MLA Citations Pages, the Literary Essay.

Task 1: MLA citations pages 

Task 2: The Literary Essay

Task 3: Study guides

Definition Essays - November 30th

Good day, and I hope everyone had a beautiful Thanksgiving.

Journal Writing

In journal writing today, the prompt is "If I could fix one thing in this country..." or "In America..."
We are focusing on telling one story that will persuade your reader to feel a certain way.

Remember, keep working on those at home journals.

TEE

In TEE, you should have handed in your expository essay; if you forgot it, email me ASAP.
 Also, last week we read Chapter 5 of Mice and Men; if you missed it, catch up because there is a test 12/14

Today, we went over a definition essay; your outline is due next class.  The hand out is in "documents."

Homework:
Chapter 12 in TFSW, questions 1-5
Finish of Mice and Men, pull quotes
Outline Definition Essay

Expository Essay Draft Day

Good Day Everyone!

Journal Class:

In journal class today, we are responding to the prompt "I am good at" and discussing it.

The journal homework is to keep on working on at home journals.

In journal class today, we had a visit from the librarian, which was helpful to us for the expository essay research.  I also showed you your midterm grade forms. If you were absent you NEED to sign your forms.

TEE:
BUSINESS: I AM MOVING THE DUE DATE OF THE EXPOSITORY ESSAY TO 11/30. I WANT TIME TO LOOK AT YOUR DRAFTS!

In TEE, we discussed rebuttal paragraphs. This lesson, along with an example, is available in "Documents."    After learning rebuttals and discussing them, we wrote our own.  If you missed the lesson, you need to catch up, because each expository essay MUST have a rebuttal paragraph.

After rebuttals, we edited our drafts.  First, we read with a partner for general impressions.  Then, we corrected them for spelling and grammar. Last, we went over them according to the rubric.  The rubric is available under "documents;" it is how I will be grading your essay.

At the end of class, I collected drafts. Monday, I will hand them back with my comments and your partners comments.  The final draft is due 11/30.

Homework: Complete your works cited page, Read Chapter 5 of Of Mice and Men.

Happy Monday CNR!

Today we are diving deeper into the expository essay.  If you will remember, today you were supposed to have picked a style (compare/contrast, cause/effect, or persuasive) and had a thesis statement and outline.  Please take those out now.

After you are ready, please click on the document "TEE Session 10"

After we review the materials in this document, we will talk about plagiarism and citations.

First, plagiarism. Go to this site.
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/plagiarism.html

Then, we will deal with in text citations.  Go to this website.
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c08_s1.html

Last, we will discuss a work cited page. Go to this website.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

Those will be your notes for today. They will remain available on this website.

Your homework is:

1. Draft your essay - remember 3 sources and good paragraph format.
   
2. You should also read the chapter and complete the questions in Tips for Successful Writers that pertains to your kind of expository essay. Compare/contrast writers should do Chapter 10, cause and effect writers should do chapter 11, and persuasive writers should do chapter 13.
3. If you are still confused about citing things in text, or creating a works cited page, consult the MLA portion of Diana Hacker's "A Writer's Reference." THIS IS OPTIONAL BUT HELPFUL