Grammar Writing 4
Fall 2011
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Class Resources:Syllabus / Journal Writing / Error Correction Sheet
Announcements:
Monday, 9/26: Welcome to class! This web page will be updated frequently so that you can know exactly where we are, what’s changed, and what’s coming up. Please check here frequently!
Thursday, 9/29:Please note this new policy, which was attached to your syllabus today: Please be aware that in order to move up a level, you must pass all your classes and the final exams with at least a 75%.
Friday, October 21:Homework for the weekend: study for adjective clause test on Monday. Do “weekend homework”. Optional: Do American Trivia adjective clause homework. Key is here and below. Email me with any questions.
Thursday, November 9: Homework for the weekend can be found here. (This is the same homework that is linked into Grammar Week 7)
Helpful Websites/Info:
NSCC Bookstore
NSCC Library
The Loft
Getting a Net ID / Angel
Great Paragraphs
If there is bad weather, you can get texts (alerts) from NSCC here!
Week 1
Verb Review
Writing Terms Review / Week 2
Perfect Tenses
Paragraph Review / Week 3
Gerunds & Infinitives
11-Sentence Paragraph
Grammar
Simple/Progressive Chart
Choose Tense Present PPT
Choose Tense Past PPT
Perfect Chart
Writing
Paragraph PPT / Grammar
The Present Tenses, 1 PPT
Still Haven’t Found… link
Writing
GP p. 11-12 Beach Topic Sentence Work
Writing an Academic Email
GP Online Homework (General info and first assignment) / Grammar
Gerunds and Infinitives PPT
Writing
Sentence Types
Creating, Formatting, Saving, and Printing a Document
Introduction to Clauses
Weekend Hwk 10/14
Week 4
Adjective Clauses
Descriptive Paragraph / Week 5
Modals: Review and Expansion
Compare Contrast Paragraph / Week 6
Noun Clauses
Paragraph to Essay
Descriptive Paragraph
Grammar
Adjective Clauses 1 PPT
Adjective Clauses 2 PPT
FOG Answers p. 199
Writing
Types of Paragraphs PPT
Responding to a Prompt
Examples of Coherence
Formatting a Paper
Weekend Homework
American Trivia hwk
American Trivia Answers / Grammar
Writing
Group Paragraph
Instructions and Rubrics
Midterms!
Conference Info and Times
Midterm Evaluation / Grammar
Clause Review
Noun Clause PPT
Writing
Class Notes from Desc Par
Plagiarism Essay to Outline hwk
Plagiarism Essay to Outline Key
Plagiarism Essay to Outline Key WITH INFO FROM CLASS
WeekendHomework 11/4
General Notes from this week’s ICW
Document Format Model
Week 7
Conditional Sentences 1
Comparison Essay / Week 8
Conditional Sentences 2
Passive Voice
Classification Essay / Week 9
Review, Review, Review
Grammar
Notes from Weekend
Weekend Homework November 9
Writing
Notes from ICW 6 / Grammar
The Passive Voice
Passive Practice
Writing
Class Notes from Descriptive Essay
Notes from ICW 7
Commas
Comma Splice
Classification Thesis Statement Examples with notes
Website Presentations! / Grammar
Writing
Practice for Final: Thesis Statements and Generating Ideas
Website Master List
Week 10
Final Exams
Monday: Review
Tuesday: Writing Final
Rubric for Writing Final
Wednesday: Grammar Final
Thursday: Conferences*
Conference and Closing Party Information
Friday: Closing Party*
*Thursday and Friday are not your choice. If you do not come to your conference or to the (very fun) closing ceremony, you will be marked absent.