Week #3- Assignment #1 Getting Ready to Revise
Last week you wrote and posted the definition draft. This week, you will be revising and posting the final copy of the essay.
NOTE: I will go over the drafts and give suggestions for revision. Do not revise until later in the day on Thursday. It will take me that long to read the essays and to recommend revisions.
Part A: Begin by thinking and writing about revisions that you plan to make.
View the following short video. After viewing, do read your own essay and give yourself recommendations for revision. Do this by noon on Thursday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg1XEz_1pVU
A. State who you pretended to be as you read your own essay.
B. Note how you will use ARMS for revision. (This will make sense after you view the instruction video.)
15 points
Part B: Visit the following site and respond to the "questions" that appear in bold print. The questions/suggestions for thinking and writing appear in the paragraphs.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/the_writing_process/proofreading/steps_for_revising.html
- Find your main point.
- Identify your readers and your purpose.
- Evaluate your evidence.
- Save only the good pieces.
- Tighten and clean up your language.
- Eliminate mistakes in grammar and usage.
- Switch from writer-centered to reader-centered.
35 points
Total: 50
Week #3 - Assignment #2 - Definition Essay: Final Copy
Revise and post the final copy of your definition essay. Use MLA formatting. Here is a sample essay with notes. Make your essay look like this one.
https://depts.washington.edu/owrc/Handouts/Hacker-Sample%20MLA%20Formatted%20Paper.pdf
Also, give credit to your sources by using in-text citations. Here are some additional instructions and samples:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_in_text_citations_the_basics.html
Be sure you have in-text citations for any information that you borrowed.
(You should have learned how to do this in English 101. Please add a note to your essay if you did not learn how to do this.)
Include a Works Cited page. There is an example in the sample essay. Just in case, here are some additional instructions:
Feel free to use EasyBib for the Works Cited page. If you are not familiar with the site, let me know. We can work with it next week.
This paper will show me what you already know when it comes to MLA formatting. Do your best to be accurate.
Week #3- Assignment #3 - Mindmaps, Walls, and Poetry
We will be working on a unit that I like to call "walls." You will begin by creating a mind map. Place the word "Wall(s)" in the center of the page.
Part A. Look at the basic steps for mind mapping and then create your own "Walls" mind map.
Instructions: https://simplemind.eu/how-to-mind-map/basics/
Grab the markers, crayons, and pens. Get started!
Once finished, you need to post a picture of your mindmap. I suggest taking a picture of it with your phone or camera and then transferring it to a Word document. You should then be able to post in Canvas. There are probably other methods, but this one works. Use whatever method works for you.
Mind map = 25 points
Part B
Read "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost
Audio Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB_iD1ZCVG0 The author reads the poem.
Questions:
Read the poem. In your own words, explain the "story."
Consider:
- What is happening?
- Why are they mending the wall?
- Who or what broke the wall?
- Do the neighbors feel the same way about the annual spring chore? How do you know?
- Why is there a wall?
- Which neighbor most closely reflects your attitude about fences or walls?
Be sure to cite lines to support your answers. Explain in sentences.
Poetry: 25 points
Total: 50 points
Week #3 Assignment #4 Sell a Rock
This activity will help you develop a voice for selling ideas.
Objective: Develop a "voice" for selling an idea or anything else!
A.Go outside and pick a rock, any rock! You have just adopted a rock. It is yours! Get to know your rock by answering these questions.
This activity will help you develop a voice for selling ideas.
Objective: Develop a "voice" for selling an idea or anything else!
- What ads have convinced you to spend your money on their product or service? Explain. (10 points)
A.Go outside and pick a rock, any rock! You have just adopted a rock. It is yours! Get to know your rock by answering these questions.
Rocks
1. Size: How big is your rock? Compare the size to something else that is about that size.
2. What is the shape of your rock? Are the sides different shapes?
3. What color is your rock? Are there multiple colors?
4. Are there any distinguishing features of your rock? Lines? Dents? Discolorations? Desdribe them.
5. How heavy is your rock? Compare the weight to something commonly known.
6. What is the smell of your rock? What does that smell remind you of?
7. What sound(s) does your rock make? (Drop it onto something that won’t break. Your computer is not a good idea. Your toes won’t appreciate it either!
8. Do not taste your rock, but if you did, what would it taste like?
9. List at least 10 possible uses for your rock.
- · Your next task is to write a commercial designed to sell your rock. It should take you up to one minute to sell your rock. Consider the following:
- Decide who needs a rock. That is your target audience. You need to sell your rock to those folks.
Answers to the questions: 10 points
Script for the ad: 25 points
Total this section: 45
Discussion Board
You read the poem "mending Wall" by Robert Frost. One neighbor repeats that "good fences make good neighbors." What are your thoughts about walls or fences? What experiences have you encountered with walls or fences? For example, the neighborhood I lived in in Virginia had neither fences nor walls. All yards were open. It was possible to walk from street to street and from yard to yard. The neighbors were very friendly toward one another. If one family decided to throw a party, all neighbors were invited and contributed food and drinks. Nobody got upset if the party went on past midnight.
My neighborhood in Arizona has walls and fences around every yard. I only know one of my neighbors. The others are hidden behind rather plain brown walls. I understand the need for fences when there are pools. Children must be kept safe. However, my old Virginia neighborhood was more inviting and friendly. I would give up the pool if I could have an open and friendly neighborhood once again.
Post your original thoughts by midnight on Thursday, January 30, 2020. Post responses to three others by noon on Monday, February 3, 2020.
20 points for your original post
10 poins for each of three additional posts
Total: 50 points
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