Exam Day 1:00-2:50 PM

Follow the directions on the handout or refer to Thursday's blog.


Post the final copy in CANVAS by 2:50.


Happy Holidays!


Grades will be posted by December 19th. I will post a blog notice along with a CANVAS notice.

December 11, 2014 - Thursday

Class Work

1. We will finish the presentations. This is your last chance! Be sure to take notes on the presentations. (Green Sheet)

2. Let's get ready for the exam. You must be physically present for the exam.

English 091 – Exam – Fall 2014 – December 16, 2014 - 1:00-2:50

Pre-writing (Do this before class on Tuesday.)

1.       Take a walk around campus. What is your favorite place? Snap a picture or two if you wish.

2.       Why do you like the place/space? What makes it your favorite? What is so wonderful about it? What makes it special? Who else might be there? Think about all of these questions. Talk about them with the others at your table.

Drafting – ( Either write this before class or use the exam time to write.)

1.       Describe the place. Use imagery . . . sight, sound, touch, taste, smell.

2.       What is unique about your spot?

3.       Explain why it is your favorite place on campus. What happens there? What can you do there? How does the place make you feel? How often do you get to visit the spot?

4.       Invite others to visit your spot. Why should they want to see it? Convince the readers that they should visit.

Reviewing/revising/editing (Do this in class.)

1.       Read back over your written work. Make corrections as needed. Run spell-check.

2.       Feel free to read your work to another who is ready to share.

Publishing (Do this in class. The space will not be open until 1:30.)

1.       Post your work in CANVAS by 2:30 pm on December 16, 2014.

Grades will be posted by Friday, December 19, 2014, at the latest.

 

 

December 9, 2014 - Tuesday

Class Work

Presentation Time!

Here is the scoring sheet! Your copy is blue. Fill in the top portion. Give it to me when it is your turn to present.

Presentation Scoring Sheet

Name:________________________________________ Topic:________________________________________      Date: ________________________________________

Layout ·         Photographs, graphic design, and clipart are useful and enhance the presentation ________ ·         Title, author, and course identification are on the first slide _______ ·         Works Cited page is the last frame and is in MLA format______

Fonts ·         Font size is at least 16 and/or is easy to see from the back or side of the room_____ ·         Footless Font is used _____ ·         Color is of a deep enough contrast to be easily read _____ ·         Font colors are limited to three or four throughout the presentation_____

Text ·         Bulleted points are limited to no more than six per slide ______ ·         Six or fewer words per bullet are used _____ ·         Headlines are effective _____ ·         Spelling is correct _____ ·         Punctuation is correct _____ ·         End punctuation or no end punctuation is consistent when using bullets _____ ·         Upper and lower case is used correctly _____ ·         Animation and/or sound is limited and necessary _____

Content ·         The problem is defined _____ ·         The causes of the problem are explained ______ ·         The effects of the problem are noted ______ ·         Introduction captures the attention of the audience _____ ·         Solutions of the problem are presented and are cost effective and possible to achieve. _____ ·         Sources are noted in MLA format. _______

Speaking notes: ·         The volume of the your voice is sufficient for all in the room to hear _____ ·         You make eye contact _____ ·         You stand professionally _____ ·         You know your material _____

Total: __________ Grade: _________

Take notes on the presentations. Submit for a possible grade of 100. A sheet will be provided.

Come Thursday for exam notes. Our exam is on Tuesday, December 16th. We meet in our regular class room. Time: 1:00-2:50. You must be present on exam day!

December 4, 2014

Class Work

1. Discussion of the homework.
2. Presentation information:
You will now take a look at all of your information about the problem, its causes, its effects, and its solutions and turn the information into a PowerPoint presentation.
1. Title Page ( your name, the date, and the problem
2. Define the problem ( 2 slides)
3. Explain the causes of the problem (2-3 slides)
4. Explain the effects of the problem (2-3 slides)
5. Present one or two clear solutions to the problem. ( 2-3 slides)
6. Include a Works Cited slide. (1 slide)


We will present on Tuesday. You have no more than 4 and no fewer that 2 1/2 minutes to present.


Listen in class for guidelines for preparing effective slides. (handout and practice)


The PowerPoint will take the place of the essay for this assignment.

(The quiz will be on Tuesday.)

Today we will present and take notes on the following:
A. Two, too, to
B. Where, wear
C. There, their, they're
D. Hear, here
E. Your, you're
F. It's, its
G. Fore, for, four
H. Threw, through
I. Sight, site, cite
J. principal, principle
K. Past, passed
L. Desert. dessert
M. Capital, capitol
N. affect, effect
O. accept, except
P. advice, advise
Q. aid, aide

There are more, but these confuse many!

If you were absent on Tuesday, see me after the reports to get your own assignment! You will present on Thursday.

Back to the essay: 

Now that you have identified the problem, it is time to note the causes of the problem and discuss the effects. Do this in two separate sections:
A. Causes
B. Effects

Post your paragraphs in CANVAS by Thursday.