BTI Expository Writing Week 8 - October 29, 2013 Marissa Kluger marissakluger@yahoo.com 2539506617@qq.com (Note: If you email me on Saturday or Sunday, I will respond first thing on Monday) Office Hours: By appointment only SD408

Week 8 schedule Call roll First draft of descriptive essay feedback TEM-4 assignment Anonymous feedback Odds & Ends Week 8 assignments

TEM-4 assignment Most of you, as students, are careful with your money in daily life: you collect all kinds of coupons; you look for group-buy deals if you eat out or travel; you don't buy clothes unless in a sale. However, some people think that all this may not make you smart consumers. What is your opinion? Write a composition of about 200 words. You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is. In the second part, provide one or two reasons or your experience (s) to support your opinion. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or summarize. You should supply an appropriate title for your composition. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, language and appropriateness.

First draft feedback Three new anonymous samples from Class 1

Anonymous feedback Sample 5 for Class 1 Sample 5 for Class 2

Journal Writing Observing more carefully what you read about (e.g. leisure reading) Defining what, exactly, your field of study is really about (e.g translation) Wondering on the meaning of what you are studying and thinking about (e.g. translation, expository writing or thoughts) Finding connections in your personal life, connect to other courses, and connect one part of your course to another (e.g. personal life, expository writing to another course, TEM-4 writing to another part of another course) Responding to class readings (e.g. assigned books, articles etc.) Reacting to what took place in class (e.g. class discussion, instructor’s lecture or comments) Assessing, or reflecting on the value of journals themselves (e.g. writing about journal writing)

Odds & Ends I am still working on your first drafts of your descriptive essays. I will continue to evaluate your blog posts; you can expect me to complete them before next week’s class. If you emailed them to me, I posted them on the blog. Please be warned that for future blog assignments, I will not accept emailed versions. The subject of your email should be as follows: Your English name, Class 1/2, assignment (or reason for email) In addition, make sure the attached document has your English name and student number (e.g. Marissa Class 1 123456789) Please include your English name, class 1 or 2, and your student number when submitting assignments. The same goes for commenting on the blog.

Week 8 assignments Continue to look over writing samples Suggested assignment: Journal Writing

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