Tuesday

February 26, 2013

Class Work

1. This was the homework:
Complete Small Scrawl 1 and Small Scrawl 2 on pp. 218-219.

Bring both writings to class on Tuesday - paper copies - or be ready to print.

Share at your table. Listen for the event, its causes, and its effects. Elect one reader from your table to share with the class. Post ONE of your Small Scrawls in MyCompLab. (20 pts.) - Due Thursday.

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We are going to put the cause/effect essay on hold for a few days.

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We are going to learn to summarize. Turn to someone at your table and tell that person about your day so far. This is a short summary of the morning. Every detail is not included . . . just the important moments.

Now, think of your favorite movie. In no more than four sentences, summarize it. Your first sentence should give the movie's title and the general subject. The next two sentences present the movie's central problem and how it is solved. The final sentence should summarize the movie's overall message. See what you can do.

Let's share the movie summaries and discuss how easy or difficult it was to write the summary.

See Chapter 11 in Wordsmith. 

Jump to Step 3  - p. 243: Grab a magazine. Find an article to read. It must be at least one page long.  Remove the article from the magazine and write the title of the magazine and date of publication on the top of the article.  Also write the volume # and issue number if available. It now belongs to you. Using a highlighter, follow the steps.

Carefully follow the directions under Step 3. You should complete the steps by Thursday. Bring the draft of your summary to class. You will need a paper copy. If you prefer, follow the steps at http://www.enotes.com/how-write-summary-how-to/how-write-summary

Here are some additional sites with helpful information about writing summaries:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2046076_write-summary.html