Final Meetings

Final Meeting Times-

April 21

12:00   Nathalie Rodriguez
:15       Chelsea Loete
:30       Andrew Lovato
:45       Israel Alba
1:00     David

April 23


12:00   Taylor Lang

:15       Sabrina Young
:30       Gigi Soberano
:45       Mayra
1:00

April 28


12:00 Ramiro

:15     Luis
:30     Jaz
:45
1:00

April 30

12:00    Lisa

:15       Alex Staley
:30     Marybel
:45      Daniel Zepeda
1:00    Stephanie


May 2

12:00:  Lawrence Sims

:15       Karen
:30       Korina
:45       Elizabeth
1:00

FInal Projects and first two entries.

WPA Guidelines Project-

Prove you know what you should know by providing examples from your own work that show you’ve mastered some of the guideline bullet points.

Rhetorical Knowledge

 

·       Focus on a purpose

·       Use conventions of format and structure appropriate to the rhetorical situation

·       Write in several genres

Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing

·        Understand a writing assignment as a series of tasks, including finding, evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing appropriate primary and secondary sources

Processes

·       Be aware that it usually takes multiple drafts to create and complete a successful text

·       Develop flexible strategies for generating, revising, editing, and proof-reading

·       Understand writing as an open process that permits writers to use later invention and re-thinking to revise their work

 

Knowledge of Conventions

·       Practice appropriate means of documenting their work

·       Control such surface features as syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

 

 

 

WPA Guidelines Project

 

Rhetorical Knowledge

 

·       Focus on a purpose

       

Define:  

 

      Focusing on purpose means that I have to stay on the same subject throughout my essay and stay on track with that the whole time.

 

Explain:

 

      In my narrative essay, my purpose was to ................. and I did that throughout my essay.  In the first paragraph I wrote: “(insert your quote here).”  This is about .................., so that shows me focusing on a purpose.  In my second paragraph, I wrote, “………………” and you can see I’m still writing about the same thing.  Lastly, in my conclusion I wrote, “………………….” and that shows that I am still focusing on my purpose.  From all of these examples, it is clear I can focus on a purpose in my essays.

ARG stuff-

-  Journal-  Remind me-  What's logos, pathos and ethos?

-  Video-  How does this make you feel?  Is it persuasive?  Why?

-  Don't Do.

- Do.

- In text citation.

-In sentence citation.

- Works Cited.

-Rebuttal and Concession.

- Possible structure-- essay and paragraphs.

- Final meetings schedule?

- HW-  It's all about the essay.  Please be ready to have your essay in class on Monday to submit to me.

Argument beginnings...

1.       Journal-  What’s your topic for your research based argument?  Why did you choose that topic? 

2.       Presentations….

3.       Works Cited Practice.

4.       HW-Return to class with a topic, for sure…

C/C editing...

1.  Journal-  Thinking about argument, what's a social issue that you are interested in and why?

2.  Groups and editing-

C/C list-

1.  Is there an intro with a thesis using "whereas?"

2.  Are there 5 or 8 paragraphs?

3.  Is there a conclusion that, well, concludes?

4.  Do they have examples to support their opinions?

5.  Is each body paragraph at least 8 sentences?

6.  What's the Topic?

7.  What's the purpose?

8.  UL areas where you have concerns.

9.  Write a compliment for the author.


3.  What's up?  Days and Dates.  What's left.

4. HW-  Argument essays... What's your topic going to be?  Read Little Adult Criminals and Adult Crime, Adult Time.

C/C and Editing.

1.  What might you compare for your C/C essay?

2.  Groups and editing.

questions-

1.  Does this have a beginning, middle and end?

2.  Does it start in the middle of the action?

3.  Does the author use concrete words?

4.  Does the author describe using all 5 senses?

5.  Would others find this interesting?

6.  Did the author choose a 30 second or 1 minute moment to write about?

7.  Underline any places where you think there are mistakes.


3.  HW-  E-mail me the descriptive essay and return to class on Monday with a Draft of your C/C essay.

4.  Read "Never Do That to a Book," and "The New Trophy Wife" and answer the first group of questions for each.

Descriptive, cont.

1.  Summarize the story you'll tell to another...

2.  Groups and stories.  Please tell your story to your group.

3.  Drafting Time...Essays Due Wednesday.

4.  You'll e-mail me the essays by Friday for me to grade over the break.