Friday, February 27, 2009
Essay 1 and weekend homework
Most students completed Essay 1: Sentence Punctuation and after a peer review turned the essays into me. I have read them all. Most essays are fine, there are a few which need to be revised. Follow the template exactly. Many students told me of tutors and teachers who wanted them to change their sentences around to add variety. Follow the template verbatim. Don't change the sentence structure. The point is to use the template as a model. A lot of the problems had to do with proof reading; students did not read their essays in advance, nor did they do the checklist themselves.
Complete the checklist before giving it to someone else to review, revise your essay and then give it to me. What you turn in is your best effort. This essay is as perfect as you can get it. Do not give me rough drafts.
We are continuing in Pidd up to Essay 2: Pronoun Agreement page 86. You can continue on to page 89 if the text makes sense to you, otherwise stop at 86 and read the outline.
We will write Essay 2 in class on Monday as a group. The final draft will be do Wednesday, March 4 for peer review. Remember, you have to peer review the essay yourself first before class.
On Monday students will do improvisational theatre using Dreams chapters 1-5. Read up to chapter 7. I will put a link for your summary analysis of the text per the chapters assigned in class (1-3 p.m. class). If you were absent, choose a chapter, 1-5, and reflect on where Obama is in his story. What we know about him at this point, who some of the key characters are, where his travels have taken him up to this point, what role does travel and place have on his life and shaping the character of the man who is now the president of the United States. You can also include in your reflection echoes of the man we know now.
What is he concerned about now, that he was concerned about then? How is he the same now as he was then? Are there echoes of the man he is as Chief Executive Officer? What are the foreshadowings? Are these echoes explicit or implicit?
Please include references to favorite sections. Use one free paraphrase and one direct citation. Note the page numbers for both in your 250 word response to one of the chapters (1-5).
I don't remember if I put this on the board for the 10 AM to 12 PM class, but I think I did. In the earlier class we ran exercises pp. 58-67. Many students used the time to catch up. Class time is best spent reviewing homework already completed. Get the assignments done in advance. More students are coming to the Writing Center on Thursday and have benefited from a brief consultation, so if you are still lost....
Field trip
No one said they wanted to attend the field trip to see For Colored Girls at the Black Repertory Group on Adeline Street in Berkeley, across the street from the Ashby BART Station, this weekend. Tickets are $15. I am going to the matinee on Saturday, February 28, 2:30 PM. I'll be at the theatre at 2 PM. If you are coming and want to sit together, please call me and let me know you are coming.
Complete the checklist before giving it to someone else to review, revise your essay and then give it to me. What you turn in is your best effort. This essay is as perfect as you can get it. Do not give me rough drafts.
We are continuing in Pidd up to Essay 2: Pronoun Agreement page 86. You can continue on to page 89 if the text makes sense to you, otherwise stop at 86 and read the outline.
We will write Essay 2 in class on Monday as a group. The final draft will be do Wednesday, March 4 for peer review. Remember, you have to peer review the essay yourself first before class.
On Monday students will do improvisational theatre using Dreams chapters 1-5. Read up to chapter 7. I will put a link for your summary analysis of the text per the chapters assigned in class (1-3 p.m. class). If you were absent, choose a chapter, 1-5, and reflect on where Obama is in his story. What we know about him at this point, who some of the key characters are, where his travels have taken him up to this point, what role does travel and place have on his life and shaping the character of the man who is now the president of the United States. You can also include in your reflection echoes of the man we know now.
What is he concerned about now, that he was concerned about then? How is he the same now as he was then? Are there echoes of the man he is as Chief Executive Officer? What are the foreshadowings? Are these echoes explicit or implicit?
Please include references to favorite sections. Use one free paraphrase and one direct citation. Note the page numbers for both in your 250 word response to one of the chapters (1-5).
I don't remember if I put this on the board for the 10 AM to 12 PM class, but I think I did. In the earlier class we ran exercises pp. 58-67. Many students used the time to catch up. Class time is best spent reviewing homework already completed. Get the assignments done in advance. More students are coming to the Writing Center on Thursday and have benefited from a brief consultation, so if you are still lost....
Field trip
No one said they wanted to attend the field trip to see For Colored Girls at the Black Repertory Group on Adeline Street in Berkeley, across the street from the Ashby BART Station, this weekend. Tickets are $15. I am going to the matinee on Saturday, February 28, 2:30 PM. I'll be at the theatre at 2 PM. If you are coming and want to sit together, please call me and let me know you are coming.
