Tuesday, August 13, 2013

HOMEWORK DUE/FOR WED. 8/13

2nd 12II

HW DUE WED. 8/14:  
FINAL DRAFT (TYPED OR WRITTEN) OF ESSAY #1/PERSONAL REFLECTIVE ESSAY

WRITING GUIDELINES/CHECKLIST FOR YOUR GRADE ON THIS FINAL DRAFT:
--include ONE favorite quote, song lyric, aphorism/saying, cliche, etc. in your essay WITH FORMAL MLA CITATION(s)/WORK(s) CITED at end of paper (went over in class today!)

--use the two personal essay models given to you in class as a 'guide' for your writing

--1st-person singular (or plural); be honest and open, yet keep your tone/voice semi-formal

--use multi-paragraphs to help your writing flow/stay organized

--keep PASSIVE VOICE to a minimum ('70-30 rule')
--FOLLOW AND/OR CORRECT ACCORDING TO THE REVISIONS/PROOFING WE DID TOGETHER IN CLASS YESTERDAY w/YOUR ROUGH DRAFT


3rd 9th I

HW FOR WED. 8/14:
STUDY FOR **QUIZ #1 TOMORROW ON:
--PARTS OF A FORMAL LETTER (format sheet in WRITING section of binder)
--misc. concepts from GRAMMAR WKBK HW pages
--MLA WRITING STYLE NOTES (on GREEN MLA SHEET/notes taken today in class 
**IN CLASS TODAY, I WILL TELL YOU THE 'MAIN PARTS' TO STUDY, SO JOT THEM DOWN ON A QUIZ #1 STUDY GUIDE SHEET IN YOUR BINDER QUIZ SECTION (we will also have a quick review in class tomorrow before we quiz!)

***ALSO, KEEP your letter/J#1 in your 'WRITING' binder section; no more revision needed just yet; we are setting this assignment aside for a bit while we focus on MLA style/writing basics, then types of writing/essays/audience-purpose coming up…

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