Friday, September 23, 2016

Plan for Monday, Sept. 26 -- English 101

During class:
(Sorry to be out sick.  Please complete the yellow highlighted items below as well as the homework for Wednesday, Sept. 28.)
  • reverse outline of "College's Priceless Value" response (The idea of a "reverse outline" is to construct an outline of an essay you have just written.  The purpose is to identify the main parts and make sure the essay holds together.  Include as much detail as you can in 10 minutes.  Please submit the reverse outline to the basket on my desk.
  • Review Portfolio #1 assignment sheet and rubric.
  • additional discussion about parts of an essay as needed
  • look at a sample response essay
  • talk about deciding which summary/response essay you want to revise & polish for Portfolio IPortfolio 1 is due Wednesday, October 5.
 Homework due Wednesday, Sept. 28:
1. Choose one summary/response essay to revise and polish for Portfolio I.  Copy & paste this essay to the template on Google Classroom. (Check your email for the invite to this class in Google Classroom). Then revise this summary/response essay to the best of your ability. This revised draft will then go through a self/peer/teacher critique process. 
2. We will be working with your summary/response essays in class on Wednesday. 
3. (Read “Concluding Paragraphs” pages 77-78 in the handbook.) 

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