1. Meet the EMCC Writing Rubric! If you still have the paper copy with you that was handed out on Day 1 of class, please take it out now. If you need a new copy - let me know.
2. For homework you were to write Draft 2 of your object essay. Add the narration - the story. Let the reader see the object in action with YOU. Post the draft to Canvas by the beginning of class on Thursday. ALSO, bring a paper copy. Do not toss DRAFT 1. I will want both drafts attached to your final copy later next week. I want to see the growth.
3. . Please take out that paper copy OR find it on Canvas OR use your jump-drive or e-mail attachment to call it up on the computer.
- You may stay at your table as long as there are three other people there with you. If you are at a table with a total number of folks other than four, you need to move. In other words, you need to be in groups of FOUR!
- Once you have your paper visible and are part of a group of 4, move one chair to your left. You are now Reader #1 for this activity . You are reading for CONTENT. Sign your name by "Content." As you read, you will focus on the subject matter, focus issues, and support issues. The object should be described in such a way that you can visualize it. There should be a "story" element that explains how the object came into the possession of the writer, something the writer has done with the object, or what the writer predicts might happen with the object in the future. The story should be clear and leave you, the reader, with NO questions!
- Now, move one more chair to the left. You are Reader #2 for this part of the activity. Sign your name by "Clarity." You are looking for strong organization and sentences that are in standard English. Word choice matters along with paragraphing. The order of the paper should make sense.
- Move one more chair to your left. You are now Reader #3 for the final part of the activity. Put your name by "Editing." You will be checking for correct formatting. In this instance, you should see evidence of paragraphs. You may skip the "Citation Issues" as no research was required. DO pay careful attention to the "Mechanics Issues" or GUM stuff - Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics. If you see a sentence in need of additional punctuation help, please help! You may write on paper copies or highlight on electronic copies.
- Move one more chair to your left and take a look at the comments. Use these to guide your final revision. The final copy is due in CANVAS by the beginning of class on Tuesday. Bring the paper drafts along with the rubric to class to turn in. I want to see the growth of this essay.
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"The Blank Notebook"- Sample Essay - handout from Southern Living magazine.
1. How do you feel when you come to be the owner of a blank notebook? Perhaps you purchased it yourself. Maybe you remember a time when your family gave you one so that you would be ready for school. For two minutes, respond to the term: NOTEBOOK.
2. Now see how Rick Bragg, a Pultzer Prize-winning author writes about his notebook!
3. As you read, highlight specific details. These might include sensory images: sight, sound, touch, taste, and/or smell.
4. Does the author like or dislike the notebook? What words, phrases, and/or examples let you know?
As you move into the third and final draft of your object essay, take some tips from Mr. Bragg. Clearly let the reader know how you feel about your object.
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Return of the FANBOYS - also, meet the SNOBS - better know as Conjunctive Adverbs! And then there is the mighty semi-colon - the "Superman or Wonder Woman of the punctuation world. The semi-colon is strong enough to hold two independent clauses together without help!
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/ConjAdv.html
Like the FANBOYS, Conjunctive Adverbs are able to connect two independent clauses - sentences. However, conjunctive adverbs need help. Enter the semi-colon and the comma!
Let's see how all of these work.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/powerpoint.htm
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Homework
A. Draft #3 is due by the beginning of class on Tuesday. See The information above.
B. Practice punctuation compound sentences. (Handout - bring it back with corrections! Remember, there is more than one correct answer.
C. Think about something you know how to do and could teach others to do. Have an idea for Tuesday when we will begin a process paper.
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