Finding a Purpose

Welcome to Class!

Today we will attempt to nail down that nebulous idea
of the purpose behind writing. Writing that has a purpose is driven,
informed, and readable since the author has a
goal. We will start by defining and describing a quality we admire in
someone we love, then we will examine a poem to discover its purpose, and
lastly, we will have a chance to meet with some other readers to tell our stories
quickly and listen to what they think our purpose is from hearing our stories.


ACTIVITIES:

1. IN CLASS JOURNAL: Describe and define one quality you admire in someone you love.


2. In Class Reading Groups: Discovering Purpose in a POEM: "One Art"


3. In Class Groups: Tell your story and and ask others to guess at your purpose.

Good Writing Notes

Grading:
Conventions/Grammar:
Do you use S.W.E.?

Style—voice:
The way you uniquely sound.

Word Choice:
Do you use the most accurate word?

Sentence Flow:
Is your writing choppy? Too Long? Do you vary sentence length and style?

Organization:
Is your paper logically organized? Do first things come first?
Ideas:
Do you have a purpose? Did you include all of the necessary ideas for us to grasp that purpose?

Narrative Writing

Hi-- Welcome to tonight's class. We will be discussing how writers write through the writing process, the traits of good writers, what makes up a narrative essay, and what features readers expect when they read a narrative.

Also, if you are need some extra practice with computers, I have included some links to typing practice excercises, plus some word processing practice as well.


1. What constitutes a narrative?

2. What are the features of a narrative?

3. Writing Process.

4. Traits of Good Writers: In class notes.

5. Computer K For 81, and here, too.

6. Word Processing Practice for 81

ROLLING ATTENDANCE

Aug 24:

Ester Amaya
Jorge Jimenez
Michael Trevino
Anna Perez
Dawna Curry
Angelica Ontiveros
Azucena Terrazas
Jerardo Hernandez
Abreanna Mesquita
Berenice Campos
Thanna Salgado
Kennedy Patrick
Thomas Herrera
Yoseni Barraza
Vanessa Nevarez
Maria Fonseca
Armando Sanchez
Cynthia Vasquez

Aug 31: 5:40:

Jackie Williams
Melanie Banks
Giselle Dayan
Francisco Zenteno
Destany Monroe
Ross Fuller
George Guzman
Karl King
Joel Lozoya
Dominique Holguin
Marina Iturrios
Bishnu Rai
Xavier Ortiz
Jorge Olivares
Liliana Valdez

AUG 31 7.10:
Esther Amaya
Jorge Jimenez
Michael Trevino
Dawna Curry
Thomas Herrera
Yoseni Barraza
Anna Perez
Jerardo Hernandez
Cynthia Vasquez
Leander Yaiva
Kennedy Patrick
Teymur Mamedov
Abreanna Mesquita
Jose Lopez
Berenice Campos
Melissa Ramirez
Azucena Terrazas
Thanna Salgado
Maria Fonseca
Vanessa Nevarez

Diagnostic Essay

Welcome to our classes diagnostic essay.

A diagnostic essay diagnoses your writing issues and helps me see what we need to cover as a class so we can be the best writers we can be.

Please read the following article here and then answer the question below.

Do you exist? Why or why not?

Welcome!

Day One in ENGLISH~

1. Syllabus HERE

2. Phoenix College writing 411 HERE.

3. Diagnostic HERE