Grading

1.  Journal:  Tell your “personal story” to someone else….

2.  Group Grading.  Read essay here.

3.  My Grade…

4.  Homework…Come to class with your typed personal essay draft...

Writing Process

1.  Journal: 

What is a “personal essay,” and why do you think it matters in the realm of academic discourse?

2.  Essay Review…

3.  Writing Process…6 Traits…

4. HW:  thinking of good stories… Planning is due….

5.  

Thinking Skills Notes….

1.    Analyze:  To determine the nature and parts.

2.    Connect: To place in relationship to something else.

3.    Contrast: To point out the differences.

4.    Compare: To point out similarities.

5.    Clarify: To make clear.

6.    Define: To determine the essential qualities.

7.    Distinguish: To point out the differences between two things.

8.    Explain: To make understandable.

9.    Evaluate: To determine the worth.

10.   Elaborate: To provide more detail and length.

11.    Infer: To determine based on evidence.

12.    Identify: To name.

13.   Interpret: To put into other words.

14.    Predict: To point out a future occurrence.

15.    Summarize: To tell in a shortened version.

16.   Synthesize: To bring together or combine.

1.  Journal:

Watch the video, here.  It's Abbot and Costello-  "Who's on First?"   What does this video imply about English?  Why do you think so?


2.  Thinking Skills-- notes....


3. Personal Essay/Narrative: "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan-- Groups and Questions....


4.  Homework-  Find a "Personal Essay" that you like, and bring it to class along with 5 thinking skills questions.