Meeting Dates and Times

Nov 27-

3.30  Dash

3.45  Allison

4.00  Eric

4.15  Rachel

4.30  Mike

4.45  Ilya

5.00

Nov 29-

3.30  Leisa

3.45
4.00  Jeanette

4.15  Alex

4.30  Virginia

4.45  Ricardo

5.00  Raoul


Dec 4-

3.30  Freddy

3.45  Monica 

4.00  Vicky

4.15  Mario

4.30  Martin

4.45  Bianca

5.00  Ashley


Dec 6

3.30  Karla

3.45  Elizabeth

4.00  Kimberly

4.15  Alexis

4.30  Diana

4.45  Sierra

5.00  Maria

Projects and calendar...

1.    Journal-   What’s the most important thing you learned from this class, if anything?

2.   WPA guidelines project entries one and two…

3.   Groups and argument essays…  (in-text citations?  Works Cited?)

4.   Schedule for the rest of class…

WPA Guidelines Final Project

Rhetorical Knowledge

◦Focus on a purpose

Define:

I know how to focus on a purpose, and I have done so in all of my essays.  For example, in my C/C essay, my purpose was to point out the differences between MCD and BK.  While staying true to my purpose, I wrote, “…………………….”    As you can see, I am discussing the differences b/t MCD and BK, so I was focusing on my purpose, which was to elucidate those differences.  In another essay, my descriptive essay, my job was to describe a lightning strike that I witnessed.  I wrote, “………………………………”  Here, too, one can see that I was writing about a lightning strike, and that quote displays how I am able to stay on track and focus on my purpose.  Later in the same essay, I wrote, “………………………….”    This shows that I am able to zero in on my purpose. 

◦Write in several genres-

Define:

Explain:

I know how to write in different genres.  Some of the genres we practiced in class included argument, description, compare and contrast, and personal narratives.  Here is an example from my argument essay, and you can tell that I am taking a side on an issue, and that’s what makes it argumentative.  I wrote, “……………………………….”  In a different essay, my narrative essay, I wrote, “……………………………………..”  Here you can see I am writing about something personal and I am using the first person, so it’s absolutely narrative.

Conclude:

Since I was able to write an argumentative essay and a personal narrative, it is clear that I can write in several genres.

Groups and WPA decisions...

1.        Journal-  What point from your argument do you think is most convincing to others?  Why is it so?

2.       WPA guidelines  Finalize project ideas and groups decide last two.

3.       Groups and outlines…

Rhetorical Knowledge

◦Focus on a purpose

◦Write in several genres

◦Use conventions of format and structure appropriate to the rhetorical situation

Critical Thinking Reading and Writing

◦Use writing and reading for inquiry, learning, thinking, and communicating

◦Integrate their own ideas with those of others

Processes

◦Be aware that it usually takes multiple drafts to create and complete a successful text

◦Understand writing as an open process that permits writers to use later invention and re-thinking to revise their work

◦Understand the collaborative and social aspects of writing processes

Knowledge of Conventions

◦Practice appropriate means of documenting their work

◦Control such surface features as syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Composing in Electronic Environments

◦Use electronic environments for drafting, reviewing, revising, editing, and sharing texts.

Argument and Project

1.   Journal:  What is the final project, as you understand it?

2.  WPA guidelines and project description

3.  Groups and project…

4.  HW:  Argument essay outline due on TUESDAY.

Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing

1.       Use writing and reading for inquiry, learning, thinking, and communicating

2. Understand a writing assignment as a series of tasks, including finding, evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing appropriate primary and secondary sources
3. Integrate their own ideas with those of others
4. Understand the relationships among language, knowledge, and power

Processes

1.       Be aware that it usually takes multiple drafts to create and complete a successful text

2. Develop flexible strategies for generating, revising, editing, and proof-reading
3. Understand writing as an open process that permits writers to use later invention and re-thinking to revise their work
4. Understand the collaborative and social aspects of writing processes
5. Learn to critique their own and others' works
6. Learn to balance the advantages of relying on others with the responsibility of doing their part
7. Use a variety of technologies to address a range of audiences

Argument...

1.        Using Pathos, convince me to give money to the needy.

2.       Watching ads and groups…  Label the ads as P, E, or L, or a combination.

3.       Research for Argument essays… Topic List on Board….

4.       Groups and C/C essays.

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Pathos, Logos, Ethos... Argument intro....

1.   Journal:    Argue with me about something you care about…. Try to convince me to agree with you…

2.  Pathos, logos, ethos….

3.  PLE in MLK…

4.  Groups and essay edits…

Virtual Class. Homework Below

Happy Fall Break!


Okay.  First, I'd like you to write a draft of your compare and contrast essay and bring your draft to class for others to read.  Before you bring your draft to class, please ensure you:

1.  Read it out loud.

2.  Check to make sure your points are balanced.  For example, if you discuss the idea that soccer is better than football because soccer is creative and that is one of your grounds for comparison, it makes logical sense to discuss the fact that football is not creative.  Not only should you discuss the grounds for both topics, but you should make sure your essay is structured in such a way that readers know what is coming next based upon the pattern you create. 

When we return to class on Wednesday, we'll discuss argumentative essays and read our compare/contrast essays in editing groups.  To get ready for the argument we will write, please read a primer about argumentative essays here

and please read some argumentative examples by students, here and here, and a famous one by Dr. Martin Luther King here.

Enjoy your break!