Monday, March 26, 2012

 

Essay Exam 2 and Cyber-Assignment

We completed Be-Verb and Possessives quizes. Those students who scored 9-10 out of ten on Possessives took the exam. All other students were told to study. I will offer students an opportunity to complete the exam perhaps on Wednesday.

The cyber-assignment is to write a three paragraph essay on a theme or topic from Always Running. I suggested students use the topic: "Criminalization of Youth." Within this topic on can look at poverty, immigration, liguistic access, violence, and cultural differences, empowerment, vulnerbility and abuse, education--formal and informal, family, using Luis Rodriguez as the poster boy.

In paragraph 1, use a free paraphrase. Paragraph 2, a shorter citation and in Paragraph 3, a block quote (a citation 4-plus lines long). Do not forget to use signal phrases.

I also handed out Initial Planning Sheets, post your answers to these questions as well. Comment on someone's (1-3 peers) short essay. Comment on the strenghs, ask questions and take the conversation further (3 comments).

Homework

Bring in an outline of an essay connected to themes in Always Running. The essay can expand on ideas rendered here.

Use this model for the outline:

Thesis Sentence

First major point

Evidence
Evidence
Evidence

Second major point

Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence

Third major point

Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence

And so on. . . .

Concluding sentence

(The amount of evidence varies according to the major point. This is an example of an outline. Adapt it as needed.) The final essay will be due when we return after Spring Break, that first Wednesday.

Monday, March 05, 2012

 

Event

I mentioned to students about the 5th Annual Hip Hop for Change Conference this weekend, Saturday, March 10, 2012, in the Student Union, at San Jose State University, 1 Washington Square, San Jose, CA 94592. Free! Register at http://bit.ly/hhfc2012 The conference is co-sponsored by the University of San Francisco, Mills, and Santa Clara University.

Perhaps students could carpool?

 

March on Sacramento!

Today in class we reviewed the POV essay which is due Wednesday, printed out and ready to hand in. Continue in Be-Verbs. We'll have two quizzes Wednesday as well.

Only two students had done the reading for Always Running. For Wednesday read up to page 80. It is important to do the reading. Come prepared.

For the freewrite we read "Those Who Don't" in Mango (28).

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