Academic WritingWEEK 2 CLASS 1

Think and WritePlease take out a piece of paper and spend five to ten minutes responding to the following quote. It will be collected.

“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” –Mark Twain What do you think Mark Twain is saying in this quote? Do you agree or disagree?

Class Websitehttp://academicwriting322m.weebly.com/SUPER IMPORTANT WRITE THE LINK DOWN

New Late PolicyClass starts at 4 o’clockMissing the first 10 minutes is still missing classLate=points off participationParticipation is 10% of your grade

Tutoring ScheduleOpen tutoringMonday 9-1, 4-5Tuesday 8-1, 2-5Wednesday 8-11, 2-5Thursday 9-11, 3-5Friday 9-12, 2-5

Profe Danika tutoring hoursWednesday 2-3 PM

Assessing Your OutlinesTrade outlines with a partner

Read through your partners outline and determine if it “complete” enough Does the outline have enough information to give a good summary? Does the outline have too much information? Is the outline missing any information? Is the outline clear and easy to read, or is it messy and confusing?

What makes a good outline?

Writing An Outlinehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp0MWYbLUFU

Paragraph Outline Handout (.doc)

Parts of Speechhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WufgBjLp9Y

Take notes as you watch this video on parts of speech

Commonly Used Prepositions In Englishof by between

in about out

to as against

for into during

with like without

on through before

at after under

from over around

Examples of Adverbs awkwardly judgmentally seriously

beautifully kindly thankfully

calmly less unfortunately

doubtfully mostly very

easily nervously wisely

fast often yearly

gladly perfectly zealously

happily quickly

immediately really

Let’s Take A 5 Minute Break!

Parts of Speech GameEveryone will be given a card with a part of speech written on it

I will read a sentence that is displayed on the screen

I will read the sentence a second time

When I say the word that is the same part of speech that is on your card, hold it up above your head

After each sentence we will switch cards

Look! The graceful ballerina danced joyfully across the stage.

On her way to the university, the girl saw a kitten riding on the back of a big dog. Wow!

Well, she and young John walk to school slowly.

The hairy monster jumped up and cheerfully he said, ‘Boo!’

Grammar Ninja Gamehttp://www.kwarp.com/portfolio/grammarninja.html

You will take turns playing the Grammar Ninja game

If you are not playing, write down what you think the answer is

If you do not know why the answer is right or wrong, ask!

HomeworkUsing your outline as a guide, write a paragraph titled ‘My Favorite __________’

Paragraph must have at least 8 sentences Topic sentence Main idea 1 2 sentences supporting main idea 1 Main idea 2 2 sentences supporting main idea 2 Concluding sentence

Using your outline as a guide, write a paragraph titled ‘My Favorite __________’

Paragraph must have at least 8 sentences Topic sentence Main idea 1 2 sentences supporting main idea 1 Main idea 2 2 sentences supporting main idea 2 Concluding sentence