HW for Thursday, April 26th

1.  Writing Book

• Practice 4B (p. 240) 
• Practice 7 (p. 246)

2. Grammar Book

• Ex. 24 + 27 (p. 280-281)
• Read 13-10 (p. 291) 
• Do Ex. 46-47 (p. 292)

HW for Wednesday, April 25th

1. Argumentative Essay

• Add any changes from today. 
• Don't forget citations. 
• Print and bring to class. 

2. Adjective Clause HW

• Writing Book
• Act. 2B + 3A (p. 235 + 237) (collected)
• Read p. 240-245
• UUEG
• Read 13-3 (p. 274)
• Ex. 10-13 (check answers)
• Read 13-4 (p. 277)
• Ex. 17-18 (check)
• Read 13-5 (p. 279)
• Read 13-6 (p. 280)

HW for Tuesday, April 24th

1. Argumentative Rough Draft (essay)

• Please print and bring to class! 

2. Adjective Clause Work

• Finish Practice 1 (p. 233) (#11-20)
• Practice 2A (p. 235)
• Practice 3B (p. 237) 
• UUEG
• Ex. 2 and 3 (p. 271)
• Ex. 7 and 8 (p. 273)
• Check answers! 

Final Exam Review

1. Writing

• Write a 5-paragraph cause-effect or argumentative essay. 
• Your essay should include the following: 
• Introduction with a thesis; 
• Three body paragraphs that include topic sentences, supporting ideas and details, transitions,  and clear pronoun reference;
• A concluding paragraph that restates the thesis or summarizes the main points and includes a concluding comment (suggestion, opinion, prediction). 
• Paraphrase and summary
• Write a paraphrase or summary;
• include an accurate in-text citation. 

2. Grammar

• Direct and indirect quotes
• Adverb Clauses
• Cause-effect Grammar
• Conditionals
• Adjective Clauses

Week 14 Blog Response

Hi!

This is our last blog response question.  Our question this week comes from Hikaru, and what a good question it is! 

Nowadays, the world becomes globalized rapidly. Of course, we need a language skill in any way. So, except the language skills, what else do you need to live or do well in the globalized social.

Please give a full, detailed response. Go ahead and use examples if you can. Most of all, enjoy! 

HW for Monday, April 23rd

1. Revise Newspaper Draft (Compare-contrast, Research, or Cause-effect).

2. Blog Responses

• 1: See Week 14 Blog response above
• 2: Go back and read about one of your classmate's controversial issue in his/her country. Read their response and go the article that they included in their response. Write a short reply response about their topic. 

3. Adjective Clause Review Reading

• UUEG: Read 13-1 (p. 27)); 13-2 (p. 273); 13-3 (p. 274); 13-8 (p. 285)
• Oshima: Read p. 230-236 (note: you don't need to do the activities!!!!)

HW for Thursday, April 19th

1. Cause-effect Essay Final Draft!!! (please email by midnight)

2. Argumentative Outline (collected)

3. Ex. 26-27 (p. 427-428) (check answers)

4. Ex. 29 (p. 429) (check answers)

HW for Wednesday, April 18th

1. Argumentative Introduction (collected)
2. Ex. 21 (p. 425) (check answers when finished)
3. Check answers (ex. 16-17)
4. Read 20-5 and 20-6 (p. 427-428)
5. Conditional Written Response (collected)

• Short response to the following questions: 
• Where would you be if you weren't in Missoula now? What would you be doing? 
• What is one thing you regret doing in the past month? What would have happened if you hadn't done it? 
• **3-4 sentences for each question. 

HW for Tuesday, April 17th

1. Complete handout from class:

• topic, arguments for and against, and sources

2. Practice 1 (p. 146)
3. Read p. 147-148 (introductions and thesis statements)
4. Review conditionals

• p. 226 (Oshima)
• p. 416-417) (UUEG)

5. Ex. 10 (p. 419-420) (UUEG)
6. Ex. 14-17 (p. 422-423)



**Cause-effect final drafts are due by Thursday at midnight.

Summary #2 Examples

Here are some examples of good summaries from our Week 11 summary HW.  Note that these are not perfect summaries, but they are good in two ways: first, the student included all or most of the main ideas from the reading; and second, the student did a good job of paraphrasing the information in his/her own words. Also note that the final two summaries DO NOT include in-text citations. Please remember that you should ALWAYS include citations when you take paraphrase or summarize information from other sources.

Passage 1 Example 1:

According to a language expert, English will not be the most important in future because the world is intricate.  Therefore, the native English speakers will decrease.  There is different [thinking] of ways in both developed and developing nations.  Although it was said that English is important as a second language, in the next ten years, Mandarin will be the new second language (Schmidt).

Passage 2 Example 1:

English is spoken all around the world. By 2050, it is expected that half the world get to have skills speaking English.  It is used in various fields.  Although English is not easy, it is the global language.  English has several difficulties in grammar, pronunciation, and spelling.

Passage 2 Example 2:

The [most common] language which is used in the world is English.  By the near future, it will be spoken with some degree of skill by half of people all over the world.  The international business, politics, and diplomacy have been made by globalization.  English has some difficulties such as spelling, pronunciation, and grammar, yet it will have become the world's common language.

Week 13 Blog Response #2

Present a controversial issue in your country:

• What is the issue? 
• What are the two views (opinions) on the the issue? 
• Provide a link to a article on the issue (just copy and paste the website)

Post your response below. If you want to, you can read what other students have posted. 

HW for Monday, April 16th

1. Final Research Draft (Sunday by Midnight!)

2. Read " Separating the Sexes" (p. 144-145) (answer the questions)

3. Blog Response #1: Disagree with classmate's response (see post below)

4. Blog Response #2: Present a controversial issue in your country

• What is the issue? 
• What are the two views (opinions) on the the issue? 
• Provide a link to a article on the issue (just copy and paste the website)

Week 13 Blog Response

Hi!

For this week's response, I'd like you to go back and look over your classmates' responses, choose a response that you disagree with (even if only a little!), and respond by writing your own opinion.  To express your disagreement politely, you must use at least one of the following expressions:

• I see what you mean, but I think that......
• Perhaps that's true, but it may be that.....
• True, but I'm afraid I disagree (with).....
• There may be some truth in what you say, but it's possible that.....
• I agree with what you said about.....; however/on the other hand, I would have to say that.....
• I understand your point, but I see it a little differently.
• That may be the case, but I feel.....

Note: You may have to go back to older blog responses from the early weeks of the semester (weeks 3, 4, 5, etc.). Some of these question topics elicited a few responses that you can probably disagree with. 

Good luck! 

Source:

McCarthy, Chris. "Disagreeing Politely." Learn English: 2008. Web. 11 April 2012.

HW for Wednesday, April 11th and Thursday, April 12th

HW for Wednesday, April 11th

• Cause-effect Essay Draft #2

HW for Thursday, April 12th 


***Note that I will not have time to grade all Research Papers tonight (April 11th); thus, your final Research Paper will not be due until Sunday, April 15th. 

• Research Paper Final Draft
• Please include a bibliography "works cited" on the final (separate) page of your paper. 

• Paraphrase and Summary HW
• Read the article "Welcoming Back the Top Dog" (p. 107-108) (use a dictionary if you need to). 
• Paraphrase ONE of the following paragraphs: 3, 4, OR 5. 
• Write a short summary of paragraphs 3-10. Remember that you only need to write main ideas in your summary. Thus,  your summary should only be 5-7 sentences long. 

HW for Tuesday, April 10th

1. Research Paper Bibliography (works cited/reference list)

• Go to Bibliography Format for Electronic Sources or MLA Reference Guide to read about citing electronic sources (website and). 
• Complete handout (from class) 
• Note 1: For "online periodicals," use the format for "Web Magazine" as they are the same.
• Note 2: We will revise our bibliographies tomorrow in class; however, I'd like you to try to do it on your own before coming to class. 

HW for Spring Break Holiday

1.   Blog Response

• Grammar Response
• Go back and reread two of the grammar points that your teacher has commented on. Post a reply to these responses; in your response, give at least two examples of the target grammar points. These examples should clearly show that you understand your error and are able to use the structure correctly.

2. Practice 5 (p. 103-104) (Oshima)

3. Cause-effect Essay Draft #1 (due Sunday, April 1st)

4. Montana Research Paper Draft #2 (also due Sunday, April 1st)

Summarizing Strategies

Hi Students,

If you click on the link below, you will be directed to a short explanation of two different summarizing strategies that I used with my reading class last semester. The first strategy is the same as the one we talked about in class; the second is a little bit different.

Summarizing is an important skill that we will continue to practice. Please let me know if you have any questions or would like suggestions.

Here is the link: Summarizing Strategies

HW for Thursday, March 29th

1. International Student Interview

• Find an international student (or two or three). 
• Ask them the questions below. 
• Record their answers "word for word." That is, write down what they say exactly as they said it. 
• Questions: 
• How have your habits changed since you came to the U.S.? 
• How have has your personality changed? 
• How has the way you communicate changed? 

2. Summary #2 (p. 139 or 140) (collected HW

• Start by looking at your first summary, reading my comments, and comparing your summary to the example answer (handout from class). 
• Next, write a summary for the other article (p. 139 or 140 depending on which one you did the first time). 
• To review 

3.  UUEG

• Check Ex. 2 and 3 (p. 397-398)
• Ex. 7 (p. 399) 
• Ex. 11 (p. 401)

Grammar Quiz #3

When: Thursday, March 29th
What:

• Direct and Indirect Quotes
• Direct Quotes (Writing--p. 42-46; UUEG--p. 258)
• Indirect Quotes (Writing--p. 47-49; UUEG--p. 261
• Adverb Clauses 
• General (Writing--p. 210-211; UUEG--p. 365)
• types
• punctuation 
• Structure
• Time Clauses (Writing--p. 211-213; UUEG--p. 368)
• Reason and Result Clauses (Writing--p. 216-220; UUEG p. 373 + p. 402)
• Because vs. Even though/although (UUEG--p. 374)
• Other Cause-effect Grammar
• Writing Book--p. 101-102
• UUEG--p. 397 + 399

HW for Wednesday, March 28th

1. Read Oshima p. 101-102 (cause effect grammar)
2. Act. B (p. 219) (Oshima)
3. Ex. 2 and 3 (p. 397-398) (UUEG)
4. Read 19-2 (p. 399)
5. Ex. 15 (p. 403) (check answers when finished)

HW for Tuesday, March 27th

1. Read about "chain organization" (p. 98-100)

2. Cause-effect Outline (handout)

• Find at least one academic source (use electronic database at library to do this). 
• Write a list of your sources (handout)
• Write your title, thesis, and topic sentences (handout) 

3. Grammar

• Ex. 17 (p. 375) (check answers when finished; bring questions)
• Read 19-1 (p. 397) and 19-4 (p. 402)
• Practice 4B (#1 or #2) (collected)
• Read p. 218 (Oshima) 

Week 10 Blog Question

Hi!

This week's question is from Yuki; this is probably one of the more challenging questions we have had. Here is the question:


Who was the historical person [who] contributed the most to your country? Why?


I look forward to your interesting, thorough responses.

Happy writing students!

HW for Monday, March 26th

1. Cause-effect Essay

• Freewrite on your topic (handout)
• Do an Internet search; find two relevant sources about your topic

2. Montana Research Paper Draft #1

• Paraphrase or summarize any information you take from outside sources.
• Include in-text citations.

3. Adverb Clause Grammar

• Ex. 13 (p. 373) (UUEG)
• Ex. 14 (p. 374) (UUEG)
• Read 17-4 (p. 374)

4. Model Cause-effect Essay (Oshima)

• Read essay (p. 96-97).
• Answer questions (p. 98)

HW for Thursday, March 22nd

1. Practice 5 (p. 138-139) (collected)

• Choose one passage to summarize. 
• Please write on separate paper. 

2. Ex. 6 and 7--Check Answers (p. 369-371 (UUEG)

3. Read 17-3 (p. 373) (UUEG)

4. Practice 1A (p. 212-213) (Oshima)

HW for Wednesday, March 21st

1. Revised Outline (Montana Research Topic)

2. Summarizing (Oshima)

• Read p. 136-137

3. Adverb Clauses (UUEG)

• Ex. 4 (p. 366) 
• Ex. 6 and 7 (p. 369)  
• Bring Questions about adverb clauses! 

HW for Tuesday, March 20th

1. Paraphrasing: Practice 2 (p. 133-134)

• Passages 1-3

2. Adverb Clauses

• Review Charts in  Oshima (p. 212) and UUEG (p. 368).
• Bring questions about subordinators you don't understand or want to talk about).

Week 9 Blog Question

Hi!

This week's question is from Yui; like last week's question, it's a good one! Here is the question:


If you could be [at the] top of the government, like a president or a prime minister in your country, what [would] you want to change [about] your social system?


I look forward to your responses.

Happy writing students!

HW for Monday, March 19th

1. Montana Research Paper Outline

2. "Paraphrasing"

• Read p. 127-130 (Oshima)

3. Adverb Clause

• Read 17-1 + 17-2 (p. 365 + 368) (UUEG)
• Do Ex. 2 (p. 366) (UUEG)
• Read p. 210-212 (Oshima)

E-Database Workshop Survey

Evaluating Internet Sources

1. Preview
In this activity, you will evaluate four Internet sources for the topic below. Click on each link below to view the sources.  For each source, use the evaluation criteria we discussed in class today to decide if it is an appropriate source for the topic (see p. 304-306 for review). Write a short explanation detailing why you think a source is appropriate or inappropriate for the topic. If you are not sure, explain why it might or might not be appropriate. This is collected HW. Please write your explanations on a separate sheet of paper. You can number (1, 2, 3, 4) each explanation based on the source numbers below (Source 1, Source 2, etc.). Please let me know if you have any questions.

Topic: The effects of wolf predation on elk populations in the West Fork of the Bitterroot


Source 1: Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks Website Article

Source 2: "Elk Study" Newspaper Article

Source 3: Delist Wolves Website

Source 4: Wolf Blog

HW for Thursday, March 15th

1. Evaluating Internet Sources Activity (see activity post above)

2. "Expanding your Outline with Evidence" handout from Tuesday's class

• Read p. 61-65
• Complete each "Now You Try" activity

3. Bring all sources to class on Thursday (Internet and electronic database sources) 

HW for Wednesday, March 14th

1. Practice 3 (p. 50) (collected--please write on separate sheet of paper)

2. Please meet @ Mansfield Library at 10:00 sharp tomorrow!

HW for Tuesday, March 13th

1. See HW for Monday, March 12th (due for Tuesday's class)

2. Check UUEG HW from last Thursday:  Ex. 33 + 34 (p. 259); Ex. 37 (p. 262) 

3. Montana Research Paper Topic Google Search
Complete a Google search for your topic. Find 2-3 articles or relevant web pages about your topic. Print these articles/web pages and bring them to class on Tuesday.

**When you do your Google search, try using different key words. For example, if my topic is "wolf hunting in Montana," I would start with just that. I might also try "Montana wolf hunting," or "montana wolf hunting controversy."
**Make sure that the information you select is RELEVANT (related and important) to your topic.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

HW for Monday, March 12th

1. Week 8 Blog Question

2. Practice 2 (p. 46)

3. Finish handout on Indirect Quotations (handout from class, p. 47-48)

4. Read "Model" + Answer questions (p. 47)

**Compare-contrast Essay Draft #2 (Sunday)

HW for Thursday, March 8th

1. Read p. 42-46 and complete handout from class.
**stop at "Indirect Quotations" (don't do this part)

2. Read "model" paragraph on p. 43; answer questions 1-5.

3. Write a topic question for your Montana research paper.

4. Ex. 33 + 34 (p. 259); Ex. 37 (p. 262) (UUEG--blue book)

Week 8 Blog Question

Hi!

This week's question is from Ayidah; I'm certain that it's going to make you think. Here is the question:

What is the characteristic that you do not like or want to change about yourself? Why?

I look forward to your responses.

Happy writing students!



**Hi Students,

I will post a comment for your Week 8 Question response on Sunday. Sorry about the delay!!!

Have a good weekend!

HW for Wed. March 7th

1. Practice 1 (p. 40-41)

2. Choose specific research topic. (handout from class)

3. Check UUEG HW (ex. 7, 9, and 10) (p. 245-247)

4. Read p. 198 and 206-207 (Oshima)

5. Read p. 258 + 261 (UUEG--blue book)

Articles for Research Paper Topics

Hi!

Here are some articles that might help you narrow your topic for your Montana Research Project.

Native American Topics
Poverty
Boarding Schools and Language
Acculturation
Economic Development
Homesteading on the Flathead Reservation

Natural History
Wolves
Wolf Hunting
More on Wolves
Grizzly Bear Reintroduction
Benefits of Grizzly Reintroduction
Glacier National Park
Mining and Glacier National Park
Global Warming and Glacier National Park
Clark Fork River Cleanup'
General Info. on Clark Fork River Cleanup

Other Topics
Coal Mine at Otter Creek
More on Coal


Students: Please feel free to explore more topics about Montana! 

HW for Tuesday, March 6th

1. Practice 5 (p. 204) (Oshima)
2. Ex.  7, 9, and 10 (p. 245-247)
**Students: in class I might have written ex. 7, 8, an 9; if so, this was a mistake! Please complete activities 7, 9, and 10. You don't need to do exercise 8.

Mid-term Review

Hi!

Here is the information you need to prepare for the mid-term. 

1. When: Monday, March 12th 

2. What: 

a. Writing 

Write a 5 paragraph essay in 30 minutes. Make sure you essay has the following: 

• introduction (can be funnel or interesting story) with thesis;
• strong topic sentences; 
• lots of relevant supporting ideas and details; 
• concluding paragraph that restates thesis and/or summarizes main points and a concluding comment (prediction or suggestion)
• coherence (transitions, connecting words, clear pronoun reference)
• unity (all ideas relate to topic sentences/thesis

b. Grammar

• Independent dependent clauses
• Simple, compound, complex, complex-compound sentences
• FANBOYS
• Transitions
• Sentence Variety
• Punctuation
• Parallelism
• Sentence Problems (fragments, run-ons, etc.)
• Noun Clauses
• Contrast grammar (Oshima, p. 119-120)

HW for Monday, March 5th

1. Practice 3 (p. 121) (collected)
2. Practice 4 (p. 203)
3. Check answer for Ex. 31 (p. 257) (UUEG)
4. Ex. 14 (p. 249) + Ex. 18 (p. 250-251) (UUEG)

Don't Forget: 

**Compare-contrast Draft #1: Email to me by 1 pm Friday.
**Paragraph and Essays for Newspaper: Email to me by 5 pm Sunday.

Week 7 Question

Hi!

This week's question is brought to us by Kate. If you haven't been in Missoula long, you might want to talk to some students who have been here for a few months before you answer. Better yet, talk to an American who has lived in Missoula for awhile. Here is the question: 

What is the best way for you to spend the weekend in Missoula?

Good question, and by answering it, you might give thenew students some ideas on how they can enjoy their weekends here in Missoula.

Happy writing!

HW for Thursday, March 1st

1. Contrast Grammar
a. handout
b. p. 119-120

2. Check answers for Ex. 27 (p. 254) (UUEG)

3. Ex. 31 (p. 256-257) (UUEG)

4. Read p. 249 (UUEG)

5. Practice 3 (p. 199-200) 

a. Read the "Sunnyland County Water Department" notice;

b. Complete the activity. 

**It's necessary that each student write his/her answers using the subjunctive! 

HW for Wednesday, Feb. 29th

Last Day of February!!!!

1. Practice 2 (p. 198-199) (WAE)

2. Read "Subjunctive" (p. 199-200) (WAE)

3. Ex. 24, 26, 27 (p. 254-255) (UUEG)

***Process essays by midnight Wednesday please!!!

HW for Tuesday, Feb. 28th

1. Practice 3 (p. 24)
2. Read p. 1994-196 (WAE)
3. Ex. 23 (p. 253) (UUEG)
4. Read p. 253 (UUEG)

**Process Essay Draft #3 is due Wednesday, Feb. 29th (by midnight).

HW for Monday, Feb. 27th

1. Compare-Contrast Essay
a. Step 3 (on handout)
b. Step 4 (write a thesis)

2. Model Essay "Japan and the United States" (p. 112-113)
a. Read
b. Answer questions 1-2

3. Week 6 Blog Response

Week 6 Question

Hi!

This week's questions is presented by Aisha.  The question is "open to interpretation" in that you can look at it from many different viewpoints. You might interpret it as asking for your feeling in general about the experience of coming to the U.S. (excited, nervous, anxious, scared, etc.); on the other hand, you might say something about how you felt about U.S. culture before you arrived here and how you feel now.  Here is the question:

How was your feeling before and after coming to the U.S.?

Think about your response and try to write as much as you can.

As always, happy writing!

Grammar Quiz #2 Review

When: Monday, Feb. 27^th  

What:

·         Parallel Structure

o   Chapter 11 (WAE)

o   Chapter 16 (UUEG)

·         Sentence Problems

o   Chapter 11 (WAE)

HW for Thursday, Feb. 23rd

1. "Editing Practice" (p. 193) (Writing Academic English)
**Please only do the FIRST PARAGRAPH

2. Process Essay Draft #2
**Please email it to me before midnight.

HW for Wednesday, Feb. 22nd

1. Act. C (p. 20-21)

2. Act. C (p. 190) (uncollected--you don't have to write on separate paper).

3. Practice 5 (p. 191)

4. Read "Review" on p. 191-192.

5. Read Essay #1 comments; bring questions tomorrow.

Homework for Tuesday, Feb. 21st

1. Practice 7 (p. 74-75)
-For one conclusion, summarize the main points; for the other conclusion, restate the thesis.
-Write a prediction as your final comment for both conclusions.

2. Read p. 188 (run-ons/comma splices)

3. Respond to Week 5 Blog Question.

HW for Thursday, Feb. 16th

1. Read Essay, (p. 73-74) (Culture Shock)
-underline thesis and topic sentences.
-circle transitions/connecting words

2. Practice 3 (p. 186-188)

Week 5 Question

Hi!

On to another topic...This week's questions is presented by Bohan, and it's actually quite relevant given that spring break is right around the corner (in another month or so). It never hurts to start planning early. Here is the question:

If you travel to other state, like California, Utah, NewYork...... What kind of transportation would you like to choose? (by air, Train or Car) Why?


Think about your travel preference, and then write as much as you can in your response.

As always, happy writing!

HW for Wednesday, Feb. 15th

1. Practice 5, B+C (p. 70-71)
**Note: for Act. 5C, two of the paragraphs don't need transitions!

2. Practice 2 A+B (p. 184-185)
***Practice 2A is collected!!

HW for Tuesday, February 14th

1. Read Reading 1, "Spring Cleaning" (p. 89-91)
2. Answer questions #1-6 about article (p. 90-91)

Funnel Introductions

Hi!

For Monday, I'd like you to try write a funnel introduction for your process essay. To do so, look at the questions below to help you formulate your ideas. First, let's review the three goals of an introduction from Tuesday's class:

1. Get the reader's attention
2. Introduce your topic
3. Present your thesis (main idea of your essay)

To meet all three of these goals, try to answer the following questions:

1. What is your general topic? (not your specific topic, which you will introduce in question #3)
-Introduce it in an interesting complete sentence.


2. What are some examples of your general topic? 
-Write some examples of this topic.


3. What is your specific topic? (more specific than #1 above)
-Introduce your specific topic in an interesting sentence.


4. What does your topic mean? Why is this topic important? 
-Explain what your topic means, why it's important, what makes it relevant.


5. What is your thesis? 
-Write your thesis.

We'll look at your introductions in class on Monday.

Good luck!

Email me any questions you might have.

HW for Monday, Feb. 13th

1. Process Essay Outline

2. Process Essay Funnel Introduction (see next post for help if you need it)

3. Act. B (p. 85-86)
-Write a thesis statement.

4. Check Ex. 6 and 7 (p. 354-356) (UUEG)

5. Ex. 10 (p. 357) (UUEG)

6. Blog Response #3!!!

HW for Thursday, Feb. 9th

1. Draft #3 (Paragraph 1) Today!!!!

2. Freewrite Analysis
-Look at your freewrite and underline/circle the most important ideas. These ideas should represent steps or milestones in the process of achieving the goal you are writing about.

3. Practice 1B (p. 182) (collected)

4. UUEG, Ex. 6, 7, 8 (p. 354-356)

**Sorry I forgot to post this last night!

HW for Wednesday, Feb. 8th

1. Read p. 64-65

2. Freewrite on your essay topic. To do so, think about and respond to the following question:

What did/will you have to do to reach this goal?

3. Check grammar HW (ex. 2-4, p. 352-353)

4. Read 16-2 (p. 354) + 16-3 (p. 358) in UUEG

Week 4 Question

Hi!

Although not everyone has responded to last week's question, the responses I have read so far were both interesting and insightful. Keep up the good work!

This week's question is one of the more unique questions that has been posted to a W&G 5 blog. Read it carefully and think about your response for a while before starting to write. Here it is:

If you were born human again, which sex (male or female) would you like to be? Why?

I look forward to reading your responses!

Happy writing!

Josh

HW for Tuesday, Feb. 7th

1. Brainstorm topic ideas for the following general topic: What are some important goals in your life (past or present)? (handout)

2. Practice 1, Paragraph 1 (p. 62)

3. Read p. 63 (thesis statements)

4. Read about Parallelism with conjunctions and correlative conjunctions (p. 180-181).

5. Do Practice 1 (p. 181).

6. In UUEG (blue grammar book), do Exercises 2, 3, and 4 (p. 352-353).

HW for Monday, Feb. 6th

1. Blog Question #2 (see below)

2. Read p. 56-59 and answer questions 1-3 (p. 59)

3. Read p. 179-180

HW for Thursday, Feb. 2nd

1. Paragraph 1, Draft #2 (email to me by midnight)

2. Act. B (p. 173) (collected)

3. Practice 9 p. 174

4. "Model" essay on p. 175
Please follow these steps:
-Read the essay
-Decide which paragraph has good variety of sentence types and connecting words
-Read description (above essay) after you read the essay.
-Read the revised essay on p. 176

HW for Wednesday, Feb. 1st

1. Read teacher comments for draft #1; bring questions about about draft #1 to class on Wednesday.

2. Read p. 172 (complex clauses)

3. Redo circled problems on FANBOYS HW if you would like to improve your grade (p. 167)

4. Bring your class newspaper name idea(s) to class on a small piece of paper. You don't need to write your name on it.

Week 3 Question

Hi!

I enjoyed reading your responses to the week 1 question. Please go back and read what your classmates wrote and the reply comments that I left for each student's response.

This week's question is sure to generate a variety of perspectives on a controversial topic that affects everyone on campus. Oyatullokhi wants to know your opinion on the following question:

Why do people smoke while they know it is very unhealthy?

Good question Oyatullokhi!

Please write as much as you can on this interesting topic. The more you write, the more interesting it will be for me and your classmates to read your response.

Happy writing!

Josh

HW for Tuesday, January 31st

1. Practice 5A #3-8 (p. 170) (uncollected)

2. Practice 7 (p. 171)
*Try to use variety (FANBOYS, transitions, and semi-colons).

Homework for Monday, January 30th

1. Paragraph 1 (email to me by Monday, 12 pm please)

2. Read "Examples" (bottom of p. 12) + Model Paragraph "Language and Perception" + answer questions 1-3 (uncollected HW)

3. . Outline Paragraph B (p. 12) (collected HW)
**use the example outline on p. 272 if you need help!

4. Practice 4A (p. 167) (collected HW)

HW for Thursday, January 26th

1. Today we did some freewriting to help us focus our topic and generate ideas for your paragraph. Using the "Freewriting and Outlining" Handout from today's class, write a "rough outline" or short "sublist" for the main points that you generated during Freewrite #2 today. If you need an example to help, you can look at p. 271.

2. Practice 2 (p. 164) (collected)

3. Read p. 165-166

Tomorrow we will check your topic sentences and start outlining! See you then.

HW for Wednesday, January 25th

1. Read top of p. 10 about topic sentences(writing book)

2. Practice 3, Act. A (p. 10-11)(writing book)

3. Bring your specific topic for Paragraph 1 to class on Wednesday (handout from class)

4. Read/review independent and dependent clauses (p. 163)(writing book)

5. Practice 1 (p. 163-164)

Week 2 Question

Hi!

I hope you've made it this far. If so, welcome to the Spring 2012 Writing and Grammar 5 blog. On this blog, you will write about various topics and read about what other students have to say about these topics. More than anything, I'd like our blog to provide a forum for you to express your ideas and opinions. Therefore, it is important that you spend some time thinking about and writing your response. The more you write, the more interesting your response will be for me and the other students to read! At the same time, don't worry too much about having perfect grammar. The important thing is that you express your ideas fully (with enough information to understand what you want to say) and clearly (in a way everyone who reads it can understand).

For our warm-up question, I'd like you to write about your goals for this class. More specifically, what are 3 personal goals that you have for Writing and Grammar 5 this semester. These goals can be quite specific or more general. Please explain why each goal is important.

Thanks for writing. I look forward to reading your responses.

Josh

HW for Tuesday, January 24th

1. Syllabus and Syllabus Questions
-Answer the following questions about the syllabus and write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
-Bring your answers to class on Tuesday.

Questions:

1. Read the "Course Description and Goals." In your opinion, which skills or activities in the description are the most important to you? Why?

2. Look at "Course Objective." Which objective do you think is the most relevant to you as an ELI student? Please explain your answer.

3. Find the heading for "Homework." Which type of homework can you turn in a day late?

4. Read the short description about the class newspaper. Based on the description, in what ways do you think you will contribute to the class newspaper?

2. Practice 1, Activity A-B (p. 6-8 in writing book)

Welcome to W&G 5 Spring 2012!!!!!!!!!!!