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ENC 1102 Agenda for January 22. Daily Objective: To understand the rules for success in Writing about Literature Daily Assignments: Go over syllabus and guidebook Pass out books “New” students: Pass out handout and Bonus Guidebook on what you missed last semester
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ENC 1102 Agenda for January 22 • Daily Objective: To understand the rules for success in Writing about Literature • Daily Assignments: • Go over syllabus and guidebook • Pass out books • “New” students: • Pass out handout and Bonus Guidebook on what you missed last semester • Go over study hall dates to meet with me • Take quiz on summer reading • Homework: “Writing about Literature” Handout on p. 28 of Guidebook and activity on “Writing about a Story” • “Experienced” students: • Complete “Writing about Literature” Handout on p. 28 of Guidebook after reading chapter on “Writing about Literature” • Read “Writing about a Story” and do activity • Read from Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary and come up with your own satirical definitions in a group; you will post your group’s definitions on the Discussion Board of www.turnitin.com using laptops I provide
ENC 1102 Agenda for January 24 • Daily Objective: To understand satire and be able to write a satire • Daily Assignments: • Watch clip from The Onion • Read “A Modest Proposal” • Write a modern “Modest Proposal” using instructions on p. 25. We will work on this in Rm. 145. It is due tomorrow at 11:59 pm.
AP Agenda for Jan. 22/23 • Daily Objective: To understand how to be even more successful on taking an AP exam. • Daily Assignments: • Pass out midterm exam and your results • Go over the following assignments: • Reflection on midterm template (available on my website; done in class this week; due Friday at 11:59 pm) • Final Draft of AP Midterm Essay (done in-class next Monday/Tuesday; due Tuesday at 11:59 pm) • Peer Editing of AP Midterm Essay (done in class next Wed/Thurs; due Thurs. 11:59 pm) • 10 grammar exercises (done in class this week) • Go over the multiple choice passages • Go over sample essays and scoring from midterm • If time, begin to work on grammar exercises
AP Agenda for Jan. 24/25 • Daily Objective: To improve writing by working on grammar and usage skills. • Daily Assignments: • ½ the class will work on Reflection assignment on midterm using class laptops; it is due Friday at 11:59 pm • The other ½ of the class will work on the grammar exercises • Halfway through class we will switch activities so everyone has a fair turn doing each.