Week

Topics for the Week

Please do before coming to class.

Track Your Progress

Please write two journal entries in your Learning Log each week. These may be free writes assigned in class or reflections written after class.

Plunging WRITE-IN.

Why Sentence Skills ?

Writing well pays. Why?

Portfolios. Why? How?

Sample Paper - First Day

In these spaces, please write the weekly assignments as given in class. Note that the first three weeks are dedicated to building your portfolio. So… WRITE, WRITE, WRITE!

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Discovering Topics for Writing.

How to Ask for Clarification

The Interview and Taba Questions

Writing and Metaphors

Draft #1

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Revisions to Draft #1

Finding Fragments.

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Finding Run-Ons

Draft #3

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By now you should have a portfolio of at least three "work-in-progress" drafts and numerous free writes or reflection papers. From these papers, you will develop a plan for improving sentence and paragraph structures. Group plans are encouraged.

You will demonstrate mastery of each sentence skill by scoring above 80% on the "Mastery Tests." Keep track of your scores and make corrections.

• Subject/Verbs:

• Fragments

• Run-Ons

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• Sentence Variety

• Standard English Verbs

• Irregular Verbs

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