Academic Writing WEEK 2 CLASS 1

Think and Write  Please take out a piece of paper and spend five to ten minutes responding to the following quote. It will be collected. “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” –Mark Twain What do you think Mark Twain is saying in this quote? Do you agree or disagree?

Class Website   SUPER IMPORTANT WRITE THE LINK DOWN

New Late Policy  Class starts at 4 o’clock  Missing the first 10 minutes is still missing class  Late=points off participation  Participation is 10% of your grade

Tutoring Schedule  Open tutoring  Monday 9-1, 4-5  Tuesday 8-1, 2-5  Wednesday 8-11, 2-5  Thursday 9-11, 3-5  Friday 9-12, 2-5  Profe Danika tutoring hours  Wednesday 2-3 PM

Assessing Your Outlines  Trade outlines with a partner  Read through your partners outline and determine if it “complete” enough  Does the outline have enough information to give a good summary?  Does the outline have too much information?  Is the outline missing any information?  Is the outline clear and easy to read, or is it messy and confusing?  What makes a good outline?

Writing An Outline   Paragraph Outline Handout (.doc)

Parts of Speech   Take notes as you watch this video on parts of speech

Commonly Used Prepositions In English ofbybetween inaboutout to asagainst forintoduring withlikewithout onthroughbefore atafterunder fromoveraround

Examples of Adverbs awkwardlyjudgmentallyseriously beautifullykindlythankfully calmlylessunfortunately doubtfullymostlyvery easilynervouslywisely fastoftenyearly gladlyperfectlyzealously happilyquickly immediately really

Let’s Take A 5 Minute Break!

Parts of Speech Game  Everyone will be given a card with a part of speech written on it  I will read a sentence that is displayed on the screen  I will read the sentence a second time  When I say the word that is the same part of speech that is on your card, hold it up above your head  After each sentence we will switch cards

Look! The graceful ballerina danced joyfully across the stage.

On her way to the university, the girl saw a kitten riding on the back of a big dog. Wow!

Well, she and young John walk to school slowly.

The hairy monster jumped up and cheerfully he said, ‘Boo!’

Grammar Ninja Game   You will take turns playing the Grammar Ninja game  If you are not playing, write down what you think the answer is  If you do not know why the answer is right or wrong, ask!

Homework  Using your outline as a guide, write a paragraph titled ‘My Favorite __________’  Paragraph must have at least 8 sentences  Topic sentence  Main idea 1  2 sentences supporting main idea 1  Main idea 2  2 sentences supporting main idea 2  Concluding sentence  Using your outline as a guide, write a paragraph titled ‘My Favorite __________’  Paragraph must have at least 8 sentences  Topic sentence  Main idea 1  2 sentences supporting main idea 1  Main idea 2  2 sentences supporting main idea 2  Concluding sentence