Thursday, November 18, 2021

Writing 3 Class Notes -- Week 12 (November 18)


Greetings!

We had a good day in class and covered a lot of ground.

Quick Write
For today's Quick Writes, we had the following prompts:
1 -- Contribute to the list of Quick Write ideas to be used for my classes for the rest of the year.
2 -- Write about a sports mis-hap that happened to you or that you know about.
3 -- November 18 is National Princess Day and November 16, 1553, was the day that Queen Elizabeth I became the queen of England following the death of her sister, Mary.  Write about any royalty that you are especially interested in.

Words of the Day
We had no words because I anticipated the class time to be too full.

Homework Discussion

We went around the room, and the students shared where they were in the process of their papers and what challenges they were experiencing.  Some common themes about their challenges came up:  time management issues, difficulties finding the right resources, personal challenges, overcoming perfectionism,  refining and defining the focus and topic, etc.  The students are all in different places in their progress, but they're all moving forward.  Some rough drafts have been handed in the the past couple of days, and I will get them back to students over the weekend.  

One of the common challenges was finding enough resources. I recommended trying ProQuest or EBSCO, online databases of peer reviewed, academic articles.  Most local, public libraries have access to these articles and journals.


Presentations
Students are required to present something to their class.  It can be a quick overview of all their topics or a focused look at one aspect.  They can have some kind of visual aid to help them in their presentation.  Lots of students use PowerPoint slides, but they could use a poster or use some other object.  Because we have a large class, the presentations will need to be short (10 minutes), about which some students are really glad.  I showed them a short, humorous video about giving presentations.  I'm also posting some of next week's assignments, because they're related to our presentation.  

Below is our Presentation schedule:
December 2 -- Michael, Gabi, Philip, Levi, Tyler, Jessie
December 9 -- Benjamin, Elliot, Josie, David, Kara, Maria
December 16 -- Ellie, Ethan, Carson, Brooke, Leighton

Sample Paper Reading
Students took some time to read a sample paper by one of my students from about 8 years ago. This was a well-written paper, but not perfect.  They were told to look for what the writer did well and what was not as strong.  

Helpful Resources
In the links below I've included some websites that might be helpful at this stage of their writing.  Some students might need help with in text citations and the Works Cited page.  Even though we've talked about this multiple time, it's always a little different when you're actually doing it.  One resource listed below is something that one of the students, Kara, said she was using.  Supernotecard is an online note-taking app.

We won't have class next week. Enjoy your family and Thanksgiving weekend.
Blessings,
Mrs. Prichard

Homework for Next Class (12/2)
Research Paper Assignments
Presentation Assignments
Presentation Outline


Links for This Week
Writing 3 Class Notes -- Week 12 (November 18) 

How to Format Entries on a Works Cited page
 

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Saturday, November 13, 2021

Writing 3 Class Notes -- Week 11 (November 11)

 Greetings!


We had another full class time this week.  When I first started teaching at CHAT, I didn't know how I would fill a 90 minute class.  Now I wish I could have the students for even more time because there's always more to cover.  On Google Classroom this week I have a couple of posts that include material that might be helpful as they work on their in text citations and Works Cited pages.


Quick Write
Our prompts for today:
Nov. 10 was the birthday of the US Marine Corps
Nov. 11 was Veterans/Armistice Day
Nov. 12  was National Chicken Soup for your Soul
Students could write something about the military or about something that has to do with social/mental/emotional self-care.

Words of the Day
Today's words were war-related:
military -- fr. Latin militis, "soldier" -- of or relating to war, soldiers, army
veteran -- fr. Latin, veteranus, "old, aged, experienced" -- someone who has served in the military; someone who has had long experience in an occupation/skill
armistice -- fr. Latin, arma, "weapons" and stitium, "to stand, be firm" -- a temporary halt in battles
war -- fr. PIE (Proto-Indo-European) wers, "to confuse, mix up" -- a fight carried on in battle using arms

Homework Check
At this point in the semester, all of the students are in varying places in their writing.  The first rough drafts were due a few weeks ago, and some of the students are still working on that draft.  As I've said, the purpose of the rough draft is to make sure students have enough content and have a good organizational plan.  After any content and organizational issues are corrected, the paper is then ready for me to go over with a "fine tooth comb."  If students are behind, they need to find the time to get their writing done.

Students Led Discussions
We had a presentation on transition words from Tyler, the Works Cited page from Josie, and Works Cited entries from Carson.  

Writing Instructions
We continued looking at in text citations and the Works Cited page.  We also covered hanging indents.

Assignments for Next Week
Citations Quiz (on Google Classroom)
A Note on Assignments on Google Classroom -- All drafts of the Research Paper should be submitted on Google Classroom instead of paper copies in class.  If students do this, I can read and correct them sooner and get them back to the students.

Links for This Week
Writing 3 Class Notes -- Week 11 (November 11)


Enjoy the changing seasons!!
Blessings,
Mrs. Prichard
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Thursday, November 4, 2021

Writing 3 Class Notes -- Week 10 (November 4)

 Greetings!


We had a full day, but the we do every week!

For today, we had a few options:
Students could write about favorite sandwiches, candy, and political activism.

Words of the Day
Autumn -- fr. Latin autumnus, "increase" -- the season of harvest between summer and winter
Equinox -- fr. Latin aequus, "equal" and nox, "night" -- the time when day and night are equal length
Cornucopia -- fr. Latin cornu, "horn" and copiae, "plenty" -- a horn-shaped container containing food, drink in endless supply
Susurrus -- fr. Latin susurrus, "humming, whispering" -- a soft murmuring or whispering sound
Hibernaculum -- fr. Latin hibernaculum, "winter residence" -- the winter quarters of a hibernating animal

We did a small group check about their rough drafts.  In groups of 3 - 4, students shared their topics, thesis statements, challenges, and progress.  All of them are feeling a bit challenged with writing the rough drafts of their papers. The students are in all phases of writing their papers; they should let me know as soon as they submit their rough drafts on Google Classroom.

We had 2 student-led discussions:  Parallel structure and Expletives and "There is/are."  Here's the video for parallel structure.  

We closed out the class with some discussion about what to look for in rough drafts and how to revise.

Assignments for Next Week 
-- Rough Draft #1 (if not done)
-- Extra Credit -- Evaluating Introductions

Links for this Week
-- Writing 3 Class Notes -- Week 10 (November 4)
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