Day 26

1. Attendance
2. Announcements:

• I got everyone's rhetorical analyses
•  Some people did not turn in their outlines on dropbox. 

3. Workshop time!!!

• Warm up
• Switch desks and give feedback on the person's outline
• Powerpoint
• Get into groups of 4 and give feedback on each other's powerpoints.
• Keep in mind these criteria:
• Are slide titles easy to comprehend?
• Is the amount of text appropriate?
• Are graphics and font clear?
• Is the design appealing?
• Is it easy to understand?
• Presentation
• In new groups of 4 give feedback on each other's presentations
• Keep in mind the follow criteria:
• Can you hear the speaker?
• Is there good eye contact?
• Are there little to few "ums," "oohs," or other filler words?
• Does the speaker have good posture and does not move needlessly.

Homework:
If you haven't picked when you want to present, please choose here.
Read the rubric here and practice your presentations!

Day 25

1. Attendance
2. Warm up: First, let's watch these youtube videos.

• George Bush
• Miss Teen USA

What are some ways these speeches could have been better? Share your answers in google docs, here. 

3. Now, let's look at this powerpoint.

4. Let's look at this powerpoint, what do you think is wrong with it? 

Homework: 
Turn in your paper on Compass2g, Sunday, December 1st is the deadline.
Outline of presentation should be in dropbox by Friday. Use this outline as your guide. I highly, highly suggest to start making your powerpoint or prezi presentation during thanksgiving as well. We will discuss it in class. Here is a rubric to help you out. 

Next Class: Outline/Speaking workshop

Day 24

1. Attendance
2. Announcements

• Due Date for Final draft is December 1st. NO later.
• Grades will only be discussed in Office Hours or by appointment.

3. Introduction to Oral Presentations

• Worth 15% of your final grade
• Why? In the US, you have to do presentations ALL the time. 
• Write about your public speaking experiences here. Anonymous of course. :D
• Warm up- Compare these two rhetorical analyses. One is of a commercial and one is of an article. Find two differences and two similarities. 
• Now look at this Prezi. What does it do well? What does it do wrong? (there are no right or wrong answers here)
• Using this outline as a guide, unscramble the steps of Oral Presentation with the handout I will give you.

4. Visual Aids- Content
First, let's compare this two youtube videos. First one and then the second one. Use a handout I will give you to analyze. 
Now, let's watch this powerpoint. Use another handout to fill out the answers.

Homework:
Final draft of Rhetorical Analysis is due December 1st on Compass. 
Look at the rubric for Oral Presentations
Writer's Help Exercise- Passive vs. Active Voice
Pick a commercial you want to do. Please put your selection in this google.doc. You must pick your commercial by Thursday. 

Advice for picking a commercial:

• Should be in English.
• 30 seconds to 1 minute and 30 seconds long.
• Video quality should be good.
• Should have enough for you to analyze. 
• Everyone must do a different commercial.

Next Class: Oral Delivery, Visual Aids- Content & Design

Day 23

1. Attendance
2. General Issues for Rhetorical Analysis Paper

• Subject/verb agreement
• Page Number and Title
• Use last name when referring to a writer

3. How to write more details...The E in PIE.

4. APA

Further reference: ESL APA Guidebook

5. Paraphrasing

• Let's look at this Prezi.

6. Once more, Peer-Review

Homework:

A second draft of your Rhetorical Analysis is due next Monday. 11/18/2013. Please turn it into our dropbox. Your second draft will be due before Thanksgiving Break on Sunday, November 24th.

Writer's Help- Articles and Types of Nouns

Day 22

1. Attendance
2. While I take attendance and we get ready for peer-review, fill out this form.  Help me help you!
3. Peer-Reviewing
4. Library Visit

Next Class: No class, conferences. We will have class on Wednesday.
Homework:
Print and fill out this form before our conferences next week. Next class is cancelled for conferences. Have you picked a time? Click here to do so.

Day 21

1. Attendance
2. What is a peer-review?

• Get into groups. Use the internet to find out a definition. Share what you think on Primary Wall. 
• Next let's look at this powerpoint together. 
• Watch this youtube video. What is working in this video?
• Get back in your groups. Write two things that could be good and two things that could be bad with peer-reviewing. 
• Read this comment list. Discuss what is good and bad about these comments.
• Now, evaluate this paragraph.  You can use the comment tool on Microsoft Word

3. Finding the main idea mini lesson.

• First, let's watch this video.
•  So did you see a moon walking bear in this video, please raise your hand if you spotted it already?
•  Let's watch this powerpoint.
• Try to find the key information in this article.

Homework: Work on your draft to show your classmates. Fill out this template to help you get a good peer-review.
Pick what time you would like to meet for your individual conference. You must pick a time. Not meeting with me will lead to a drop in your attendance grade. 

Next Class: Peer Perception Workshop and Library Visit.

Day 20

1.  Attendance
2.  Review from last class:

• Let's take a fun quiz (not for a grade).
• Next, write what a Rhetorical Analysis essay is about on Primary Wall. 

3. Writing Introductions and Conclusions in Rhetorical Analysis

• Let's start on this powerpoint 
• First, let's work on introductions.
• Now thesis statements.
• What thesis statement did you write from last class? Switch with a partner and critique. A good thesis statement should be:
• Debatable
• Not too wide, not too narrow
• Analyzing the essay, not your opinion on the topic. 
• Be polite! :)
• Let's look at some conclusions.
  

Homework:

Write an introduction for your analysis essay. Be sure to include the thesis statement we critiqued in class today.

Day 19

1. Attendance
2. APA Review

• Let's look at this powerpoint about APA Citation

3. Outlining a Rhetorical Essay

The purpose of this task is to get you aware of how a rhetorical essay is structured

• Warm up: Talk about how you have used outlines in the past. Write your experiences on the board
• Talk about your experiences writing outlines in this class or other classes.
• What is important in a good outline?
• How has writing an outline help you in the writing process?
• Is an outline always the same? How do you think an outline 
• Main points to consider
• 1) students are encouraged to make a brief outline with a thesis statement and main points before they start writing so that they have a clear sense of direction and purpose.
•  2) a typical outline should have an introduction with a list of important background info and thesis statement and a body with main ideas (points) to support/elaborate the thesis
•  3) students should always check the writing prompts to figure out what kinds of essential information should be included in the outline and that 
• 4) reverse-engineering can be helpful when you are trying to imitate a structure of a good writing model but one should be careful not to follow it too closely or copy it blindly.  
• Basically, thesis statement, main points, and conclusion are the core of any outline 

First, let's review the thesis statement. What does a thesis statement need?

• Now, let's work on this worksheet in groups of three.
• Now, in the same group, reverse outline this essay I will hand to you.

Homework: Decide which essay you want to analyze for your rhetorical analysis. Write a thesis statement for your essay. Please either hand write it on a piece of paper or print out a word document.

Writer's Help Exercises:
Subject/Verb Agreement 1
Subject/Verb Agreement 2
Subject/Verb Agreement 3

Day 18

1. Attendance
2. Turn in your paragraph portfolio on compass
3. Don't be too stressed out!!!
4. Review Logical Fallacies
In groups, find the fallacies in this Santa Claus handout. This handout is a little difficult, but do not worry. The purpose is to get you to see illogical thinking.

5. Evaluating Persuasive Strategies
First, let's go over the guiding questions again together as a class.
Second, let's analyze this essay together as a class.
Finally, let's analyze an opposing perspective in groups.
E-mail what you wrote today to use as your start for a draft of your analysis. 

Next class: Developing Outline and Thesis for Rhetorical Analysis

Homework:
Start writing an analysis of either essay using the guiding questions. This assignment is for a grade!! Either print it out or turn it into me by hand for next class. 

Day 17

1. Attendance
2. Thoughts on reflection drafts

• Save your document in the right format. .rtf should work.
• You do not need to compliment me to get a good grade. Honest and polite opinions are completely ok.
• Do not just describe what happened, also tell me interpret and discuss the current outcome.
• Write a paragraph!
• Writing overall is much better than in previous paragraphs. 

 3. Analyzing persuasive strategies

• Discuss this article.
• What is the rhetorical context? What is the rhetorical situation? What persuasive rhetorical devices are used?

4. Logical Fallacies 

First, let's do an activity.

Then, let's look at this logical fallacies powerpoint. Fill out the handout I will give you meanwhile. 

Next Class:
Logical Fallacies, Writing Persuasive Strategies

Homework: 

•  Start working on writing your rhetorical analysis now. Use what we learned today to help you. Your first draft of the Rhetorical Analysis essay will be due November 8th at 9AM. Please analyze the essay we read in class today or this essay you will read for the next class.
• Read this essay for next class. Look for the rhetorical context and ethos, pathos, and logos.
• Read this handout on logical fallacies from the University of North Carolina
• Your paragraph portfolio is due Thursday ,October 23rd at 9AM. 
• Use this template and then turn in the assignment to compass 2g. I will discuss it in class.
• The rubric with guidelines is here.
• Everyday the portfolio is late, your grade drops 25%. 

Day 16

1. Attendance
2. Thoughts on paragraphs.

• Four separate paragraphs. One for each topic: compare/contrast, cause/effect, process, and reflection.
• Be careful with commas and run on sentences.
• Remember format.
• Be careful with word choice.
• Look at the rubric to give you help. 

3. Review Rhetorical Situations and Persuasive Strategies
Let's take this fun quiz. Not for a grade. 

4. How to do a Rhetorical Analysis Paper

• First, let's go through this powerpoint. Why is analysis important?
• Next lets go through your homework you did last class. 
  
• If you forgot (tsk,tsk) here is this sheet and this chart 
• Finally,use these guiding questions to write a more detailed analysis on the board.

Next Class: Identifying logical fallacies and evaluating persuasive strategies.

Homework:

• Your paragraph portfolio is due Thursday,October 25th at 9AM. 
• The rubric with guidelines is here. 
• Your reflection paragraph is due Friday, October 18th at 9AM. You may also send it to me earlier through e-mail. 
• Start working on writing your rhetorical analysis now. Use what we learned today to help you. Your first draft of the Rhetorical Analysis essay will be due November 8th at 9AM. 
• For next Tuesday read this article and then fill out this chart. Write a short analysis on the article using these questions.
• Don't worry about being perfect in your writing. The purpose is to get you thinking

• Writer's Help exercises- should be done by next Tuesday. These are to help you with your writing, as I do not have time to teach you grammar.
• Recognizing wordiness 1
• Revising for Conciseness 

Day 15

1. Attendance

2. Housekeeping

• Workload is going to increase. Be careful managing your time!
• Free grammar tutoring!!!!!

3. Rhetorical devices- Understanding Rhetorical Situations

Rhetorical Thinking important for your writing/reading/listening/critical thinking in English and your native language. This is one of the most important skills I learned in undergraduate school! 
For this unit we will prepare a 3-4 page essay analyzing rhetorical situations. This will help prepare you for ESL 112.

Warm up: First, lets look at these three different forms of communication by me.
One, two, three

• How are these different?
• List as many forms of communication you can. List in groups on the board.
• The type of communication we do in class depends on the Rhetorical Situation
• Let's look at this powerpoint
• Now pick three kinds of rhetorics you wrote on the board and analyze them with this worksheet.
• Finally,write two to three compare/contrast sentences comparing the kinds of rhetoric we did in class.

4. Persuasive Strategies

Now, we are going to discuss persuasive strategies. Let's look at advertising as an example.

• Ethical appeal (ethos)
• Emotional appeal (pathos)
• Logical appeal (logos)  

Look at the this Analysis of Rhetorical Situations handout. 
Now analyze the rhetorical appeals in this different handout in groups of three.

Next Class:

Homework:

Article and printout I handed out in class- Due Thursday, October 17th in class.

Reflection paragraph draft - Due Friday October 18th at 9AM. Turn it into the paragraph portfolio>reflection folder

Paragraph portfolio- Due Thursday, October 24th by 9AM. Remember this is worth 20% of your grade.

Writer's Help Exercises:

Major Uses of the Comma 1

Major Uses of the Comma 2

Day 14

1. Attendance

Maeby: Do you guys know where I can get one of those gold necklaces with a “T” on it?

Michael: That’s a cross.

Maeby: Across from where?

 Moral of the story? Be careful with word choice!!

2. How to double space and indent
3. Don't abuse spellcheck.
4. Portfolio Paragraph rubric

• I made a mistake. Each paragraph is worth 5%. 

5. Process Article- "How Does a Camera Work?"

• Outline first part together
• Outline in groups
• Discuss answers
• Discuss paragraph one and two in smaller groups. Put your thoughts on primary wall. 
• How is this different from cause/effect and compare/contrast paragraphs?

6. APA reference page

• APA Reference Sheet
• Try this activity here
• Bib Me!!

7. Reflection 

• Write for 5 minutes with what you think about this quote and picture. This is called free writing.
• We are at mid-term now! Let's take some time to reflect on the semester. 
• Next remember reflective writing consists of:
• Description
• Interpretation
• Outcome
• Critique a reflective paragraph I wrote. Yes, I made mistakes :) Where are the big three?
• I reflected on my travels. Now, I want you to reflect on your writing so far this semester. Look at the reflective questions here.DO NOT try to answer all the questions.
• What signal words would you use? See signal words here. Apply them.
• Save your paragraphs, you will turn these into me next Friday.

Next Class:
Reflection paragraphs, Understanding rhetorical situations

Homework:
Process paragraph is due next Tuesday. Put them in the folder I will show you in class.
Start writing your reflection paragraph. Use what you wrote in class as a start. A draft will be due Friday October 18th. 
Suggested Reading: Writing a Reflective Essay, Rhetorical Functions in writing: Reflection

Day 13

1. Attendance

2. Cause/Effect short review
3. How to indent and double space.

4. Let's take a fun APA survey

• Not for a grade.

5. Process Paragraph

• We have learned Compare/Contrast and Cause/Effect. Now we will learn Process.
• First, let's read this sample paragraph.
• Next, let's watch this youtube video. While watching, think about how you would explain the process in your own words.
• Vocabulary for this video
• Nouns: domino, car, ball, string, club, lever, cone, mouse trap
• Verbs: hit, pull down, release, slide down, follow, go down/up, knock over, send, throw
• In groups, write part of what happened in the video with this handout.
• Hint: Make a list!
• When finished, put your thoughts in this document. 
• Write steps of a process on the board. You can write about whatever you want.

Next Class:

APA references, Reflection Paragraph

Homework: 

• Read this sample process article. Think about how it shows a process.There may be a quiz :P
• Start working on your process paragraph. It is due Tuesday, October 15th. 
• Suggested reading: Writing a Process Paragraph

Day 12

1. Attendance
2. Speaking up in class.
3. Introducing primary wall!
4. Cause/Effect Part II

• Remember the article? Let's talk about it. 
• Go to primary wall. Please write a cause and effect sentence using cause and effect structure words. Use the article you were assigned to read last class as inspiration. (2 minutes maximum)
• Discuss answers.
• Make cause/effect of the article with markers on the board. You may get help from your neighbor, but don't use a dictionary.
• Discuss answers

5. APA in-text citations

• Paraphrasing time! Paraphrase this article. First you will quote, then paraphrase. Remember to use synonyms to help you. 
• What is the difference between paraphrasing, summarizing, and quotations?
• Get into groups of three and write answers on this primary wall.
• Discuss answers. 
• There are many styles of citation, MLA, Chicago, Turbian. We will use APA. 
• There are also two types of citation. Let's look at this handout and figure out both.
• In-text
• References
• Now, apply what you learned! Interview your neighbor about "What do you love about the University of Illinois?" After the interview, write a sentence with a signal phrase and proper citation. 

Next Class: Process Paragraph

Homework:
Writer's Help Exercise: Integrating sources in APA papers.

Suggested Reading: Writer's Help, Citing APA articles Purdue/OWL, Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

Cause/Effect Paragraph draft is due next Tuesday on October 8th. Remember to put in the Paragraphs Patterns> Cause/Effect folder on dropbox. Name it netidCauseEffect.rtf or.doc.

Day 11

1. Attendance
2. Announcements

• Discuss Papers
• Grades, grade discussion manners.
• Draft of Compare/Contrast paragraph due today. Did you write a paragraph?

3. Cause/Effect 
-Watch this youtube video. What was the cause and effect? Discuss it with your neighbor.
-Sometimes cause and effect are more complicated, but still important to understand.
-Watch this video. Can you think of the cause and effect? What about contributing factors? ---Discuss it with your neighbor. Fill out the contributing factors sheet with your neighbor.
-Now, lets each make a star chart with the cause and effect of Facebook. I will give you a copy of the star chart now.
-Let's practice making cause/effect sentences with this chart
-Now using what you learned, write a paragraph with cause and effect. Tell me what happened in the youtube video using cause and effect signal words from the chart.

Next Class: Cause/Effect, APA In-text citations

Homework: 
A draft of Cause-effect is due a week from today on Tuesday, October 8th.
Please name it netidCauseEffect and put it in the cause/effect folder in the paragraph portfolio folder on dropbox. This draft must be a paragraph.

Didn't read the article last class? Read it for class next time. Click here.

Writer's Help Exercise: Idioms

Suggested Reading: Writer's Help on Cause/Effect

Day 10 9/26

1. Attendance
2. Discuss Survey responses.
3. Introduce new sections of course website.
4. Turn in your essay today!
5. Discuss Compare/Contrast article.
-Instead of the one assigned let's read this one.
-Fill out organization worksheets together. Look for one point to compare and contrast. 
6. Paraphrasing

Write a paraphrase with a partner in a blank microsoft word document.

-Original Passage:

The Champaign Police Department issued a press release stating they will have extra officers on patrol over Halloween weekend, focusing their efforts on the University of Illinois Campus. Chief of Police R.T. Finney stated in a press release, “These officers are specifically deployed to prevent campus attacks, but will identify, apprehend and arrest those who come to campus with the intent of preying on innocent victims.” The police department also issued safety tips for people on Halloween, stating to be aware of surroundings, stay in well-lit areas, walk confidently, follow gut instincts, be secure, be aware and to not travel under the influence. 

Next Class: Cause and Effect
Homework:
Writer's Help Exercise: Misused words
Don't forget your Compare/Contrast paragraph is due next Tuesday. Please put it in the dropbox folder named Compare/Contrast.

Read this article for next class.

Day 9 9/24

1. Attendance
2. Spend a few minutes giving me feedback. Survey is here.
3. Common errors I am seeing in drafts

• No indenting
• Punctuation
• Commas

4. How to Submit Your Essay on Compass 2g Safe Assign:
Step 1. Login to the Compass 2g website here.
Step 2. Click on ESL 111-Sections C, K, Introduction to Academic Writing
Step 3. Click on SafeAssign Submission on the left side.
Step 4. Name the file netidDiagnosticRevision and make the file an .rtf.
Step 5. Please put your UIN, NetID, Course Section, and name in class on the top of the document

5. Compare/Contrast Paragraphs

• Watch this video
• Compare in a group what is different between your culture and the US.  
• Look at compare and contrast signal words, here.
• Look at Paragraph 1 or 2, highlight the signal words you see.
• Now look at this picture, here.
• Compare how both pictures are similar. A comparison means similarities. Find three similarities. Use the signal words in the handout.
• Contrast how both are different. A contrast means differences. Find three differences. Use the signal words in the handout.
• Finish the handout as a class.

Next Class: Paraphrasing, Cause/Effect

Homework:

-Submit your paper by Thursday 9/26 to Compass2g. I will deduct 25% from your grade everyday it is late.

-Write a paragraph that compares or contrasts your room in your home country and your room in Illinois. It should have a clear topic sentence and use at least four compare/contrast signal words from the Compare and Contrast Signals document.

It is due 10/01 before class. Please name it NetIDCompareContrast.doc or .rtf. Put your preferred class name and netID on the top of the document. Put in the folder Paragraph Patterns>Compare and Contrast. Use this document to help you write the paragraph. Do not just fill in the blanks, please write a paragraph

-Read this article for next class. There may be a quiz.

Day 7 9/17

1. Attendance
2. Discuss Outlines
3. Review Introductions

• Hook
• Background Information
• Thesis Statement

4. Conclusions

• Start with this handout.
• Watch this powerpoint.
• Do open friend quiz.
• Write conclusion to this essay.
• Peer review conclusion with this checklist. 

Next Class: Avoiding Plagiarism, Review for Revision Essay

Homework: No Writer's Help. Spend tonight working on writing a good conclusion and introduction for your diagnostic revision essay.

Day 8 9/19

1. Attendance
2. Finish conclusions
3. Avoiding Plagiarism

Let's do a scavenger hunt!!

Fill out this worksheet

4. Review for Revision Essay

• Thesis Statements
• see this handout for in class activity
• PIE
• Point
• Illustration
• Explanation
• Introductions
• Hook
• Background Information
• Thesis

Next Class: Compare & Contrast Paragraphs

Homework:

Revision of your diagnostic essay is due 9/26 by the beginning of class. Every day late, the score drops 25%. Your essay is worth 15% of your grade. Good luck! You will turn it in on Compass 2g, which I will show you in our next class. 

No Writer's Help this weekend!