Draft #1 Informing MLA Style Due

You read each others drafts.

Then we try out Bibme.org on the laptops.

In-class essay questions?

Homework:

1.  Draft #2 is due Wednesday WITH a Works Cited page to get credit for the draft.

2.  Bring a bluebook for the in-class essay.

3. You will turn in your daybooks for the final chack.

4.  Two vocabulary words.

Final Version Rhetorical Analysis Due

Hand in your papers.

We look at MLA details and practice with the Everyday Writer.

Then we discuss scoring the Five Paragraph Essay and you read some examples.

Homework:

1.  Create the first draft of your Informing paper.  For this draft, simply write up the information you already know about the topic.  You will add in-text citations and the Works Cited page for the second draft.

2.  Bring your completed database worksheets to class on Wednesday with your draft.

2.  Two vocabulary words. 

Draft #2 Rhetorical Analysis

Rhetorical Analysis : alternative methods again. 

You read your drafts.

The assignment sheet for the next paper.

Another example of attributing a source.

You get out the laptops and look for database sources.

At the end of class you must send me an email with tentative ideas for the last paper topic.

Homework:

1. Create the final version of your Rhetorical Analysis paper.

2.  Complete the database handout and decide on a topic for the Informing paper. 

3. In your daybook fill one page with a freewrite/brainstorm/outline of information you will cover in this paper.

4.  Two vocabulary words.

Draft #1 Rhetorical Analysis of an Image

You read each other's drafts.

Then, plagiarism stories: Viswanathan ,  Helene , Herr Gutenberg.

What's fair use?  in music...  in art...

Try out The Hub and databases?

Homework:

1.  Read "My Friend Michelle" on pages 280-283 in Reid.  Be ready to work with this.

2.  Fill one page in your daybook brainstorming about a possible topic for this last paper.  You must choose something you know A LOT about but that you can also find more information from outside sources on related questions of interest to you. Use the who/what/when/where questions to generate information.

3.  Two vocabulary words.

Final Version Summary/Response

Prepare your papers to hand in.

We look at Section 28 pages 275-277.  You take a pencil and underline any suspect words or phrases in your paper, BEFORE you hand it in.

We talk about rhetorical analysis of an image. See pages 185-187 of Reid.

You read an example of a student paper called "Some Don't LIke Their Blues."  Annotate.

Design tools in advertising.

Practice Five Paragraph Essay.

Homework:

1. Create Draft #1 of your Rhetorical Analysis of an Image/Video.

2.  Two vocabulary words.

Draft #2 Summary Response

Example introductions for Summary/Response.

Peer Review of  Draft #2.

Then we discuss Summary/Analysis of an Image. See these examples of possible topics:

The Fall of Icarus

"Amerika"

The Haka

I hand out the assignment sheet.  As there is time,you write a practice 5 Paragraph Essay outline.

Homework:

1.  Create and edit the final version of your Summary/Response.

2.  Choose an image  or two for the next paper.  Be ready to show me on Wednesday.  Look at pages 188-207 for examples.

3. Daybook check on Wednesday.  I will be collecting them then.

4. Two words.

Draft #1 Summary/Response Due

You get your Memory papers.

We look at Ex. 26.2 .

You read an article about Pat Bourne and write the answers to questions in your daybook.

 You read each other's drafts.

When you are done reading drafts, read the handout "How Did He Get There?"

Homework:

1.  Finish reading the "How Did He Get There?" handout.

2.  Create Draft #2 of your Summary/Response.

3.  Read in Reid pages 184-189.

4.  Two Vocabulary words.

5.  If you are having problems with your Summary/Response, attach a draft to an email and I can look at it and give you suggestions.

More About Summary/Response

Words.

We look at Section 26 page 266 in Everyday Writer.  You will put Ex. 26.2 page 269 in your daybook.

What was Tannen's point?

We discuss.

Then you read pages 177-180.  When you are done, be looking at questons #4 and #5 on page 181.  Groups will discuss.

We look at the comment sheets for the first draft of your Summary/Response, due Wednesday.

Questions?

Then I talk about the Five Paragraph Essay, and you take a shot at creating an outline for one in your daybook.

Homework:

1.  Draft #1 due of your  Summary/Response.  You should actively read the article you chose; mark it up.
Then create your draft.

2.  Two vocabulary words.

3.  I will have your papers and midterm grades for you on Wednesday.