1. Continue working on your essay. I will spend time answering specific questions if you have them. Essays are due by 1:00 PM Friday.
2. Post journal entry #6. For your final essay, you will need to defend your opinion about a controversial topic. What controversial topic do you feel strongly about? Write your opinion.
3. Read pp. 194-197. Do Practice 1.A and B on paper.
1. Finish your essay. Bring TWO copies to class for peer review. Print them BEFORE class.
2. Read pp. 119-121. Do Practice 3.A and B in the book.
3. Do Practice 5 pp. 138 to 140 on a piece of paper. Type (double-spaced) ONE short paragraph for each passage. Remember to use your own words and include a citation at the end.
When you cite outside sources in your essay, you need to provide an in-text citation (see #1) and a citation in a list at the end of your paper (see #2).
1. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/ This page provides basic information about in-text citations in APA format. In-text citations appear in the text of your essay to show the source of material from an outside source. A typical in-text citation consists of the author’s last name and the date of publication, e.g. (Couture, 2007). At the bottom of the webpage there are links to other pages about APA formatting.
2. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/ This page provides information about how to format electronic sources in your reference list. This will be useful for citing the on-line articles I have provided.
1. Have access to an electronic version of your survey essay; I hope to give you class time to work on it.
2. Do Practice 3 p. 136. Follow the instructions, and type (double-space) the paragraph.
3. Look at the information on quotations p. 288 and pp. 42-46. In the book, do Practice 2 p. 46.
4. Bring a copy of the article related to your topic. Be sure the copy has the URL, title, author’s name, date, etc. We will work on writing APA reference citations.
Please add your classmates’ blogs to your blogroll. Here is a link that shows you how to do it:
1. Finish your surveys if you have not done so. Read the compare/contrast essay assignment at the right. Begin to organize your survey results and think about how you will compare them with the situation in your country. For Tuesday, make a brief outline for your essay that shows what you will cover in each body paragraph. Also write an introduction for the essay following the instructions in the assignment. Review the sample essays if necessary.
2. Read pp. 135-138. Be prepared to explain your choice in Practice 4.
3. Read pp. 111-117. Do Practice 2.A and B on paper. Try to use a different comparison signal word for each sentence.
4. Post journal entry #5. You may write about anything; if you can’t think of a topic, read some of your classmates’ entries to get ideas. Please comment on your classmates’ posts. Journal entry #5 could also be a summary of your survey results or a rough draft of your survey essay.
Revisions of Essay 2 are due Nov. 1.
The ELI’s Halloween Party is this Sunday from 6:30 to 9:00 in Room 113 of Finch Fieldhouse. There will by live music by DJ Yuta and ELI teachers Steve and Michael. Wear a costume, bring a snack, and come join the fun!
1. You have already paraphrased the passages on pp. 132-133. Continue with last two passages (p. 134). Please TYPE all four passages. You may be required to show your passages to your classmates and explain your grammar and vocabulary choices.
2. Read pp. 135-138. Be prepard to explain your choice in Practice 4.
3. Finish your surveys (minimum 15) and bring the results to class.
0. Remember to post a journal entry every week. Write about whatever you want, and feel free to read and respond to your classmates’ journals.
1. Do Step 7 of the Compare/contrast Survey Essay assignment. Interview at least 8 Americans by Tuesday.
2. Review Chapter 14 for a test on adjective clauses.
3. Read the sample Survey Essays at the right. These are students’ essays that will give you an idea of what you will be writing for Essay 3.
4. Write paraphrases of the first two passages in Practice 2, pp. 132-133. Follow the instructions.
1. Do steps 5 and 6 of the survey assignment. Revise your survey questions if necessary. I recommend having someone at the Writing Center or another native speaker take a look at them to make sure they are understandable. “Test” your questions by interviewing one or two American students to make sure that you are getting the type information you want. You may find that you need to add or revise questions.
2. Bring any questions you have about the article related to your survey topic.
3. Revisions of Essay 2 are due October 30. Identify areas you have questions about and have access to an electronic version on Thursday; I will give you time to work on it and ask questions.
