Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Class Notes

Wednesday, October 14 class (3rd week)

Noun Clauses (Chapter 12)
Collect Homework pp 200-202, Practice 3, Practice 4, Practice 5
Editing page 208 (as a group in class)
(optional assignment to consider in the future: interview questions or a business/job inquiry letter)

Appendix D: Editing Symbols
Worksheet activity: Editing sample (Find and mark the errors with correction symbols.)

Appendix E: Reference and Citation
We will return to this topic when we need to practice it after finding references for our papers.

Chapter 7: Comparison/Contrast
A brief look at page 111 and the sample essay on page 112-113
The structure of the sample essay
Having a topic which is not too broad or too narrow

For next week:
1. Select Your topic (and check it with the teacher),
2. Make your mindmap (which will later become an outline),
3. Find (at least) two references, preferably (one or both) from 2009.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Homework

Homework for October 7-14
Chapter 12: Noun Clauses

Type these to hand in:
Practice 3, page 200-201, Numbers 2-8
Practice 4, page 202-203 Letter (#1-10)
Practice 5, page 204-205 Letter (1-10)