Writing 3 Class Notes -- September 26

Greetings!

We had a good class this week.  For our Quick Write, the students wrote 5 alliterative sentences.  We had short and long sentences in which the students used words that began with the same beginning sounds. I also drew a tree with an apple on the ground telling that that it was a clue about a significant event of the day.  A couple had an idea that it was connected to Johnny Appleseed.  In fact, September 26 was Johnny Chapman's birthday.

The students are to be researching, taking notes, outlining, and refining their thesis statements.  We discussed the informal outlines and the directions the papers are going.  As they continue to research and take notes, their informal outlines will become more detailed and give the framework for their rough drafts.  Next week they should have a Detailed Outline to hand in to me.  (And they should have a copy for themselves.)

During our Grammar discussion, we talked about the concepts of subordination and coordination.  This is really an aspect of style and emphasis in writing.  As the students are crafting their rough drafts, they should consider carefully the construction of each sentence. 

I've found that some students are helped by extra instruction in the form of written materials or videos.  Below are some videos that have good information.  For next week, I'd like the students to watch 3 of the videos and write a sentence summary for the videos viewed.

Grammar Videos
Dependent Clauses #1
Dependent Clauses #2
Mr. Grammar Sub. Clauses
Clauses
Subord. Clauses, part 1
Subord. Clauses, part 2
Subord. Clauses, part 3
Parallel Construction
Parallel Construction, again

Writing Videos
Taking Notes
Making Note Cards
How to Avoid Plagiarism
How to Write a Great Paper
Note-Taking Strategies
MLA Style
Writing a paper
Thoughts on Writing

Next Week's Assignments:
-- Continue researching and taking notes
-- Develop a detailed outline from the informal outline
-- Have a detailed outline to hand in
-- Watch 3 of the videos and write a one sentence summary of them.

Keep up the hard work!!
Mrs. Prichard