Today:
1.) Opening Writing: Describe each of the major characters in The Kite Runner. What are their major characteristics? Be sure to describe Baba, Ali, Rahim Khan, Amir, and Hassan. (Collecting)
2.) Discussion of The Kite Runner
3.) Papers due to my email by 11:59pm. Please send your papers as attachments. Please send them in word document form, or save as rich text format (rtf). My computer won't open wps. Sorry!
Monday: OFF! Don’t blow your hands off.
Tuesday 7/5: Discussion of Essay 2 assignment, discussing the handout “Forwarding” from the Harris book Rewriting
Wed: In the Lab, beginning Essay 2
TH: A Thousand Splendid Suns to p. 104 (all of part 1)
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Quick Review of Citations
1.) Quote, with author and page in parenthetical citation
2.) Author not in parenthetical
3.) As a paraphrase
“Satire is one of the most capacious and most misunderstood literary terms”
Some information about comedy and stuff, “Satire is one of the most capacious and most misunderstood literary terms” (Colletta 1). More information responding, etcetera.
Some information about comedy and stuff, as Colletta writes, “Satire is one of the most capacious and most misunderstood literary terms” (1), and more response to that quote.
Some information about comedy and stuff, many believe the wide-spread use of satire also makes it the most misunderstood term (Colletta 1).
Works Cited (Centered)
Colletta, Lisa. "Political Satire and Postmodern Irony in the Age of Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart." Journal of Popular Culture 42.5 (2009): 856-874. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 28 June 2011.
(This text should be "hanging")
Also see the OWL at Purdue In-text Citations
2.) Author not in parenthetical
3.) As a paraphrase
“Satire is one of the most capacious and most misunderstood literary terms”
Some information about comedy and stuff, “Satire is one of the most capacious and most misunderstood literary terms” (Colletta 1). More information responding, etcetera.
Some information about comedy and stuff, as Colletta writes, “Satire is one of the most capacious and most misunderstood literary terms” (1), and more response to that quote.
Some information about comedy and stuff, many believe the wide-spread use of satire also makes it the most misunderstood term (Colletta 1).
Works Cited (Centered)
Colletta, Lisa. "Political Satire and Postmodern Irony in the Age of Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart." Journal of Popular Culture 42.5 (2009): 856-874. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 28 June 2011.
(This text should be "hanging")
Also see the OWL at Purdue In-text Citations
T/W/TH
Today 6/28:
1.) Opening Writing:
2.) “Coming to Terms”
3.) Exploratory Essay questions
Tomorrow (WED 6/29):
1.) In the lab: M-118 (All Mondays and Weds)to get serious work done on Exploratory Essay
For TH (6/30):
The Kite Runner to p. 109 (Expect a short quiz).
1.) Opening Writing:
2.) “Coming to Terms”
3.) Exploratory Essay questions
Tomorrow (WED 6/29):
1.) In the lab: M-118 (All Mondays and Weds)to get serious work done on Exploratory Essay
For TH (6/30):
The Kite Runner to p. 109 (Expect a short quiz).
Thursday, June 23, 2011
TH 6/23
Today:
1.) Exploratory Essay Evaluation Sheet
2.) Resources
3.) Citations
4.) Due date for Exploratory Essay: 6/30 11:59pm
5 pages, 5 sources.
5.) Computer Lab sessions
Monday:
1.) We’ll be in the computer lab ALL Mondays and Wednesdays for the rest of the summer. M-118
2.) Be prepared to get significant work done on your exploratory essay. Bring notes, resources, flash drives, etc.
1.) Exploratory Essay Evaluation Sheet
2.) Resources
3.) Citations
4.) Due date for Exploratory Essay: 6/30 11:59pm
5 pages, 5 sources.
5.) Computer Lab sessions
Monday:
1.) We’ll be in the computer lab ALL Mondays and Wednesdays for the rest of the summer. M-118
2.) Be prepared to get significant work done on your exploratory essay. Bring notes, resources, flash drives, etc.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Tuesday 6/21
Today:
1.) Reading Norming Session essays from Riana and Sara (handouts), please come get this hand out from my desk.
2.) Quiz 2 from “Coming to Terms”
3.) Turn in Blogs from last night’s homework
4.) Discussion of Norming Session essays
5.) Discussion of “Coming to Terms”
For Tomorrow, Wed 6/22:
No reading assignment! :) But, continue to do google-related research on your topic, so you can get some real work done in the library tomorrow. We will report to the room, first. Thanks!
1.) Reading Norming Session essays from Riana and Sara (handouts), please come get this hand out from my desk.
2.) Quiz 2 from “Coming to Terms”
3.) Turn in Blogs from last night’s homework
4.) Discussion of Norming Session essays
5.) Discussion of “Coming to Terms”
For Tomorrow, Wed 6/22:
No reading assignment! :) But, continue to do google-related research on your topic, so you can get some real work done in the library tomorrow. We will report to the room, first. Thanks!
Monday, June 20, 2011
More on the Homework for Tuesday 6/21
Put every step you take on a word document, put your name on it, print it, and bring it to class.
Make sure you have 10 steps, and make sure you have a definite controversy (with 2 sides) to explore for essay 1, with an idea of resources and issues.
My example from class:
1.) Googled “Controversies in education”
2.) Went to link http://news.change.org/stories/top-five-public-education-controversies
3.) Chose this topic to pursue: High-Stakes Testing instead of Investing
4.) Opened http://www.gse.upenn.edu/review/feature/supovitz
5.) Found 4 reasons we test... etc.
Make sure you have 10 steps, and make sure you have a definite controversy (with 2 sides) to explore for essay 1, with an idea of resources and issues.
My example from class:
1.) Googled “Controversies in education”
2.) Went to link http://news.change.org/stories/top-five-public-education-controversies
3.) Chose this topic to pursue: High-Stakes Testing instead of Investing
4.) Opened http://www.gse.upenn.edu/review/feature/supovitz
5.) Found 4 reasons we test... etc.
From today, for Tomorrow
Today 6/20:
Today:
1.) Opening Writing: Quiz
2.) Discussion of “Coming to Terms”
3.) Introduction to Exploratory writing (for essay 1), and explanation of your homework
For Tomorrow 6/21:
1.) Finish reading “Coming to Terms” handout, be prepared for short quiz.
2.) Begin pre-writing activities (to be turned in) for essay 1.
Wed we’ll be in the library, but come to our room first. Woot.
Today:
1.) Opening Writing: Quiz
2.) Discussion of “Coming to Terms”
3.) Introduction to Exploratory writing (for essay 1), and explanation of your homework
For Tomorrow 6/21:
1.) Finish reading “Coming to Terms” handout, be prepared for short quiz.
2.) Begin pre-writing activities (to be turned in) for essay 1.
Wed we’ll be in the library, but come to our room first. Woot.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Welcome!
Hi, Class!
Welcome to English 24!
Texts for this class include The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns both by Khaled Hosseini. If you have these books by next Wednesday, extra credit.
For Thursday, June 16, please read the handout "Coming to Terms" from the book Rewriting I gave in class, up to the Assessing Uses and Limits section on p. 24.
Short quiz tomorrow.
Let's get started! Hooray!
Welcome to English 24!
Texts for this class include The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns both by Khaled Hosseini. If you have these books by next Wednesday, extra credit.
For Thursday, June 16, please read the handout "Coming to Terms" from the book Rewriting I gave in class, up to the Assessing Uses and Limits section on p. 24.
Short quiz tomorrow.
Let's get started! Hooray!
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