English 97-98
Spring, 2014
NOTE: This home page is a living document. Information will be added as we make our way through the course. “Live” links will appear in color and underlined.
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General information:
Syllabus / Plagiarism / Journals / Advancing Vocabulary Skills Cycle
Parts of Speech
Grammatical Terms / Essay Template / Error Correction Symbols / Exit Exam Instructions
Notes from Practice Exit Exam
Announcements:
April 7Welcome to class!
April 15There have been some serious revisions to this week’s schedule, the biggest of which is that the essay folder is not due tomorrow but Thursday. See revised Week 2 Schedule for details.
April 23Homework change for tonight. See Week 3 schedule.
April 29Example essay 2 is in the “Essay 2” Column now. Enjoy!
May 6The Revision Worksheet for Essay 1 is posted in the Essay 1 column. If you plan to revise, you need to print and complete this worksheet. It also has instructions for what you will turn in on Friday.
May 7Conference Information
Week 5 Schedule has been revised.
May 9Monday and Tuesday: we will not be having regular class. We’ll have conferences, and when you’re not in class you will be working on group projects.
May 15Test 3 will be on MONDAY. See revised schedule for Week 6.
June 6The schedule for the rest of the quarter has been posted. Take a look! Peer Review for Essay 4 will be Wednesday, not Tuesday.
June 12In the “Extras Unit 4” at the bottom of the Unit 4 column, I have posted 4 Power Point presentations to help you learn how to make them and what they look like. Feel free to ask if you have questions!
June 18If you weren’t able to come to the final exam period, your final placement forms, grade sheets, and graded essays await you with the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences staff on the second floor. Ask one of the staff members for your packet. You might need a student ID to show them that you’re who you say you are. Have a good summer!
Weekly Schedules
Week 1: April 7 – April 11Week 7: May 19 – May 23
Week 2: April 14 – April 18Week 8: May 26 – May 30
Week 3: April 21 – April 25Week 9: June 2 – 6
Week 4: April 28 – May 2Week 10: June 9 – 13
Week 5: May 5 – May 9Week 11: June 16 – 17
Week 6: May 12 – May 16Our Final Exam Period is Wed, June18 10:30 – 12:30
Helpful Websites:
- MFW website
- Exercise Central
- Townsend Press
- Page One
- NSCC Bookstore
- NSCC Library
- Getting a Net ID
- Student Media Center
- Purdue OWL (This is a super helpful website you’ll probably use throughout college)
- The Academic Word List (AWL) (What is it?)
- AWL Exercises 1
- AWL (IELTS Blog)
- AWL Practice
Summary Information and Notes:
Summary-Response
Guidelines / Summary Intro / Summary First Sentence / Summary 1 Example
Simplicity Summary from class / Summary Notes 1 / Summary Notes 2 / Principles S-R from class
Example S-R Test / S-R Test Rubric / Summary Notes 3 / White Lies S-R Student Examples w/notes
Becoming a Writer S-R Student Examples / Anxiety S-R Student Examples
Essay 1 / Essay 2 / Essay 3 / Essay 4
Assignment Sheet / Assignment Sheet / Assignment Sheet / Assignment Sheet
Evaluation Sheet / Evaluation Sheet / Evaluation Sheet / Visual Aid & Final Documentation Guidelines
Notes from Essay 1 / FAQs / Example Essay 3 –Tone / Presentation Guidelines
Revision Worksheet / Example Essay 2 / Example Essay 3 – Tone - Highlighted / Evaluation Sheet
Example Essay 2(verbs highlighted) / Example Essay 3 –
Aspect = Audience / Peer Evaluation Sheet
Example Essay 3 – Aspect = Audience - Highlighted / Peer Review Form
Peer Review Jobs
Peer Review Sheet
Lab / Lab / Lab / Lab
Exercise Central 1 / Exercise Central 2
Townsend Press 1 / Townsend Press 2
MFW 1
Essay Format
From Class Unit 1 / From Class Unit 2 / From Class Unit 3 / From Class Unit 4
Student Information Sheet / Clauses & Sentences / Group Projects / Weekend Hwk for Essay 4 (Task 1)
Partner Interview / Clause ID / Thesis Statement PPT / OurVanishing Night Gist
Sentence Variety PPT / Comma Splice / Thesis Statement Template / Adjective Clauses
Sentence Grammar 1 / Format This / Figurative Language / Adjective Clause Rules
Sentence Grammar 1 KEY / Prepositional Phrases / Outline / Allusion
Sentence Grammar 2 / Common Commas / Textual Analysis Outline / Example Aspect PIE
Sentence Grammar 2 KEY / Comma Practice 1 / Introductions PPT / Example Interpretation PIE
Sentence Grammar 3 / Pesky Verbs PPT / MLA PPT / Example Response PIE
Reading Process PPT / Heart & Spine Ex / Citations
The Paragraph PPT / Titles / Citation Practice
The Writing Process PPT / Comma Practice 2
Brainstorming: Goals / Conclusions PPT
Organization: Chunking
Peer Review PPT
Notes from Essay 1 Draft 1
Friday Test Prep
AVS PP / AVS PPT / AVS PPT / AVS PPT
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3 / Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6 / Chapter 7
Chapter 8 / Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Extras Unit 1 / Extras Unit 2 / Extras Unit 3 / Extras Unit 4
Helen Keller Video (begin at 1.40)
Helen Keller/
Anne Sullivan / The the Impotence of Proofreading Words
The the Impotence of Proofreading Video / Our Vanishing Night Video
Adj Clause PPT 1
Adj Clause PPT 2
Noun Clause PPT
About PPTS:
Kinds of Slides
Things to Think About
Presentation Simple
Presentation Embellished