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We had a very busy last class with peer editing discussions, evaluations and conferences. Peer Editing Discussions: At the beginning of our lesson, you submitted your Peer Editing Task #2 and then discussed your corrections and comments with your partner. You then continued to revise/edit your final persuasion essay draft. Conferences: During the peer editing discussions and revising/editing, I met with the last twelve students to discuss their first drafts. Final Grades: In the syllabus, your grade consists of four parts: 1. Classification essay 30% 2. Persuasion essay 35% 3. Peer Editing tasks (2) 20% 4. Blog Postings (10) 15% For your essays, the first draft is worth 60% and the final draft is worth 40%. As you know, I corrected and graded each part of your first draft every week. For the first draft, there are 6 parts to your 60% score: 1. Outline 20% (12 points out of 60) 2. Bibliography 15% (9 points out of 60) 3. Introduction 20% (12 points out of 60) 4. Body Paragraph #1 15% (9 points out of 60) 5. Body Paragraph #2 15% (9 points out of 60) 6. Body Paragraph #3 15% (9 points out of 60) If you have any questions, please email me or send me a message on Line. Homework:
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Just one more week! We'll be finished with our course and our persuasion essay next week. Revising and Editing: In today's class, we learned about revising and editing. When you revise, you correct the content and structure of your research paper. When you edit, you correct grammar and style mistakes. You then have some time to work on your peer editing task. For this task, you will revise/edit your partner's concluding paragraph. You need to complete the following for this task:
In next week's class, you will give the original copies to your partner, and the copies to me. The worksheet is attached at the end of today's blog summary. Conferences: For the last part of our lesson, you work on your peer editing activities and I had conferences with the first group of students. We will continue our conferences in next week's lesson in Room 217. Homework:
Blog Question #10:
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Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a good vacation. We just have three more lessons, and then we'll be finished our course. Body Paragraph #3: In today's lesson, we learned about the structure of body paragraph #3. For this paragraph, you need to introduce a counter-argument (=an opinion against your position) and then argue against it with a rebuttal. When you introduce your counter-argument, you can use this structure: a. Opponents to (topic) + believe/claim + argument b. Supports for (topic) + believe/claim + argument Examples: Opponents to nuclear power believe that it is too dangerous. Supporters for holding the Tokyo Olympics believe that it will help the economy. Concluding Paragraph: For your concluding paragraph, remember to include these part:
Homework: 1. Complete first draft.
3. Complete Conference Preparation worksheet 4. Blog Comment #9 5. Bring two copies of your essay to class We will be in Room 217 (PC room) on January 13 and January 20. Remember to bring a USB with your draft on it. Blog Question #9:
*Write 8-10 sentences. *Use capitalization, punctuation & spelling correctly. *Submit by Tuesday, January 12 by 6:00pm Hi everyone,
In today's lesson, we had a review of how you can use sources in your essay. We reviewed how to cite quotes and how to paraphrase. In-text Citation: We completed an activity on how to cite direct and second-hand quotes. When you cite a quote, you need this information in your citation: (author's name, year, p. or para. #) e.g. (Takeda, 2015, p. 73) When you cite a second-hand quote, you need to add the expression "as cited in." e.g. (as cited in Takeda, 2015, p. 54) If you don't have the author's name, remember to use the title of the article. Paraphrasing: We then reviewed how to paraphrase. When you paraphrase, you have to keep the shared language, find synonyms for the other words, and re-write the information with a new sentence structure. Also, don't forget to include an in-text citation for your paraphrases, too. Outlines: Near the end of class, you had some time to ask me questions about the comments on your outline. Make sure that if you have to change your reasons for body paragraph #1 and/or #2 to check with me first. I also returned your graded classification essays and peer editing tasks. Homework: 1. Complete Body Paragraphs #1 and #2
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Wow! We were sure busy in today's lesson. We had a lot to cover, but we got through everything. Body Paragraphs: We had a review of how to organize your ideas in your body paragraphs. Once again, you will need to use funnel organization. This means that information is arranged in this way: a. general --> topic sentence with subtopic b. less general --> supporting ideas c. specific --> details We also reviewed the different types of details that you can use in your body paragraph: a. expert opinions b. statistics c. descriptions d. facts e. analyses Keep in mind that descriptions and facts over overlap with each other. Many writers often use facts in their descriptions. Outlines: We also looked at how to prepare an outline. For your outlines, you need to include: a. Topic sentences (in sentence-form) b: supporting ideas (two for each body paragraph) c. details (2 details for each supporting idea). Remember that you can use note-form for your supporting ideas and details. You don't have to use sentence-form. For your outlines, you need to download the "Outline Template" from the "Lesson Materials" section on the website. Homework: 1. Blog Comment #8 2. Complete Outline
Blog Question #8: Read through your feedback on your outline. Which three comments/corrections are the most important for you to help you write your body paragraphs? Why? *Write 8-10 sentences. *Use capitalization, punctuation & spelling correctly. *Submit by Tuesday, December 8 by 6:00pm. Hi everyone!
We've finished our classification essay, and we're now starting our next essay, a persuasion essay. Persuasion Essay: In today's lesson, we started our next essay: the persuasion essay. We learned about the purpose and structure of a persuasion essay. A persuasion essay gives the writer's opinion on a topic and the writer wants to convince the reader to support his/her position (either for or against something). We also brainstormed a variety of topics that you can choose from for your topic. For this essay, you'll give your position (for or against) on a controversial topic. Introduction Structure: We also learned about the different parts of an introduction for a persuasion essay: a. hook b. general statements: information about both positions c. thesis statement You can choose from four different hooks: a. quotes b. questions c. statistics d. interesting facts If you weren't in class today, make sure to download the Model Persuasion Essay, Writing your Introduction, and Introduction Guidelines. You can find these materials in the "Lesson Materials" section. Homework:
Blog Question #7: Write your thesis statement. You need to give your topic, your position (for or against) and your two reasons.
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We've finished our first essay, and next week we'll move on to our second essay, writing a persuasion essay. Conferences: In today's lesson, you had a chance to discuss your peer editing task with your partner and to correct your drafts. I finished conferences with everyone, so please use the feedback to help you revise/edit your drafts. In next week's lesson, we'll be back in our regular classroom, Rm. 17-710. Homework: 1. Complete Final Draft
No blog comment this week! Hi everyone,
Just one more week and you'll be completely finished your first essay! Revising and Editing: In today's class, we learned about revising and editing. When you revise, you correct the content and structure of your research paper. When you edit, you correct grammar and style mistakes. You then have some time to work on your peer editing task. For this task, you will revise/edit your partner's concluding paragraph. You need to complete the following for this task:
In next week's class, you will give the original copies to your partner, and the copies to me. The worksheet is attached at the end of today's blog summary. Conferences: For the last part of our lesson, you work on your peer editing activities and I had conferences with the first group of students. We will continue our conferences in next week's lesson in Room 217. Homework:
Blog Question #6:
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Can you believe it? We have now finished the first draft for our classification essay. The most difficult part of our course in now over. Concluding Paragraph: In today's lesson, we looked at the different parts of a concluding paragraph: thesis restatement, body paragraph summaries and a final thought. The most important sentence will be your final thought; you want to leave the reader with a strong impression so that he/she remembers your essay. For your final thought, you can use the following types of sentences: a. prediction b. recommendation c. rhetorical question d. quotation Homework:
Blog Question #5:
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In just one more week, we'll be finished our first essay! Paraphrasing: In today's class, we learned about paraphrasing. This is another way we can include information into our research papers from our sources. When you paraphrase, you put the author’s ideas into your own words. Even if you want to use general facts from your source, you still have to paraphrase this information. Remember that some paraphrases need in-text citation and some paraphrases do not require it.
Before you paraphrase, you have to identify shared language (= words that you cannot change) and find synonyms for words that you can change. This is the most important step in writing a good paraphrase. This is a difficult skill to master and it often takes a long time to paraphrase information. I even have trouble paraphrasing when I have to prepare research papers, too. Be patient and don’t give up! Homework: 1. Blog Comment #4 2. Complete Body Paragraph #2
Blog Question #4: Review the feedback on body paragraph #1
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