there was no point in staying. My mom reacted by telling him, “I do want to marry you. I was just joking. I wanted to see the reaction in your face if I said no.” He was so happy to hear that she did want to marry him. He didn’t bring the ring with him to Mexico but improvised a ring by getting a thin rose stem and rapping it around her finger to make it look like a ring.
Suddenly, Dad realized that the three weeks were coming to an end. It was now time for my dad to leave back to Washington. Two months after he left, my mom went to Yakima to prepare the wedding. Their engagement only lasted six months. They got married on July 13, 1985. My parents both agree that it was the greatest day of there lives. They had only met each other once before my dad had gone to Mexico. They only wrote each other letters and never spoke on the phone. They didn’t know each others language. Yet through all of these obstacles they didn’t let them break their love. This love has lasted twenty ones years and it is going to last forever.
English 70
Love or Death
A Distance Love Affair
A long distance relationship can be difficult, but I know a couple of which distance wasn’t the only problem. That couple is my parents, Steve and Rosario Gurule. They met on January 4, 1984 at my mother’s cousin’s wedding, she was the maid of honor, despite having to travel from Mexico to Yakima. My dad was a guest. When my mom first laid eyes on my dad she saw a slender and handsome man but didn’t really think much about him. My dad on the other hand saw her as the most beautiful woman at the wedding. Right away he knew he was going to ask her to dance at the reception. After a couple of drinks of the “magic punch” as my dad calls it and after the reception, my dad decided to give her a kiss. He told me, “She was a struggle; I had to pull her into me with my hand and kiss her in front of everybody. But it was sure worth it.” This was a beginning of a year’s relationship.
Two days after the wedding it is now time for my mom to leave to Mexico. But before she left she wanted to say bye to the man she had met at the wedding. She didn’t know when she was going to see him again. She asked one of her friends to call my dad and tell him to come over to the place she was staying at. She didn’t speak any English and he didn’t speak any Spanish. How was she going to say goodbye? By hand signals? Well that is exactly what happened. My dad came over and they gave their goodbyes. They some how managed to tell each other that they where going to stay in contact and they exchanged addresses.
My mom sent my dad the first letter in Spanish, of course. “If he was truly interested in me, he had to learn Spanish,” she tells me. And he did. He would write to her once a month because that’s how long it would take to get her letters back. It would take him a couple of hours to write her back. He would sit in his dining room table with the Spanish/ English dictionary right next to him. In every letter that my mom sent she would invite my dad to come to Mexico thinking that he would never go. Little did she know, he was on his way to Mexico. Throwing caution to the wind he took off to Mexico on February 1985. He went to Mexico without letting her know that he was coming, without knowing Spanish and without knowing exactly where she lived.
He arrived on a Thursday evening and he didn’t know where he was exactly. He only knew the name of the person with whom he was going to stay. Fortunately, when he knocked on the first door it was the person he was looking for. The next day he went to look for Mom, only knowing a description of her house. He was on the road and saw her walking with a friend. When he saw her he yelled out her name, “Chayo, Chayo, Chayo. Estoy aqui”. She wasn’t looking that great. She had just come back from washing her cloths at the creek. “I looked like a mess. I had messy hair and I was soaked in water. He didn’t seem to mind, that was the best part.” She told me.
After feeling embarrassed for a few moments, she went to him and gave him a hug. She then took him to her house to meet the family. My grandparents were happy to see my dad there. They knew that he was going to ask her for her hand in marriage. My grandparents thought it was about time for her to get married. It was well over due. In Mexico girls get married by the age of sixteen and my mom was already twenty-two. They thought she was never going to get married at the rate things were going. Seeing my dad there changed that opinion.
My mom then showed him her ranch, the place where she grew up. She showed him the restroom which was the outdoors. She showed him where he would be taking his showers for the next three weeks, the creek. And she showed him the house.
It was now time to talk the parents, my mom’s parents. He sat to talk to them in the living room and tried asking for permission to marry my mom. He tried really hard to say it in Spanish; he had rehearsed a couple of times before going over there. He told them, “Yo querer casarme con tu hija.” It wasn’t perfect Spanish but it got the message through. My mom over heard the conversation. She says it sounded so funny but it was nice to see his effort. My grandparents right away said yes. They were excited about the upcoming wedding. All my mom had to say now was yes to his proposal.
Later that day, my dad took my mom to the creek to talk. He asked her, “Tu quererte casar conmigo?” “Immediately I said no. I wanted him to suffer for a few minutes and to see how he would react.” My dad reacted by telling her that he was going to leave now since there was no point in staying. My mom reacted by telling him, “I do want to marry you. I was just joking. I wanted to see the reaction in your face if I said no.” He was so happy to hear that she did want to marry him. He didn’t bring the ring with him to Mexico but improvised a ring by getting a thin rose stem and rapping it around her finger to make it look like a ring.
Suddenly, Dad realized that the three weeks were coming to an end. It was now time for my dad to leave back to Washington. Two months after he left, my mom went to Yakima to prepare the wedding. Their engagement only lasted six months. They got married on July 13, 1985. My parents both agree that it was the greatest day of there lives. They had only met each other once before my dad had gone to Mexico. They only wrote each other letters and never spoke on the phone. They didn’t know each others language. Yet through all of these obstacles they didn’t let them break their love. This love has lasted twenty ones years and it is going to last forever.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Day 28
English 70 Lesson Plan Day 28 Spring 2011
1. Nearly done with essays. We’ll discuss these tomorrow in class. Please bring them with you. Questions on handwriting?
Due dates for Essay 3
2. Rough Draft: May 16th
3. Final Draft: May 20st
Love: Sample Essay
Death: Sample Essay
Chapter 10: The Complete Sentence (page 129)
Chapter 10 continued: Page 136
Practice 11(1-8 on boards)
12 in book
13 (on boards)
14 and 15 in book
17 (1-5 on boards)
and chapter review
Homework: Run ons
Chapter 12: Practice 1, 2, 3, 4
1. Nearly done with essays. We’ll discuss these tomorrow in class. Please bring them with you. Questions on handwriting?
Due dates for Essay 3
2. Rough Draft: May 16th
3. Final Draft: May 20st
Love: Sample Essay
Death: Sample Essay
Chapter 10: The Complete Sentence (page 129)
Chapter 10 continued: Page 136
Practice 11(1-8 on boards)
12 in book
13 (on boards)
14 and 15 in book
17 (1-5 on boards)
and chapter review
Homework: Run ons
Chapter 12: Practice 1, 2, 3, 4
Monday, May 09, 2011
Day 27
English 70 Lesson Plan Day 27 Spring 2011
1. Due dates for Essay 3
2. Rough Draft: May 16th
3. Final Draft: May 20st
Love: Sample Essay
Death: Sample Essay
Chapter 10: The Complete Sentence (page 129)
Practice 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10--Review
Chapter 10 continued: Page 136
Practice 12, (13?) 14, 15, and chapter review
Homework: Whatever we don’t get to in class from the above list (12, 13, 14, 15 and chapter review).
1. Due dates for Essay 3
2. Rough Draft: May 16th
3. Final Draft: May 20st
Love: Sample Essay
Death: Sample Essay
Chapter 10: The Complete Sentence (page 129)
Practice 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10--Review
Chapter 10 continued: Page 136
Practice 12, (13?) 14, 15, and chapter review
Homework: Whatever we don’t get to in class from the above list (12, 13, 14, 15 and chapter review).
Friday, May 06, 2011
Day 26
English 70 Lesson Plan Day 26 Spring 2011
1. Quiz Love/Death
2. Due dates for Essay 3
3. Rough Draft: May 16th
4. Final Draft: May 20st
5. 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.
Chapter 10: The Complete Sentence (page 129)
Practice 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
Homework: Whatever we don’t get to in class from the above list
1. Quiz Love/Death
2. Due dates for Essay 3
3. Rough Draft: May 16th
4. Final Draft: May 20st
5. 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.
Chapter 10: The Complete Sentence (page 129)
Practice 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
Homework: Whatever we don’t get to in class from the above list
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Day 25
English 70 Lesson Plan Day 25 Spring 2010
I’ll have essays back in about a week and be able to recommend 70/75 for those interested Summer classes. If you’re interested in knowing earlier, come by my office.
Sentence Fluency and Conventions
Love Stories: Brief Summaries
Favorite?
The assignment choices: Love or Death.
Homework: Death stories in reading pkt.
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.
Due dates for Essay 3
Rough Draft: May 16th
Final Draft: May 20st
I’ll have essays back in about a week and be able to recommend 70/75 for those interested Summer classes. If you’re interested in knowing earlier, come by my office.
Sentence Fluency and Conventions
Love Stories: Brief Summaries
Favorite?
The assignment choices: Love or Death.
Homework: Death stories in reading pkt.
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.
Due dates for Essay 3
Rough Draft: May 16th
Final Draft: May 20st
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Day 24
English 70 Lesson Plan 24
1. Hand back verb work with a note.
2. Hand in final drafts of essay 2.
3. O/R: Y /N?
a. Y= +.25
b. N= +/-0
4. Homework: Read stories from “Love” section in I Thought My Father packet
1. Hand back verb work with a note.
2. Hand in final drafts of essay 2.
3. O/R: Y /N?
a. Y= +.25
b. N= +/-0
4. Homework: Read stories from “Love” section in I Thought My Father packet
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Day 23
English 70 Lesson Plan 23
1. Bonus Points
a. Last library workshops this week.
2. Word choice and voice sample essay.
3. If time, review verb homework.
4. Hand in Verb Homework.
5. Final Drafts due Wednesday. Bring two copies to get your essays back sooner.
1. Bonus Points
a. Last library workshops this week.
2. Word choice and voice sample essay.
3. If time, review verb homework.
4. Hand in Verb Homework.
5. Final Drafts due Wednesday. Bring two copies to get your essays back sooner.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Day 22
English 70 Lesson Plan 22
1. Bonus Points
a. Last library workshops this week.
2. Hand in homework on Verbs
3. Homework for Monday: Practice 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 (20 pts due Monday).\
COMPLETE PEER EDITING.
COMPLETE PEER REVIEW, REVIEW.
4. Final Drafts now due Wednesday.
1. Bonus Points
a. Last library workshops this week.
2. Hand in homework on Verbs
3. Homework for Monday: Practice 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 (20 pts due Monday).\
COMPLETE PEER EDITING.
COMPLETE PEER REVIEW, REVIEW.
4. Final Drafts now due Wednesday.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Day 20
English 70 Lesson Plan 20
1. Bonus Points
a. Last library workshops this week.
2. Hand in homework on Quotation Marks.
3. Test over Word Choice, Commonly Confused Words and Spelling.
4. Photos/Strangers:
a. Five w’s
b. Five senses
c. Describe the stranger
i. What they looked like
ii. What they said
iii. What they wore
iv. The kind of person who….
d. or Describe the picture
i. Left to right
ii. or Right to left
iii. Top to bottom
iv. or Bottom to top
v. Inside to outside
5. Commonly Confused Words and Spelling hand back and review
6. Rough Draft Due Tomorrow: Bring 4 copies. 2-3 pages. Double Spaced. 12pt font.
1. Bonus Points
a. Last library workshops this week.
2. Hand in homework on Quotation Marks.
3. Test over Word Choice, Commonly Confused Words and Spelling.
4. Photos/Strangers:
a. Five w’s
b. Five senses
c. Describe the stranger
i. What they looked like
ii. What they said
iii. What they wore
iv. The kind of person who….
d. or Describe the picture
i. Left to right
ii. or Right to left
iii. Top to bottom
iv. or Bottom to top
v. Inside to outside
5. Commonly Confused Words and Spelling hand back and review
6. Rough Draft Due Tomorrow: Bring 4 copies. 2-3 pages. Double Spaced. 12pt font.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Day 19
English 70 Lesson Plan 18
1. Bonus Points
a. Last library workshops this week.
2. Hand in homework on spelling.
3. Test tomorrow over Word Choice, Commonly Confused Words and Spelling.
4. Sample Essay Family Strangers (830 only) Photo (all three classes).
5. Favorite word list—science, place names, people names, foreign words, specialized lingo/family words.
6. Practice 2 and in Chapter 30 on Dialogue (page 496-501).
a. Practice 3 as homework.
7. Rough Draft Due Wednesday.
Dialogue
Short
Vivid
Believable
Tips on Dialogue
In two's: I'm sorry but…
1. The first writer pulls out a piece of paper and begins their dialogue with the words "I'm sorry, but…". They complete the sentence and pass the journal to their partner.
2. The partner, after reading the sentence, writes a line (or paragraph) of dialogue which heightens the tension.
3. Keep passing the journal back and forth, trying to throw curve balls at one another without delving into the absurd.
4. Try not to rely on dialogue tags to reveal how the character is speaking.
5. In fact, don't use dialogue tags at all. Rely on your word choice and punctuation.
Movies with great dialogue: Tarantino, Juno, Linklater, Kevin Smith, Coen Brothers, David Mamet, Casablanca, China Town, Aaron Sorkin
Listen to how people talk to each other
• Most of it is the weather.
• He's like a bull in a china shop…
• Eating out. Bars. Waiting rooms. Cell phone jerks. At the checkout.
More notes on dialogue:
Dialogue is not real speech, but it should sound like it.
• Cut words and phrases that don't move things along
Keep it to three sentences or less
Break it up with action—remind us they have bodies and senses.
Vary signal phrases, but keep it simple. Don't use elaborate signal phrases (she expostulated, he interjected)
Avoid stereotypes in dialect, but…
• Huck Finn
• To Kill a Mockingbird
Don't over use slang/profanity. "Slang goes sour in a short time." --EH
Read a lot. Note good/bad
Punctuate correctly
• Use quotation marks.
Start a new paragraph when changing speakers.
1. Bonus Points
a. Last library workshops this week.
2. Hand in homework on spelling.
3. Test tomorrow over Word Choice, Commonly Confused Words and Spelling.
4. Sample Essay Family Strangers (830 only) Photo (all three classes).
5. Favorite word list—science, place names, people names, foreign words, specialized lingo/family words.
6. Practice 2 and in Chapter 30 on Dialogue (page 496-501).
a. Practice 3 as homework.
7. Rough Draft Due Wednesday.
Dialogue
Short
Vivid
Believable
Tips on Dialogue
In two's: I'm sorry but…
1. The first writer pulls out a piece of paper and begins their dialogue with the words "I'm sorry, but…". They complete the sentence and pass the journal to their partner.
2. The partner, after reading the sentence, writes a line (or paragraph) of dialogue which heightens the tension.
3. Keep passing the journal back and forth, trying to throw curve balls at one another without delving into the absurd.
4. Try not to rely on dialogue tags to reveal how the character is speaking.
5. In fact, don't use dialogue tags at all. Rely on your word choice and punctuation.
Movies with great dialogue: Tarantino, Juno, Linklater, Kevin Smith, Coen Brothers, David Mamet, Casablanca, China Town, Aaron Sorkin
Listen to how people talk to each other
• Most of it is the weather.
• He's like a bull in a china shop…
• Eating out. Bars. Waiting rooms. Cell phone jerks. At the checkout.
More notes on dialogue:
Dialogue is not real speech, but it should sound like it.
• Cut words and phrases that don't move things along
Keep it to three sentences or less
Break it up with action—remind us they have bodies and senses.
Vary signal phrases, but keep it simple. Don't use elaborate signal phrases (she expostulated, he interjected)
Avoid stereotypes in dialect, but…
• Huck Finn
• To Kill a Mockingbird
Don't over use slang/profanity. "Slang goes sour in a short time." --EH
Read a lot. Note good/bad
Punctuate correctly
• Use quotation marks.
Start a new paragraph when changing speakers.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Day 18
English 70 Lesson Plan 18
1. Hand in homework on commonly confused words.
2. Hand back wordiness exercise.
3. Handing back essays.
a. 830 Avg: 4.3
b. 930 Avg: 4.0
c. 1130 Avg: 4.2
4. Academic Early Warning (I sent out 16).
a. Missing/Late assignments (below 70%).
b. Low scores (below 3.5 on essay).
c. Excessive absences (more than 3).
d. Everyone else was marked with an S score.
5. Sample Essay Family Photo.
6. Sample Essay Stranger.
7. Bonus points this week:
a. Library
b. Poetry Reading: Allied Arts 7pm
c. Oak Hollow Gallery, Tonight, 7 pm.
8. For Monday: Bring a family photo to write about (maybe 2).
9. Homework: Spelling Chapter (447)
a. Practice 1-8 plus chapter review (20 points).
1. Hand in homework on commonly confused words.
2. Hand back wordiness exercise.
3. Handing back essays.
a. 830 Avg: 4.3
b. 930 Avg: 4.0
c. 1130 Avg: 4.2
4. Academic Early Warning (I sent out 16).
a. Missing/Late assignments (below 70%).
b. Low scores (below 3.5 on essay).
c. Excessive absences (more than 3).
d. Everyone else was marked with an S score.
5. Sample Essay Family Photo.
6. Sample Essay Stranger.
7. Bonus points this week:
a. Library
b. Poetry Reading: Allied Arts 7pm
c. Oak Hollow Gallery, Tonight, 7 pm.
8. For Monday: Bring a family photo to write about (maybe 2).
9. Homework: Spelling Chapter (447)
a. Practice 1-8 plus chapter review (20 points).
Handing back essays
Handing Back Essays
1. A Star is Made, and True Grit
a. Deliberate practice “involves setting specific goals, obtaining immediate feedback and concentrating as much on technique as on outcome.” (Dubner and Levitt)
2. In order of importance:
a. Comments at end.
b. Comments in margins.
c. Rubric
d. Score
3. Yancey Yore/William Peckman
4. Questions on handwriting, quick see me’s.
5. My impressions from a distance are:
a. Thesis is often there, but not original or thoughtful. Take the idea one more step.
b. Support
i. Overall support often matched thesis.
ii. The biggest issue was in topic sentences and paragraph focus.
c. Organization
i. Transitions were ok.
ii. Intros and conclusions were ok.
iii. “Sequencing” was good.
iv. Pacing was good.
d. Misc
i. Paper format was good.
ii. Grammar—especially run-ons, spelling and caps.
6. The 24 hour rule.
7. SAVE EVERTHING
a. It’s not where you start it’s where you finish.
b. 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:
• Work Harder.
• Change your habits/attitudes.
o Start sooner.
Procrastination is not a learning disability.
o Believe in yourself more.
o Believe in yourself less.
• Read/Review Hacker.
• Read text more closely—take notes, mark it up as you read.
• A more detailed outline.
• More drafts.
• Writing Center.
• See Me.
1. A Star is Made, and True Grit
a. Deliberate practice “involves setting specific goals, obtaining immediate feedback and concentrating as much on technique as on outcome.” (Dubner and Levitt)
2. In order of importance:
a. Comments at end.
b. Comments in margins.
c. Rubric
d. Score
3. Yancey Yore/William Peckman
4. Questions on handwriting, quick see me’s.
5. My impressions from a distance are:
a. Thesis is often there, but not original or thoughtful. Take the idea one more step.
b. Support
i. Overall support often matched thesis.
ii. The biggest issue was in topic sentences and paragraph focus.
c. Organization
i. Transitions were ok.
ii. Intros and conclusions were ok.
iii. “Sequencing” was good.
iv. Pacing was good.
d. Misc
i. Paper format was good.
ii. Grammar—especially run-ons, spelling and caps.
6. The 24 hour rule.
7. SAVE EVERTHING
a. It’s not where you start it’s where you finish.
b. 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:
• Work Harder.
• Change your habits/attitudes.
o Start sooner.
Procrastination is not a learning disability.
o Believe in yourself more.
o Believe in yourself less.
• Read/Review Hacker.
• Read text more closely—take notes, mark it up as you read.
• A more detailed outline.
• More drafts.
• Writing Center.
• See Me.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Day 17
English 70 Lesson Plan 17
1. Hand in homework on wordiness and clichés.
2. Essays back tomorrow.
3. Bonus points this week:
a. Library
b. Poetry Reading: Allied Arts TONIGHT 7pm
c. Oak Hollow Gallery, Friday, 7 pm.
4. Strangers in ITMFWG:
a. Vote for favorites.
b. Read aloud.
• Look for word choice—lively verbs, specific modifiers/adverbs/adjectives
• Which writer would you like to meet?
• Which writer takes the biggest risk?
• Which writer has the most style?
5. Families in ITMFWG
a. Vote for favorites.
b. Read aloud.
• Look for word choice—lively verbs, specific modifiers/adverbs/adjectives
• Which writer would you like to meet?
• Which writer takes the biggest risk?
• Which writer has the most style?
6. Commonly confused words (433)
a. In pairs, fill in blanks from 434-443.
b. For homework: Do Editing Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.
7. For Friday: Bring a family photo to write about (maybe 2).
1. Hand in homework on wordiness and clichés.
2. Essays back tomorrow.
3. Bonus points this week:
a. Library
b. Poetry Reading: Allied Arts TONIGHT 7pm
c. Oak Hollow Gallery, Friday, 7 pm.
4. Strangers in ITMFWG:
a. Vote for favorites.
b. Read aloud.
• Look for word choice—lively verbs, specific modifiers/adverbs/adjectives
• Which writer would you like to meet?
• Which writer takes the biggest risk?
• Which writer has the most style?
5. Families in ITMFWG
a. Vote for favorites.
b. Read aloud.
• Look for word choice—lively verbs, specific modifiers/adverbs/adjectives
• Which writer would you like to meet?
• Which writer takes the biggest risk?
• Which writer has the most style?
6. Commonly confused words (433)
a. In pairs, fill in blanks from 434-443.
b. For homework: Do Editing Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.
7. For Friday: Bring a family photo to write about (maybe 2).
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Day 16
English 70 Lesson Plan 16
1. Hand in homework on dictionary definitions.
2. Bonus points this week:
a. Library
b. Poetry Reading: Allied Arts Thursday 7pm
c. Oak Hollow Gallery, Friday, 7 pm.
3. Hand back quizzes with a note about reading load.
4. Hand back capital letters homework and review.
5. Vague Words: Practice 2 in class.
6. Slang: Practice 3 in class.
7. Wordy Language and clichés as homework: Practice 4 and 5.
8. Strangers in ITMFWG:
a. Vote for favorites.
b. Read aloud.
• Look for word choice—lively verbs, specific modifiers/adverbs/adjectives
• Which writer would you like to meet?
• Which writer takes the biggest risk?
• Which writer has the most style?
9. For Friday: Bring a family photo to write about (maybe 2).
1. Hand in homework on dictionary definitions.
2. Bonus points this week:
a. Library
b. Poetry Reading: Allied Arts Thursday 7pm
c. Oak Hollow Gallery, Friday, 7 pm.
3. Hand back quizzes with a note about reading load.
4. Hand back capital letters homework and review.
5. Vague Words: Practice 2 in class.
6. Slang: Practice 3 in class.
7. Wordy Language and clichés as homework: Practice 4 and 5.
8. Strangers in ITMFWG:
a. Vote for favorites.
b. Read aloud.
• Look for word choice—lively verbs, specific modifiers/adverbs/adjectives
• Which writer would you like to meet?
• Which writer takes the biggest risk?
• Which writer has the most style?
9. For Friday: Bring a family photo to write about (maybe 2).
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Day 15
English 70 Lesson Plan 15
1. Essays back in about a week.
2. Capital letters: Hand in homework.
3. Bonus points this week:
a. Library
b. Poetry Reading: Allied Arts Thursday 7pm
c. Oak Hollow Gallery, Friday, 7 pm.
4. Homework: Word Choice, practice 1.
5. Quiz Families and Strangers
6. Voice and Word Choice rubrics
7. Review types of prewriting
a. Freewrite
b. List
c. Research/read
d. Discussion
e. Cluster/map
f. Questions
8. Strangers list
a. Doctors/Nurses
b. customers
c. co-workers
d. camps
e. teams
f. on the street
g. hikes
h. trips
i. vacations
j. stores
k. bus/plane/train
l. coaches
m. church leaders
n. teachers
9. Strangers in ITMFWG
• Look for word choice—lively verbs, specific modifiers/adverbs/adjectives
• Which writer would you like to meet?
• Which writer takes the biggest risk?
• Which writer has the most style?
10. If there’s time: Word choice: Four common word-choice problems, Vague Words (423)
1. Essays back in about a week.
2. Capital letters: Hand in homework.
3. Bonus points this week:
a. Library
b. Poetry Reading: Allied Arts Thursday 7pm
c. Oak Hollow Gallery, Friday, 7 pm.
4. Homework: Word Choice, practice 1.
5. Quiz Families and Strangers
6. Voice and Word Choice rubrics
7. Review types of prewriting
a. Freewrite
b. List
c. Research/read
d. Discussion
e. Cluster/map
f. Questions
8. Strangers list
a. Doctors/Nurses
b. customers
c. co-workers
d. camps
e. teams
f. on the street
g. hikes
h. trips
i. vacations
j. stores
k. bus/plane/train
l. coaches
m. church leaders
n. teachers
9. Strangers in ITMFWG
• Look for word choice—lively verbs, specific modifiers/adverbs/adjectives
• Which writer would you like to meet?
• Which writer takes the biggest risk?
• Which writer has the most style?
10. If there’s time: Word choice: Four common word-choice problems, Vague Words (423)
Monday, April 18, 2011
Day 14
English 70 Lesson Plan 14
1. Essays back in about a week.
2. Capital letters (518) Read. Do Practice 1 on 519.
3. Homework: Capital letters in paragraphs on college, work and daily life.
4. Introduction to Essay 2: Families or strangers.
a. Freewrite about the choices.
5. Voice and Word Choice
1. Essays back in about a week.
2. Capital letters (518) Read. Do Practice 1 on 519.
3. Homework: Capital letters in paragraphs on college, work and daily life.
4. Introduction to Essay 2: Families or strangers.
a. Freewrite about the choices.
5. Voice and Word Choice
Friday, April 15, 2011
Day 13
English 70 Lesson Plan 13
1. Hand in both copies of final draft.
2. By the end of the class: Oral Reading of Final Draft
a. Y=+.25
b. N= -.25
3. You will get your essays back in about a week.
a. The general rule is the quicker the feedback, the more meaningful it is.
b. Sometimes instructors take longer.
c. Sometimes they are touchy about this.
4. Capital letters (518) Read. Do Practice 1 on 519.
5. Homework: Read “Families” and “Strangers” in I Thought My Father Was God.
1. Hand in both copies of final draft.
2. By the end of the class: Oral Reading of Final Draft
a. Y=+.25
b. N= -.25
3. You will get your essays back in about a week.
a. The general rule is the quicker the feedback, the more meaningful it is.
b. Sometimes instructors take longer.
c. Sometimes they are touchy about this.
4. Capital letters (518) Read. Do Practice 1 on 519.
5. Homework: Read “Families” and “Strangers” in I Thought My Father Was God.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Day 12
English 70 Lesson Plan 12
1. Bonus Points from last night? What do you remember off the top of your head?
2. By the end of the class: complete rubric with sample essay. Learn basics of MLA paper formatting. Capital letters if time.
3. Sample essay 1: Ideas and Content using the rubric on the doc cam.
4. “Organization” with Clickers
5. Using the rubric form for your own essays.
a. This should give you a rough idea of what to revise. How to make the essay better for the final draft.
6. MLA paper format.
7. Capital letters (518) Read. Do Practice 1 on 519.\
8. Homework: Final draft due tomorrow. Beginning of class. 2-3 pages. Double spaced. Properly formatted. BRING TWO COPIES.
1. Bonus Points from last night? What do you remember off the top of your head?
2. By the end of the class: complete rubric with sample essay. Learn basics of MLA paper formatting. Capital letters if time.
3. Sample essay 1: Ideas and Content using the rubric on the doc cam.
4. “Organization” with Clickers
5. Using the rubric form for your own essays.
a. This should give you a rough idea of what to revise. How to make the essay better for the final draft.
6. MLA paper format.
7. Capital letters (518) Read. Do Practice 1 on 519.\
8. Homework: Final draft due tomorrow. Beginning of class. 2-3 pages. Double spaced. Properly formatted. BRING TWO COPIES.
Day 11
English 70 Lesson Plan 11
1. Bonus Points Wednesday Night
2. By the end of the class: Read the essay aloud. Grade sample essay.
• Look for missing/skipped words.
• Capital letters.
• Spelling errors.
• Awkward, clunky sentences.
• Other grammar issues.
2. Sample essay 1: Ideas and Content with Clickers
1. Bonus Points Wednesday Night
2. By the end of the class: Read the essay aloud. Grade sample essay.
• Look for missing/skipped words.
• Capital letters.
• Spelling errors.
• Awkward, clunky sentences.
• Other grammar issues.
2. Sample essay 1: Ideas and Content with Clickers
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Day 11
English 70 Lesson Plan 11
1. Bonus Points Wednesday Night
2. By the end of the class: Read the essay aloud. Grade sample essay.
• Look for missing/skipped words.
• Capital letters.
• Spelling errors.
• Awkward, clunky sentences.
• Other grammar issues.
2. Sample essay 1: Ideas and Content with Clickers
1. Bonus Points Wednesday Night
2. By the end of the class: Read the essay aloud. Grade sample essay.
• Look for missing/skipped words.
• Capital letters.
• Spelling errors.
• Awkward, clunky sentences.
• Other grammar issues.
2. Sample essay 1: Ideas and Content with Clickers
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Day 10
English 70 Lesson Plan 10
1. Bonus Points Wednesday Night
2. By the end of the class: Peer Review three essays.
3. Peer Review Process:
• Thick Skin.
• Kind Honesty.
• Students learn better from each other.
• Students remember the most when they teach others.
4. In groups of 4.
• Change papers with another person in your group. Read silently and make marks on the essay as you go.
• Complete the peer review worksheet.
• Return draft and worksheet to author and discuss.
• Author asks questions.
• Change papers with another person in your group and repeat.
5. We have two days to do this. Don’t rush through.
6. “You have my permission to tear my paper to shreds.”
7. Once you are done peer editing:
• Take turns reading each paper aloud.
1. Look for missing/skipped words.
2. Capital letters.
3. Spelling errors.
4. Awkward, clunky sentences.
5. Other grammar issues.
1. Bonus Points Wednesday Night
2. By the end of the class: Peer Review three essays.
3. Peer Review Process:
• Thick Skin.
• Kind Honesty.
• Students learn better from each other.
• Students remember the most when they teach others.
4. In groups of 4.
• Change papers with another person in your group. Read silently and make marks on the essay as you go.
• Complete the peer review worksheet.
• Return draft and worksheet to author and discuss.
• Author asks questions.
• Change papers with another person in your group and repeat.
5. We have two days to do this. Don’t rush through.
6. “You have my permission to tear my paper to shreds.”
7. Once you are done peer editing:
• Take turns reading each paper aloud.
1. Look for missing/skipped words.
2. Capital letters.
3. Spelling errors.
4. Awkward, clunky sentences.
5. Other grammar issues.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Day 9
English 70 Lesson Plan 9
1. Bonus Points Wednesday Night
2. By the end of the class: Peer Review two essays.
3. Peer Review Process:
• Thick Skin.
• Kind Honesty.
• Students learn better from each other.
• Students remember the most when they teach others.
4. In groups of 4.
• Change papers with another person in your group. Read silently and make marks on the essay as you go.
• Complete the peer review worksheet.
• Return draft and worksheet to author and discuss.
• Author asks questions.
• Change papers with another person in your group and repeat.
5. We have two days to do this. Don’t rush through.
6. “You have my permission to tear my paper to shreds.”
1. Bonus Points Wednesday Night
2. By the end of the class: Peer Review two essays.
3. Peer Review Process:
• Thick Skin.
• Kind Honesty.
• Students learn better from each other.
• Students remember the most when they teach others.
4. In groups of 4.
• Change papers with another person in your group. Read silently and make marks on the essay as you go.
• Complete the peer review worksheet.
• Return draft and worksheet to author and discuss.
• Author asks questions.
• Change papers with another person in your group and repeat.
5. We have two days to do this. Don’t rush through.
6. “You have my permission to tear my paper to shreds.”
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Day 8
English 70 Lesson Plan 8
1. Library Bonus Points?
2. By the end of the class: Test over part 2 of Real Skills, and continued work on the support (five senses) for your essay, along with attempts at “Great Beginnings” and “Great Endings”
3. Test Part 2
4. Graphic Organizers for outline and intros/conclusions.
5. Homework: Rough Draft Due Monday. 2-3 pages double spaced. Bring 4 copies.
1. Library Bonus Points?
2. By the end of the class: Test over part 2 of Real Skills, and continued work on the support (five senses) for your essay, along with attempts at “Great Beginnings” and “Great Endings”
3. Test Part 2
4. Graphic Organizers for outline and intros/conclusions.
5. Homework: Rough Draft Due Monday. 2-3 pages double spaced. Bring 4 copies.
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Day 7
English 70 Lesson Plan 7
1. Library Bonus Points?
2. By the end of the class, I want everyone to have an outline and an intro and conclusion.
3. Four 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. Theme statement:
• Single Main Point, stated in a sentence.
• Not too broad or narrow.
• Not a simple fact.
• Not watered down with I think, I hope, In this paper I will.
5. Chapter 7 Review, Practice 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, Chapter Review.
• My example from yesterday.
6. Graphic Organizers for outline and intros/conclusions.
7. Homework: Chapter 9, Read 108-111; 115-117. Do Chapter Review 1-5.
8. Rough Draft Due Monday. 2-3 pages double spaced. Bring 4 copies.
1. Library Bonus Points?
2. By the end of the class, I want everyone to have an outline and an intro and conclusion.
3. Four 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. Theme statement:
• Single Main Point, stated in a sentence.
• Not too broad or narrow.
• Not a simple fact.
• Not watered down with I think, I hope, In this paper I will.
5. Chapter 7 Review, Practice 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, Chapter Review.
• My example from yesterday.
6. Graphic Organizers for outline and intros/conclusions.
7. Homework: Chapter 9, Read 108-111; 115-117. Do Chapter Review 1-5.
8. Rough Draft Due Monday. 2-3 pages double spaced. Bring 4 copies.
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Day 6
English 70 Lesson Plan 6
1. Library Bonus Points?
2. By the end of the class, I want to have one good paragraph from everyone.
3. Review Writing Process
• We are working specifically on NARROWED TOPIC + IDEA ABOUT IT
• and ORGANIZATION (intros, conclusions, transitions, logical order).
Four Questions to ask of your topic
1. Does it interest me?
2. Can I say something about it?
3. Is it specific?
AND—
1. What is the main point?
5. Write your theme statement on the board.
• Single Main Point, stated in a sentence.
• Not too broad or narrow.
• Not a simple fact.
• Not watered down with I think, I hope, In this paper I will.
6. Narration (page 78)
• Read aloud the example paragraph.
• Questions 1-5.
7. Guided Practice: Narration as a class.
8. Guided Outline 1 and 2.
9. For your own paragraph:
Topic sentence
• First Event
1. Details
• Second Event
1. Details
• Third Event
1. Details
• Conclusion
11. Checklist (81).
12. The next step is to take this paragraph and expand each event into a paragraph with topic sentences, primary support and secondary details, concluding sentence.
13. Homework: Chapter 7 (Do Practice 1-8 and Chapter Review)
Rough Draft Due Monday. 2-3 pages double spaced. Bring 4 copies.
1. Library Bonus Points?
2. By the end of the class, I want to have one good paragraph from everyone.
3. Review Writing Process
• We are working specifically on NARROWED TOPIC + IDEA ABOUT IT
• and ORGANIZATION (intros, conclusions, transitions, logical order).
Four Questions to ask of your topic
1. Does it interest me?
2. Can I say something about it?
3. Is it specific?
AND—
1. What is the main point?
5. Write your theme statement on the board.
• Single Main Point, stated in a sentence.
• Not too broad or narrow.
• Not a simple fact.
• Not watered down with I think, I hope, In this paper I will.
6. Narration (page 78)
• Read aloud the example paragraph.
• Questions 1-5.
7. Guided Practice: Narration as a class.
8. Guided Outline 1 and 2.
9. For your own paragraph:
Topic sentence
• First Event
1. Details
• Second Event
1. Details
• Third Event
1. Details
• Conclusion
11. Checklist (81).
12. The next step is to take this paragraph and expand each event into a paragraph with topic sentences, primary support and secondary details, concluding sentence.
13. Homework: Chapter 7 (Do Practice 1-8 and Chapter Review)
Rough Draft Due Monday. 2-3 pages double spaced. Bring 4 copies.
Monday, April 04, 2011
Day 5
English 70 Lesson Plan 5
1. Bonus Points in Library Workshops start today.
Next wednesday: Me at 7pm in this building, room 119.
(930 class) Quiz over six traits—four digits of SID
2. Names Quiz
3. Questioning
1. Five W's + How
1. Animals
2. Objects
4. Discussion: in two's or three's.
1. Does it interest me?
2. Can I say something about it?
3. Is it specific?
4. AND—What is the main point?
• Read 37-39.
• Read 39-40.
• Review Chapter Review.
8. Writing Your Paragraph
• Read 51-52
• Read 52-53
• Review Practice 2, 3 and 4.
• Practice 5 based on Animal or Object story.
1. On the boards?
• Read 55-56
• Review Practice 6
• Read 58
• Read 59
9. Practice Together 61, if time allows.
• Chapter Review
10. Homework: Read Chapter 8 in Real Skills and do “Guided Practice: Narration” on page 79 and “Guided Outline: Narration” on page 80.
11. Rough Draft Due Wednesday. 2-3 pages double spaced.
Next wednesday: Me at 7pm in this building, room 119.
(930 class) Quiz over six traits—four digits of SID
4 Questions to ask of your topic
2. Can I say something about it?
3. Is it specific?
4. AND—What is the main point?
7. Understanding the Basics of Good Writing.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Day 4
English 70 Lesson Plan 4
1. VARK as a class.
2. Chapter Review.
3. Quiz over six traits—four digits of SID
4. The First Two Traits: Ideas and Content; Organization
5. Favorite Objects story.
• Main idea?
6. Generating Ideas: Broad Topics—Animals or Objects.
• Listing
1. Animals/Objects
1. Pets
2. Wild, Zoo, Farm, Fair, Friends, Relatives
2. Objects:
1. Souvenirs, antiques, hand me downs, hard earned treasures, gifts, symbolic clutter. (Avoid photo albums or boxes full of items. Too broad to write about.)
• Freewriting
3. Animals/Objects
1. Pick one from the list and go for 8 minutes
• Questioning
1. Five W's + How
1. Animals
2. Objects
• Discussion
1. At your tables
• 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. Write Your Narrowed Topic + Main Point (page 44-45 in RS).
8. Understanding the Basics of Good Writing.
• Read 37-39.
• Read 39-40.
• Do Chapter Review.
9. Skip “Developing Your Paragraph” for now.
10. Writing Your Paragraph (What we don’t get to is homework for Monday—Chapter 6 work will be worth 30 points).
• Read 51-52
• Do Practice 1
• Read 52-53
• Do Practice 2, 3 and 4.
• Do Practice 5 based on Animal or Object story.
• Read 55-56
• Do Practice 6, 7
• Do Practice 8 based on Animal or Object story.
• Read 58
• Do Practice 9
• Read 59
• Do Practice 10 and 11
• Do Chapter Review
11. Homework: Prepare for names quiz and quiz over "Objects" on Monday.
12. Rough Draft Due Wednesday. 2-3 pages double spaced.
1. VARK as a class.
2. Chapter Review.
3. Quiz over six traits—four digits of SID
4. The First Two Traits: Ideas and Content; Organization
5. Favorite Objects story.
• Main idea?
6. Generating Ideas: Broad Topics—Animals or Objects.
• Listing
1. Animals/Objects
1. Pets
2. Wild, Zoo, Farm, Fair, Friends, Relatives
2. Objects:
1. Souvenirs, antiques, hand me downs, hard earned treasures, gifts, symbolic clutter. (Avoid photo albums or boxes full of items. Too broad to write about.)
• Freewriting
3. Animals/Objects
1. Pick one from the list and go for 8 minutes
• Questioning
1. Five W's + How
1. Animals
2. Objects
• Discussion
1. At your tables
• 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. Write Your Narrowed Topic + Main Point (page 44-45 in RS).
8. Understanding the Basics of Good Writing.
• Read 37-39.
• Read 39-40.
• Do Chapter Review.
9. Skip “Developing Your Paragraph” for now.
10. Writing Your Paragraph (What we don’t get to is homework for Monday—Chapter 6 work will be worth 30 points).
• Read 51-52
• Do Practice 1
• Read 52-53
• Do Practice 2, 3 and 4.
• Do Practice 5 based on Animal or Object story.
• Read 55-56
• Do Practice 6, 7
• Do Practice 8 based on Animal or Object story.
• Read 58
• Do Practice 9
• Read 59
• Do Practice 10 and 11
• Do Chapter Review
11. Homework: Prepare for names quiz and quiz over "Objects" on Monday.
12. Rough Draft Due Wednesday. 2-3 pages double spaced.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
English 70 Lesson Plan 3
- Favorite story from last night? Let's hear it aloud in class today.
- My Job/Your Job contracts.
- Faces and Names. Quiz Monday.
- Six Traits of Writing: Overview--quiz tomorrow over these six. For this essay:
- Ideas and Content
- Organization
- The Writing Process
- Generate Ideas
- Organizing ideas
- Rough Draft
- Peer Review
- Revise/Edit/Proofread
- Final Draft
- Present/Publish
- Read "Objects" section in ITMFWG.
- Do: Understanding your learning styles in Real Skills. Hand this in tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Here's the library workshop schedule. You can get bonus points for all of them except: Criminal Justice, EBSCO, Health and Medical, Statistics and History in Context. That's 11.
Saturday - April 2,2011 at 1:00 PM Community Forum on Immigration
A presentation and discussion held in conjunction with the 71st Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in Seattle. Moderated by Eric Anderson, Instructor of Anthropology at Yakima Valley Community College. Made possible through a grant from Humanities Washington. for more information
1) April 13th, YVCC Faculty Lecture Series 7pm, Glenn Anthon 119
The Book is Dead. Long Live the Book: Publishing in the Digital Age
Contrary to what you have heard, there has never been a better time in history to be a writer. It seems as if new forms of publishing are being invented every month. From Lulu to Cloud Mag to Espresso to letterpress work, the opportunities for being heard continue to grow. But this explosion of technology new and old raises some big questions. What will happen to the printed book? Why do we still need publishers? Should I self-publish? How will we sort through all the noise and will the best work rise to the top? In this lecture, English Instructor and Editor of Blue Begonia Press, Dan Peters will help sort out the answers and give practical advice on how to get your writing into the world.
2) April 21st: Allied Arts Coffee House
The judges have made their decisions for our annual juried competition. It was a BIG job considering that 71 poets submitted work, some 290 poems! The winning poets must be from, live in, or have a connection to Central Washington and they'll be present at the April 21, 2011 event to read their own work and receive awards at The Juried Poetry Coffeehouse.The event is here at the Allied Arts Center; doors open about 6pm. Over $500 in prize money will be awarded. In addition, the winning poems will be published in a Chapbook that will be sold/distributed during and after the poetry reading. There will be a nominal fee at the door to attend to the Coffeehouse Reading. Proceeds from the reading and Chapbook sales go toward future writing events. Our Judges for the 2011 contest were Charles Potts of Walla Walla; Carrie Vestal Gilman, 2010 First place winner; and Sara Gettys, 2010 Tom Pier Prize winner.
3) April 22nd: Book Launch for Elizabeth Austen’s Every Dress a Decision.
7pm at Oak Hollow Gallery, 5631 Summitview Ave., Yakima, Wash. Elizabeth Austen is a Seattle-based poet, performer and teacher. Elizabeth spent her teens and twenties working in the theatre and writing poems. A six-month solo walkabout in the Andes region of South America led her to focus exclusively on poetry. She is the author of Every Dress a Decision (Blue Begonia Press, 2011) and two chapbooks, The Girl Who Goes Alone (Floating Bridge Press, 2010) and Where Currents Meet, part of the 2010 Toadlily Press quartet, Sightline.
A presentation and discussion held in conjunction with the 71st Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in Seattle. Moderated by Eric Anderson, Instructor of Anthropology at Yakima Valley Community College. Made possible through a grant from Humanities Washington. for more information
1) April 13th, YVCC Faculty Lecture Series 7pm, Glenn Anthon 119
The Book is Dead. Long Live the Book: Publishing in the Digital Age
Contrary to what you have heard, there has never been a better time in history to be a writer. It seems as if new forms of publishing are being invented every month. From Lulu to Cloud Mag to Espresso to letterpress work, the opportunities for being heard continue to grow. But this explosion of technology new and old raises some big questions. What will happen to the printed book? Why do we still need publishers? Should I self-publish? How will we sort through all the noise and will the best work rise to the top? In this lecture, English Instructor and Editor of Blue Begonia Press, Dan Peters will help sort out the answers and give practical advice on how to get your writing into the world.
2) April 21st: Allied Arts Coffee House
The judges have made their decisions for our annual juried competition. It was a BIG job considering that 71 poets submitted work, some 290 poems! The winning poets must be from, live in, or have a connection to Central Washington and they'll be present at the April 21, 2011 event to read their own work and receive awards at The Juried Poetry Coffeehouse.The event is here at the Allied Arts Center; doors open about 6pm. Over $500 in prize money will be awarded. In addition, the winning poems will be published in a Chapbook that will be sold/distributed during and after the poetry reading. There will be a nominal fee at the door to attend to the Coffeehouse Reading. Proceeds from the reading and Chapbook sales go toward future writing events. Our Judges for the 2011 contest were Charles Potts of Walla Walla; Carrie Vestal Gilman, 2010 First place winner; and Sara Gettys, 2010 Tom Pier Prize winner.
3) April 22nd: Book Launch for Elizabeth Austen’s Every Dress a Decision.
7pm at Oak Hollow Gallery, 5631 Summitview Ave., Yakima, Wash. Elizabeth Austen is a Seattle-based poet, performer and teacher. Elizabeth spent her teens and twenties working in the theatre and writing poems. A six-month solo walkabout in the Andes region of South America led her to focus exclusively on poetry. She is the author of Every Dress a Decision (Blue Begonia Press, 2011) and two chapbooks, The Girl Who Goes Alone (Floating Bridge Press, 2010) and Where Currents Meet, part of the 2010 Toadlily Press quartet, Sightline.
Monday, March 28, 2011
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