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Meeting 2: Tosspon’s English 105 Building Foundations

Homework due: Freewrite (can turn in online or on paper) If you still can’t log into healdlogin.com call 888-432-53411. Meeting 2: Tosspon’s English 105 Building Foundations. Today we will start w/ 2 websites open:

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Meeting 2: Tosspon’s English 105 Building Foundations

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  1. Homework due: Freewrite (can turn in online or on paper) If you still can’t log into healdlogin.com call 888-432-53411 Meeting 2: Tosspon’s English 105Building Foundations Today we will start w/ 2 websites open: http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/English+105 – Open “ How to Grammar Log” + Grammar Log.docx http://healdlogin.com – go do “Drop Box” Review: DiagnosticThesis Statements – Chpt 2Narrative – Chpt 12 Quiz on Week 1 & 2’s Info

  2. Grammar Log Overview • Collect supplies: syllabus, handbook, Grammar Log (digital copy), How to Grammar Log (digital copy) Writing utensil, and the .docx file (from http://healdlogin.com ). • Use the “Review” tab and click “next” to look at each comment. • For the comments that have “#” symbols, write the # on the grammar log. • Write the sentence on the grammar log. • Correct the sentence on the grammar log. • Use the green handbook, the internet, and classmates to help you figure out how to change.

  3. Your Diagnostic Essays • Open the attachment. • You should be able to open it in word by right clicking on it, or by simply clicking on it. • Review my comments by clicking on “Review” and then clicking “Next” or “Accept” on the menu bar.

  4. Grammar Log • For each # error (not ALL comments), correct using the Grammar Log, Syllabus pg 7, + green handbook • In this example, the error is #5 • This is worth 10 points per paper. No errors means you automatically get the 10 points. Correct the error Find how to Correct your Errors by using the syllabus and links provided. We will go over each major error type In the beginning the dog wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. In the beginning, the dog wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. #5

  5. Common Errors We will be adding one of these “cracks in our foundation” to our lesson each week. • Confused words (#2) • there=/= their • Fragments/Run Ons (#16/17) • Professional Language (#9) • Hook/Introductions • Wordiness (#4/#3) • Semicolons (#11) • ESL? Verb Tense Shifts? See pages 337-358 (handbook) • USE SPELL CHECK!!!!!

  6. Create Your Own Grammar Guide Include: Each type of error you tend to make How to Correct that type of error Sample sentences w/ the corrections

  7. Awesome. PreWrites, etc Review Chpt 1

  8. When You Write Narrow a large topic Select something in which you currently have a strong interest Start early Find the best space for you Select a subject

  9. Discover your Audience • What knowledge does your audience have about the subject? • Why are they reading it – what do they hope to gain? • What is your audience’s attitude towards your subject? • Who is the audience? Identify your readers

  10. Special qualities of your audience? • They don’t like to be bored. (if you are bored writing it, they’ll be bored reading it) • They hate confusion and disorder • They WANT to think and learn • They want to see/feel what YOU see/feel • They are turned off by pretentious/phony voices.

  11. Chapter 2 Thesis! The foundation Pg 31

  12. The Thesis • A thesis MUST tell the reader what they’re going to be reading. • Can change/be refined between draft and final! Working thesis! • All of your main points must fall under it! • It is your topic + your point about it.

  13. Poster Competition! Prizes!! • Read pgs 31-39 • Discuss with your group & create a poster “The Rules of the Thesis” • Vote on the poster you like the best, you may NOT vote for your own. Side note: A working thesis is a thesis that can change • Avoid Common Errors • Don’t just announce topic (37) • Don’t clutter with “I think” (37) • Don’t just state a fact (38) • Don’t ask it as a question (38) • Good thesis • States opinion (pg 33) • Asserts 1 idea (pg 33-34) • Has something to say (pg 34-35) • Is limited to fit (pg 35-36) • Clearly/specifically stated (36) • 1st or 2nd paragraph (36-37)

  14. Game! Pin the Thesis • Get in groups of 4-5 (you may NOT work with the people from your poster group) • Groups each will get a set of thesis statements. Record the #’s you have! • Decide which are “adequate” and which are “inadequate” • Use tape to put statements onto the corresponding location. • Be prepared to justify your choice to the class. • On 1 page per group, rewrite the inadequate thesis statements.

  15. Guidelines for a good thesis (pg 33) States the writer’s clearly defined opinion on some subject Assert ONE main idea Have something worthwhile to say Limit thesis to fit the assignment State thesis clearly, in specific terms In first or second paragraph. Does NOT use “I/this paper will tell/show”, Ask a question, just state a fact, OR have “I think/believe/feel.”

  16. Thesis Statement Answers Inadequate Inadequate Inadequate Inadequate Adequate Inadequate Inadequate Inadequate Adequate Inadequate Inadequate Inadequate Adequate Inadequate Inadequate Inadequate Inadequate Adequate Inadequate Inadequate • Adequate • Inadequate • Inadequate • Inadequate • Adequate • Adequate • Inadequate • Inadequate • Adequate • Inadequate • Adequate • Inadequate • Adequate • Identify whether each is adequate or not, explain the problem

  17. Chapter 12 Narrative:Telling a story

  18. Narrative (Chpt 12 pg 343) • A narrative is a story with characters and there is a definite plot line. A narrative normally has a beginning, a middle and an end. • It can also be used in piecesto make a point or supporta point Telling a story- can be fact or fiction.

  19. Key things to remember when writing a Narrative • Know your purpose • Make your main point clear • Follow a logical time sequence • Use sensory details to hold interest • Create authentic characters • Use dialogue realistically (pg 344-345, Green handbook pg 100)

  20. Problems to avoid • Choose your subject carefully • Limit your scope • Don’t let your story lag with insignificant detail

  21. Narrative Pre-Write • Do a pre-write of your choice (see Chpt 1) • Must be completed before you leave today (but you can change your topic if you need to – I just need to see that you can do a pre-write!) • Choose your own story (fiction, non-fiction, doesn’t matter!) • Things to consider as you write • Describe the setting and character’s appearance • What unusual noises, colors, smells • What does facial expression show? • What might each person SAY • What mood/tone will you create?

  22. Homework • Narrative Essay 1st Draft (2 printed copies)DUE @ beginning of NEXT MEETING (50 points) • Final draft due in 2 weeks submitted to http://healdlogin.com • Name file: Lastname_Narrative • Grammar log for Diagnostic Essay • Read: Book pgs 349-353 (sample narratives) • Vocabulary 1 –(10 points each): Select 10 words from your narrative. Try to challenge yourself, use your thesaurus! What definitions do we need to read your narrative?

  23. One person go to http://healdlogin.com Quiz is under Meeting 2 • May get in groups of 4 (MUST be people you have not worked with yet today), each person may use 1 item from this list: notes/book/syllabus/handouts Categories: • Syllabus, Chpt 1, Chpt 2 (Thesis), Narratives (chpt 12), Classmates

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