As noted in class, make sure that you are not using apostrophes, remaining in third person, formatting citations correctly, maintaining the same tense in a paragraph, and varying up verb selections by using more active verbs.
We are almost finished with the review for the final. During tomorrow's class, we will look at punctuation and grammar to prep for those components.
Only four days left of this class! I am thankful for your attention in Advanced Composition, your spirit to learn grammar and writing, and your participation in the random conversations that somehow hijack our class on a regular basis.
Monday, December 14, 2015
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Final Format
Monday's class will be about your first drafts and a few items that you can do to edit your essays to a higher level. Tuesday's class will be the official review day, an review that was shared with you on Friday.
To give you a picture of the final, here are the components for evaluation.
1. A grammar edit of a paragraph. For this this grammar work, you will only make corrections to better the writing.
2. A punctuation edit for a paragraph. For this punctuation work, you will add and delete punctuation marks.
3. Given a broad topic, you will construct 1-2 paragraph writings for descriptive, narrative, and compare/contrast writing. For instance, on a former final, the topic was vacations. To prepare for this portion of the final, review the components of each writing style so that you can write about the same topic in three different modes.
4. Rhetorical terms. This will include the knowledge of the six rhetorical strategies that we studied in class (tone, diction, syntax, logos, ethos, pathos) and the differentiation of syntax types.
5. You will be given a text and will perform a rhetorical analysis that is not longer than 3 paragraphs.
6. You will define and construct examples of the six stages of argumentation (claim, evidence, warrant, counterclaim, rebuttal, conclusion).
7. For the same text from number 5, you will write a summary.
As you can see, you do not have to write an essay, but you will be utilizing all of the writing techniques to construct paragraphs that represent your understanding of the class.
To give you a picture of the final, here are the components for evaluation.
1. A grammar edit of a paragraph. For this this grammar work, you will only make corrections to better the writing.
2. A punctuation edit for a paragraph. For this punctuation work, you will add and delete punctuation marks.
3. Given a broad topic, you will construct 1-2 paragraph writings for descriptive, narrative, and compare/contrast writing. For instance, on a former final, the topic was vacations. To prepare for this portion of the final, review the components of each writing style so that you can write about the same topic in three different modes.
4. Rhetorical terms. This will include the knowledge of the six rhetorical strategies that we studied in class (tone, diction, syntax, logos, ethos, pathos) and the differentiation of syntax types.
5. You will be given a text and will perform a rhetorical analysis that is not longer than 3 paragraphs.
6. You will define and construct examples of the six stages of argumentation (claim, evidence, warrant, counterclaim, rebuttal, conclusion).
7. For the same text from number 5, you will write a summary.
As you can see, you do not have to write an essay, but you will be utilizing all of the writing techniques to construct paragraphs that represent your understanding of the class.
Friday, December 11, 2015
First Draft Deadline
I hope all of you are feeling a sigh of relief this weekend as you have transferred research essay responsibility to me. I shared the final review handout with you earlier today. We will be discussing this next week, but you are welcome to a preview look. We're almost finished with Advanced Composition.
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Library Last Day
During today's class, Sources 9 & 10 and the outline were due. I have extended the deadline to the end of the school day for those wrapping up the outline.
We will be in class on Friday. You will have the opportunity to work on your first draft, which is due at the end of the school day. Remember, you will need a 2 pocket folder to turn in your work with the source pages on the left hand side and the remaining written work - claim, intro, outline, first draft - on the right side.
We will be in class on Friday. You will have the opportunity to work on your first draft, which is due at the end of the school day. Remember, you will need a 2 pocket folder to turn in your work with the source pages on the left hand side and the remaining written work - claim, intro, outline, first draft - on the right side.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Library Day 4
Working Introduction due today. Sources 9 & 10 and outline due tomorrow. If you need a box outline handout, pick one up during class. The outline is expected to be specific, incorporating claims, all probable evidence, warrants, counterclaim, rebuttal, and conclusion. While this outline will take time, it will allow you to write the essay with greater confidence and speed.
Monday, December 7, 2015
Library Day 3
On the deadlines, today was Sources 5-8 and tomorrow will be the Working Introduction. Sources 9-10, the outline, and the first draft are coming up this week as well!
Friday, December 4, 2015
Library Day 2
Friday continued library research time. Sources 5-8, the working introduction, Sources 9-10, the outline, and the first draft are due next week.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Library Day 1
Research continues in the library. Since there is not much action on my end -- other than answering questions and checking your source pages -- I thought I would include cute bunny pictures to liven up the blog.
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Sourcing
The blogs for the upcoming classes will be quite redundant. We will be in the library researching for your argumentative research essay. On Wednesday, the first 4 source pages and the working claim need to be turned in and receive any necessary feedback.
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