We had a productive day today. This is a thoughtful group of students, and I'm enjoying walking them through the process of writing their research papers.
We've been working on writing prompts from the SAT and ACT as our Quick Writes. This week we started on a lighter note and played a quick game of Bananagrams. Anything to keep us working with words!
We're also reviewing common problems with grammar that show up on college entrance exams AND in students' writing. Today's topic was pronouns and chosing the correct form according to the case (nominative or objective) needed.
My aim with the students today was to talk over any problems or challenges that they are encountering as they work on their papers. Most of them are having some difficulties with their thesis statements. In these statements, the students are to take a stand on the topic which they have chosen. This can be one of the hardest parts of the paper. One of the next hardest parts is to make sure that all of their points on their outlines and all of their research is related to providing supporting details about the thesis.
Assignments for next week:
-- Rough draft of the introduction for their paper.
-- Outline #2. This outline should be in the following format:
I. Topic heading
A. Related sub-topic
B. Related sub-topic
C. Related sub-topic.
II. Topic heading
A. Related sub-topic
1. Details
2. Details
B. Related sub-topic
C. Related sub-topic.
III. Topic heading
etc.
-- The Related sub-topics should be stated in complete sentences. These will serve as the topic sentences for the paragraphs that contain this information.
-- Continue your research for the various points on your outline. Set your own personal goal regarding how much of the research you need to have done each day/week so that you can begin writing you rough draft. Rough draft #1 is due in 3 weeks.
Have a great week! Enjoy the warm weather.
Tammy Prichard
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