Punctuation Test and Description Writing

Checklist for C or C

Page 239 Read the Four Bases
topic sentence makes it clear?
Details
Format pont by Point
Consistent, specific, wordiness, variety, spellcheck?
Write a contrast story on one of the topics page 239-240

We Do.. We Understand

We Do... We Understand..
"I hear, and I forget.I see, and I remember.

I do, and I understand." --

Confucius

I don't often quote Confucius but I saw a book with these words amidst the ruins of a home in Biloxi. It was laying in the grass outside the front door just waiting for me to spot it. It was too waterlogged to open but these were the words on the cover.Do they apply? Sure.

For weeks I had been hearing about Katrina on the news. If that is as far as I traveled I would soon forget.

When I drove around on a tour of Ocean Springs and saw total destruction I know those images are forever seared in my memory

.When I helped gut a person's home of all their personal belongings, I felt like this is what "I do" means.Yes, in many ways I feel like now I am much closer to understanding the power and the pain caused by a massive hurricane such as Katrina.

Write a comparison paragraph about something that got you to the DO stage.

What did you understand?

Week 4

I am pleased with the writing skills of the class in general. Keep up the good work. for the next two weeks we will work on comparison and contrast writing. Start thinking of thing to compare as similar or contrast as different.
2 children
2 pets
2 cars
2 friends
2 jobs
2 basketball teams
2 TV shows
2 contestants on American idol
Mcdonalds's or Burger King
Wal-mart or Target.
Computers for writing or paper.
My ideas or your ideas

Week 1 In Class Introduction to Writing Tools

My Grandpa's Last Car
I could write a story about this.

Writing Tools

Work in the computer lab with web sites for vocabulary, grammar, writing, Microsoft Word spell check, syn, thesarus.

Vocabulary Go to http://www.freerice.com/
I will explain how this site works. We will come back to this site again to help boost vocabulary.
Find ten new words. Use the ten words in ten sentences.

Visit dictionary sites. http://www.merriam-webster.com/
For more go to http://www.google.com/ type in dictionary and choose others.

Grammar Visit www.dianahacker.com/rules
Explore the Web site
Journal Entry# 1. Go to journal in Blackboard. Write a paragraph about problems you have had so far in starting college this semester. If you have been problem free, write about the positive events so far.
Write about something your Grandparent owned, A Special Memory, Words they told you.

Journal Entries