Wednesday, May 20, 2009

May 20, 2009 Class Notes

Today we reviewed Chapter 10 (Types of Sentences), Appendix A (The Academic Writing Process, Chapter 2 (Unity and Coherence) and began Chapter 5. Chapter 5 is about Process Essays (How-to essays and How-Things-Work), a type of writing which uses chronological order (time order).

Homework for May 20-May 27

_ How to Annoy a Teacher (page 88). Please type out the sentences and underline the answers.

_ Essay Preparation (First Stage):
__ Choose the topic of your Process Essay (e.g. How to Bake a Cheesecake)
__ Make a plan (Cluster diagram or Outline) of your essay (see page 75-77 for an example)
__ Write the thesis statement of your process essay (page 84-85 may help you)

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