Attendance:
All present
In-Class Activities:
1) Go to computer lab in library and work work work
Homework:
1) Finish entire rough draft for Friday. Turn in a hard copy of all of your work including introduction, summary, research, body, and conclusion. It should all be in MLA style. Also turn it in to turnitin.com.
2) Vocabulary quiz on Friday - unit 14.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Some websites with proofreading tips
These pages from OWL might help you with your final proofreading.
Where do I begin?
Finding common errors
Revising for cohesion
Where do I begin?
Finding common errors
Revising for cohesion
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Bring your work to school tomorrow (Wednesday) and we'll go to the computer lab to work on your rough draft.
Absent:
Shirley
Jung
Catherine
Mambo (late)
In-Class Activities:
1) Individual conferences on research papers and progress
2) Students work on "Improving Paragraphs" and "Check Your Openings" (neither available online)
Homework:
1) Body of paper due Friday
2) Vocab quiz Thursday, unit 14
Absent:
Shirley
Jung
Catherine
Mambo (late)
In-Class Activities:
1) Individual conferences on research papers and progress
2) Students work on "Improving Paragraphs" and "Check Your Openings" (neither available online)
Homework:
1) Body of paper due Friday
2) Vocab quiz Thursday, unit 14
Friday, March 26, 2010
Due on Monday, March 29
Your outline is due on Monday, March 29, both to turnitin.com and a hard copy.
The format for the outline is here.
The outline is to help you organize your ideas. It includes spots for you to work specifically on your transitions.
The pdf document for the outline has got yellow spots on it that say, "Click here to enter text." Wherever there is a yellow spot, that is information that you need to fill in, but you really cannot click to enter the text on that document. You should reproduce that document as best you can. I tried to post an editable word document, but I could not get it to upload. Perhaps one of you will create the basic format and will share it via email to your classmates.
Remember - turnitin.com and hard copy on Monday. The assignment has now been added to turnitin.com (Satuday night).
If you would like to turn in your paper early, you can turn it in on Friday for 2% bonus points. I will be posting final requirements later in the weekend. Please check back here Sunday afternoon/evening for specifics on the final product.
The format for the outline is here.
The outline is to help you organize your ideas. It includes spots for you to work specifically on your transitions.
The pdf document for the outline has got yellow spots on it that say, "Click here to enter text." Wherever there is a yellow spot, that is information that you need to fill in, but you really cannot click to enter the text on that document. You should reproduce that document as best you can. I tried to post an editable word document, but I could not get it to upload. Perhaps one of you will create the basic format and will share it via email to your classmates.
Remember - turnitin.com and hard copy on Monday. The assignment has now been added to turnitin.com (Satuday night).
If you would like to turn in your paper early, you can turn it in on Friday for 2% bonus points. I will be posting final requirements later in the weekend. Please check back here Sunday afternoon/evening for specifics on the final product.
Intro due on Friday
Please remember while you are off having fun that your introduction is due today - FRIDAY - to both turnitin.com and as a hard copy to school.
Thanks to all of you who got all of this in before having your fun :)
Speaking of which, have fun.
Thanks to all of you who got all of this in before having your fun :)
Speaking of which, have fun.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Wednesday, March 23, 2010
Absent:
Mary
Ramon (late)
In-Class Activities:
1) Review answers to unit 14 vocabulary
2) Writing an introduction
3) Write your introduction
Homework:
1) Write your introduction. Due Friday to turnitin.com and hard copy.
2) Conclusion IS NOT DUE Friday
3) Vocab quiz unit 14 April 2
Mary
Ramon (late)
In-Class Activities:
1) Review answers to unit 14 vocabulary
2) Writing an introduction
3) Write your introduction
Homework:
1) Write your introduction. Due Friday to turnitin.com and hard copy.
2) Conclusion IS NOT DUE Friday
3) Vocab quiz unit 14 April 2
Monday, March 22, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Absent:
None
In-Class Activities:
1) Vocab quiz
2) Peer conferences about research draft. Read your paper to a buddy. Fix any obvious mistakes. Ask the question, "How does the research relate to the thesis?" Mrs. Robin answers questions.
Homework:
1) Vocab unit 14
2) Work on introduction due Friday. (Conclusion is NOT DUE Friday).
3) Continue working on your overall paper. Make revisions to summary & research as necessary. Start working on your body paragraphs as you have time.
None
In-Class Activities:
1) Vocab quiz
2) Peer conferences about research draft. Read your paper to a buddy. Fix any obvious mistakes. Ask the question, "How does the research relate to the thesis?" Mrs. Robin answers questions.
Homework:
1) Vocab unit 14
2) Work on introduction due Friday. (Conclusion is NOT DUE Friday).
3) Continue working on your overall paper. Make revisions to summary & research as necessary. Start working on your body paragraphs as you have time.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Attendance:
Allie (play)
Nuly (play)
Lily (play)
Matt (play)
Bank (play)
Kyle (play)
May (play)
Jung (absent)
In-Class Activities:
1) Complete worksheet on using commas
2) Time for research
Homework:
1) Please see schedule for work due on MONDAY (even if you don't have class)
2) Please complete comma worksheet for class on Tuesday
3) Vocab quiz unit 13 on Tuesday (delayed from today)
Allie (play)
Nuly (play)
Lily (play)
Matt (play)
Bank (play)
Kyle (play)
May (play)
Jung (absent)
In-Class Activities:
1) Complete worksheet on using commas
2) Time for research
Homework:
1) Please see schedule for work due on MONDAY (even if you don't have class)
2) Please complete comma worksheet for class on Tuesday
3) Vocab quiz unit 13 on Tuesday (delayed from today)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Wedneday, March 16, 2010
Absent:
Mambo
In-Class Activities:
1) Library - research
2) Discuss thesis statements in individual conferences
Homework:
1) See schedule - due on Monday - 1) Rough draft of research (approximately one page of written rough draft) in MLA format with citations - hard copy and to turnitin.com 2) notes - hard copy and turnitin.com (There are specific directions on how to take notes on this handout that I gave out early last week. Please read it carefully and follow the directions.)
2) Vocab quiz on Friday. Unit 13.
3) Bring your participation points on Friday. Count them and staple them. Turn them in so that I can give you credit.
4) If during our thesis conference today I asked you to work on your thesis for Friday, please do so and turn it in on Friday.
Mambo
In-Class Activities:
1) Library - research
2) Discuss thesis statements in individual conferences
Homework:
1) See schedule - due on Monday - 1) Rough draft of research (approximately one page of written rough draft) in MLA format with citations - hard copy and to turnitin.com 2) notes - hard copy and turnitin.com (There are specific directions on how to take notes on this handout that I gave out early last week. Please read it carefully and follow the directions.)
2) Vocab quiz on Friday. Unit 13.
3) Bring your participation points on Friday. Count them and staple them. Turn them in so that I can give you credit.
4) If during our thesis conference today I asked you to work on your thesis for Friday, please do so and turn it in on Friday.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Absent:
Tip
Top
Wanissa
In-Class Activities:
1) Review guidelines for papers/summaries
2) Peer edit a thesis from the other class
3) Edit your own thesis
4) Return summaries
Homework:
1) Vocab quiz unit 13 on Friday
2) Continue to work on research & assignments as listed in the schedule for the research paper
3) We will go to the library on Wednesday to do research. If you find any good websites about the topic, please email them to me and I'll put a link on our blog.
Tip
Top
Wanissa
In-Class Activities:
1) Review guidelines for papers/summaries
Directions for world lit paper
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2) Peer edit a thesis from the other class
3) Edit your own thesis
4) Return summaries
Homework:
1) Vocab quiz unit 13 on Friday
2) Continue to work on research & assignments as listed in the schedule for the research paper
3) We will go to the library on Wednesday to do research. If you find any good websites about the topic, please email them to me and I'll put a link on our blog.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
No School, but thesis still due
Your thesis & No Way Out summary are both still due tomorrow. Please bring me a hard copy for Tuesday. (Sorry, I posted something incorrectly earlier today.)
Please submit your work to turnitin.com by what would be your classtime tomorrow. If you do not (or cannot) use turnitin.com, you will lose points. You should still email me your work.
Please check tomorrow night if school is canceled again. We must get through this work, and we can do it online. Skype class. Or tweet class. 1 participation point = 1 tweet.
Please submit your work to turnitin.com by what would be your classtime tomorrow. If you do not (or cannot) use turnitin.com, you will lose points. You should still email me your work.
Please check tomorrow night if school is canceled again. We must get through this work, and we can do it online. Skype class. Or tweet class. 1 participation point = 1 tweet.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Absent:
Mae
Jung
Perada
In-Class Activities
1) Review of research paper requirements (will be posted later)
2) Discussion of chapter 9 of No Way Out
3) Test
Homework:
1) Vocab unit 13 quiz moved to Thursday, March 18
2) Work on research paper according to schedule (first deadline = Monday 3/15)
Summary of No Way Out to turnitin.com AND as a hard copy
2) Thesis statement due - turnitin.com AND hard copy
These are due to turnitin.com by your classtime on Monday if there is school or not. Work not submitted both in hard copy and to turnitin.com will loose points.
4) Here is the schedule for the paper (Sorry, the size is a bit funny)
5) Here are the directions for taking notes
Mae
Jung
Perada
In-Class Activities
1) Review of research paper requirements (will be posted later)
2) Discussion of chapter 9 of No Way Out
3) Test
Homework:
1) Vocab unit 13 quiz moved to Thursday, March 18
2) Work on research paper according to schedule (first deadline = Monday 3/15)
Summary of No Way Out to turnitin.com AND as a hard copy
2) Thesis statement due - turnitin.com AND hard copy
These are due to turnitin.com by your classtime on Monday if there is school or not. Work not submitted both in hard copy and to turnitin.com will loose points.
4) Here is the schedule for the paper (Sorry, the size is a bit funny)
5) Here are the directions for taking notes
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Answers to 1st OWL MLA worksheet
The OWL MLA worksheet answers seem to be making the website freeze. You should be able to check your answers against the OWL Purdue website and here are the answers very quickly.
4. Builds credibility/Protects against plagiarism
5. Times New Roman, 12 point
6. 1 inch margins
7. Use italics for book titles.
8. Upper left corner = list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date
10. Info in parenthetical citations is dependent on the source medium & the source’s entry in the works cited page
11. The author’s name can go in the text or in a parenthetical citation.
12. The page number must go in the parenthetical citation.
13. The in-text or parenthetical citation gives enough information so that the reader can find the entry in the works cited page. It allows the reader to look for more information.
14. You use a shortened form of the title.
15. You put double quotation marks around it.
16. You include the author’s name and the page number. It corresponds to the works cited entry.
17. [Brackets]
18. . . .
19. 1 inch margins
20. Works Cited should be centered. No special formatting. No bold, underline or italics are needed.
21. Do not skip lines between entries.
22. Use a hanging indent or reverse indent in which the first line is five lines OUT from the subsequent lines.
23. Print or web are the most common mediums of publication. Film, cd-rom, and DVD are some other mediums of publication.
24. No.
25. Shorter works go in “quotation marks.”
26. Names are listed alphabetically.
27. Alphabetize by the title if you do not have an author’s name.
28. Include as much information as you can find.
29. The Internet is constantly changing.
30. Yes.
31. Purdue University’s OWL website.
4. Builds credibility/Protects against plagiarism
5. Times New Roman, 12 point
6. 1 inch margins
7. Use italics for book titles.
8. Upper left corner = list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date
10. Info in parenthetical citations is dependent on the source medium & the source’s entry in the works cited page
11. The author’s name can go in the text or in a parenthetical citation.
12. The page number must go in the parenthetical citation.
13. The in-text or parenthetical citation gives enough information so that the reader can find the entry in the works cited page. It allows the reader to look for more information.
14. You use a shortened form of the title.
15. You put double quotation marks around it.
16. You include the author’s name and the page number. It corresponds to the works cited entry.
17. [Brackets]
18. . . .
19. 1 inch margins
20. Works Cited should be centered. No special formatting. No bold, underline or italics are needed.
21. Do not skip lines between entries.
22. Use a hanging indent or reverse indent in which the first line is five lines OUT from the subsequent lines.
23. Print or web are the most common mediums of publication. Film, cd-rom, and DVD are some other mediums of publication.
24. No.
25. Shorter works go in “quotation marks.”
26. Names are listed alphabetically.
27. Alphabetize by the title if you do not have an author’s name.
28. Include as much information as you can find.
29. The Internet is constantly changing.
30. Yes.
31. Purdue University’s OWL website.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Absent:
Mae
Wanissa
Samkit (late - college fair)
Mambo (late - college fair)
Mary (late - college fair)
Perada (late - college fair)
Rahul (late - college fair)
In-Class Activities:
1) Return work. Distribute missing work reports. All late or missing work is due by Thursday, March 11, 2010. Please set a time with Mrs. Robin to make up any missing quizzes. Wednesday after school is a great time to make up missing quizzes or work.
2) Review punctuation and quotations. Exercises. (This is a new and clearer powerpoint below #4.)
3) Thesis statement exercises. (quick review of Friday)
4) No Way Out chapter 9 discussion
Homework:
1) Worksheet "Is it Plagiarism Yet?" I did not hand out this worksheet. You must print it or write out your answers.
2) Test on Wednesday, March 10, covering No Way Out and all MLA, thesis statement, summarizing, quotes & punctuation, etc.... The only document that the answers are not online for is the first OWL/MLA document. I will try to get those answers online tonight, but even if I do not, it will still be covered on your test. Material covered goes back as far as January 28.
Mae
Wanissa
Samkit (late - college fair)
Mambo (late - college fair)
Mary (late - college fair)
Perada (late - college fair)
Rahul (late - college fair)
In-Class Activities:
1) Return work. Distribute missing work reports. All late or missing work is due by Thursday, March 11, 2010. Please set a time with Mrs. Robin to make up any missing quizzes. Wednesday after school is a great time to make up missing quizzes or work.
2) Review punctuation and quotations. Exercises. (This is a new and clearer powerpoint below #4.)
3) Thesis statement exercises. (quick review of Friday)
4) No Way Out chapter 9 discussion
Homework:
1) Worksheet "Is it Plagiarism Yet?" I did not hand out this worksheet. You must print it or write out your answers.
2) Test on Wednesday, March 10, covering No Way Out and all MLA, thesis statement, summarizing, quotes & punctuation, etc.... The only document that the answers are not online for is the first OWL/MLA document. I will try to get those answers online tonight, but even if I do not, it will still be covered on your test. Material covered goes back as far as January 28.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Reminder about test on Wednesday, March 10
Reminder - you will have a test over No Way Out and the information we have covered as far as MLA style, plagiarism, quotations, etc... on Wednesday, March 10, as the schedule said. We have gone over and over this information many times. The MLA style, plagiarism, etc... part is all available on the blog. I will not ask any questions that are not covered in the powerpoints on the blog, but you may be asked to apply the information as well as know it.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Absent:
Wanissa
Mambo
In-Class Activities:
1) Discussion of No Way Out, chapter 8, student directed toward important passages
2) Powerpoint about thesis statements. Complete worksheet (fill-in-the-blanks from powerpoint).
Homework:
1) None - carnival tomorrow.
Wanissa
Mambo
In-Class Activities:
1) Discussion of No Way Out, chapter 8, student directed toward important passages
2) Powerpoint about thesis statements. Complete worksheet (fill-in-the-blanks from powerpoint).
Thesis Statements
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Homework:
1) None - carnival tomorrow.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Absent:
Kyle
Mambo
YongWoon
Perada (late)
In-Class Activities:
1) Punctuation and quotations
2) Quick quiz on punctuation and quotations (you do not need to make this up if you were absent)
3) Vocab -go over answers to unit 13
Homework:
1) List important passages in chapters 8 & 9 of No Way Out (maybe 5-10)
Kyle
Mambo
YongWoon
Perada (late)
In-Class Activities:
1) Punctuation and quotations
Punctuation And Quotations
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2) Quick quiz on punctuation and quotations (you do not need to make this up if you were absent)
3) Vocab -go over answers to unit 13
Homework:
1) List important passages in chapters 8 & 9 of No Way Out (maybe 5-10)
Monday, March 1, 2010
Dates for spring 2010
Here is a tentative list of dates for announced quizzes, tests and your research paper. Please also pay attention in class as there may be changes.