Today we are finishing projects and essays. All work must be completed by May 2nd. Please post your project on your blog, and when you've finished all your essays and received stars, gather all your work from class and tell me you are ready to meet.
Thanks for your hard work!
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
Works Cited entries.
Below are examples of how to cite the various types of sources in this class guide.
Print Book:
Author. Title of book. City of publication: Name of publisher, year of publication. Print.
Brown, Lester R. Outgrowing the Earth: The Food Security Challenge in an Age of Falling Water Tables and Rising Temperatures. New York: W. W.
Print Reference Book:
Author of entry (if given). "Title of Entry." Title of Book. Editor (if given). Edition or year. City of Publication: Publisher, year of publication. Print.
Kirkham, W. Stuart. "Hybrid Vehicle." Encyclopedia of Environment and Society. Ed. Paul Robbins. Vol. 3. Los Angeles: Sage, 2007. Print.
E-book:
Author. E-book title. Name of editor (if given). City of book publication, Name of book publisher, publication date. Name of database. Web. Date of access.
Maser, Chris. Earth in Our Care: Ecology, Economy, and Sustainability. Chapel Hill: Rutgers UP, 2009. e-brary. Web. 26 Mar. 2011.
Reference Book in Online Library Database:
Author of entry (if given). "Title of Entry." Title of Book. Editor (if given). Edition or year. City of Publication: Publisher, year of publication. Page
Article from Database:
Author. "Title of article." Title of journal Volume number.issue number (year): page range. Name of database. Web. Date of access.
“Wind Energy.” Environmental Encyclopedia. Gale, 2010. Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 24 Mar. 2011.
Ambrose, Jeanne. “Let Them Eat Veggies.” Organic Gardening June-July 2010: 26-28. Ebsco MasterFILE Premier. Web. 26 Mar. 2011.
Website:
Author (if given). "Title of article." Name of Site. Name of institution/organization/sponsor affiliated with the site, date of creation. Web. Date of Access.
Ricker, Lisa. "English Class Decodes 'Greenspeak.'" ASU Global Institute of Sustainability. Arizona State University, 8 Mar. 2011. Web. 28 Mar. 2011.
Print Book:
Author. Title of book. City of publication: Name of publisher, year of publication. Print.
Brown, Lester R. Outgrowing the Earth: The Food Security Challenge in an Age of Falling Water Tables and Rising Temperatures. New York: W. W.
Norton, 2004. Print.
Print Reference Book:
Author of entry (if given). "Title of Entry." Title of Book. Editor (if given). Edition or year. City of Publication: Publisher, year of publication. Print.
Kirkham, W. Stuart. "Hybrid Vehicle." Encyclopedia of Environment and Society. Ed. Paul Robbins. Vol. 3. Los Angeles: Sage, 2007. Print.
E-book:
Author. E-book title. Name of editor (if given). City of book publication, Name of book publisher, publication date. Name of database. Web. Date of access.
Maser, Chris. Earth in Our Care: Ecology, Economy, and Sustainability. Chapel Hill: Rutgers UP, 2009. e-brary. Web. 26 Mar. 2011.
Reference Book in Online Library Database:
Author of entry (if given). "Title of Entry." Title of Book. Editor (if given). Edition or year. City of Publication: Publisher, year of publication. Page
numbers (if not in alpha order). Web. Database Name. Date of Access.
“Water.” Encyclopedia of Sustainability. Robin Morris Collin and Robert William Collin. Vol. 1: Environment and Ecology. Santa Barbara: Greenwood
Press, 2010. 56-64. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 26 Mar. 2011.
Article from Database:
Author. "Title of article." Title of journal Volume number.issue number (year): page range. Name of database. Web. Date of access.
“Wind Energy.” Environmental Encyclopedia. Gale, 2010. Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 24 Mar. 2011.
Ambrose, Jeanne. “Let Them Eat Veggies.” Organic Gardening June-July 2010: 26-28. Ebsco MasterFILE Premier. Web. 26 Mar. 2011.
Website:
Author (if given). "Title of article." Name of Site. Name of institution/organization/sponsor affiliated with the site, date of creation. Web. Date of Access.
Ricker, Lisa. "English Class Decodes 'Greenspeak.'" ASU Global Institute of Sustainability. Arizona State University, 8 Mar. 2011. Web. 28 Mar. 2011.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Monday, April 1, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Final Projects-
What goes in my portfolio?
Narrative,
Descriptive, Compare/Contrast, and Argument essays.
Drafts of those
essays.
Notes from in
class.
Work from
class.
Research.
Journals.
Handouts.
Anything related
to our class goes in your portfolio, and your best essay goes on your blog,
with your final project.
What’s my Final Project?
Ready? Your project is to prove you know what you
should know based on the W.P.A. Guidelines and using your own work from class
as evidence.
Rhetorical Knowledge
- Focus on a purpose
Define:
Focusing
on a purpose means to stay on track and continue to pay attention to the reason
I am writing my essay.
Explain:
In
my narrative essay, my purpose was to entertain and make people laugh at my
expense. I tried to be funny when I
wrote that I, “fell off my bike head first and landed flat on my nose in front
of the cheerleaders.” Later in my essay
I wrote that I was so embarrassed that “even though I had to ride a mile out of
my way, I never passed that spot again on my bike.” In my last paragraph, I wrote, “I learned a
valuable lesson. Never try to show off
on your bike in front of cheerleaders, especially if you are 20 years old.” My purpose was to entertain, or be funny, and
from the quotes above, it is clear that I tried to do that throughout my essay.
- Write in several genres
Define: To write in several genres means to be able
to write different types of essays.
Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing
- Understand a writing assignment as a series of tasks, including finding, evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing appropriate primary and secondary sources
Define: This means that writing isn’t just one
thing. It’s lots of things like looking
for sources and deciding which to include in my writing.
Processes
- Be aware that it usually takes multiple drafts to create and complete a successful text
Define: Writing takes a lot of tries to be
successful.
- Develop flexible strategies for generating, revising, editing, and proof-reading
Define: This means I have many ways to think of
ideas, fix essays, and find mistakes.
- Understand writing as an open process that permits writers to use later invention and re-thinking to revise their work
Define: This means I can go back and rethink to fix
what I don’t like.
Knowledge of Conventions
- Practice appropriate means of documenting their work
Define:
This means I can keep track of where I got information so others can check it.
- Control such surface features as syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Define:
This means I can write mistake free.
Project Presentations... What's our final project?
1. Attendance-
2. Papers in and out-
3. Groups and editing-
4. Final Project Introduction and Notes....
WPA GUIDELINES
2. Papers in and out-
3. Groups and editing-
4. Final Project Introduction and Notes....
WPA GUIDELINES
Monday, March 25, 2013
Drafting time... Use me for help....
1. Journal:
What is your argument topic and what do you think is your best fact that supports your opinion?
1.5
Introduction
Provide history, state the problem.
Explain the problem.
Solve the problem with a thesis.
SAMPLE:
Vietnam Veterans have never had the respect they deserve. When they returned home from an unpopular war, they were spit on, yelled at, and called “baby killers.” Unfortunately for them, their mistreatment is ongoing. In fact, today, most Vietnam veterans are suffering from poor health care and denial of services they deserve. After serving in the war, when these men and women returned home, the government let them down. 80% of Vietnam veterans don’t use or have access to proper health care, and this is because the government doesn’t want them to. As they slowly die off from diseases related to their service, including the effects of PTSD, these veterans have one last hope to get the care they need, and that hope is us. Vietnam veterans deserve the government to recognize and take responsibility for the medical traumas these veterans face today because (1) the veterans deserve it, (2)most of the problems are treatable, and (3) treating these service members now will reduce the costs of care in the long run.
2. Drafting time. Please use your completed outline to begin drafting your introduction to your essay. Don't forget to make the thesis the last sentence. Typed draft due in class on Wednesday.
3. Reminder to gather project materials. Blog reminder.
What is your argument topic and what do you think is your best fact that supports your opinion?
1.5
Introduction
Provide history, state the problem.
Explain the problem.
Solve the problem with a thesis.
SAMPLE:
Vietnam Veterans have never had the respect they deserve. When they returned home from an unpopular war, they were spit on, yelled at, and called “baby killers.” Unfortunately for them, their mistreatment is ongoing. In fact, today, most Vietnam veterans are suffering from poor health care and denial of services they deserve. After serving in the war, when these men and women returned home, the government let them down. 80% of Vietnam veterans don’t use or have access to proper health care, and this is because the government doesn’t want them to. As they slowly die off from diseases related to their service, including the effects of PTSD, these veterans have one last hope to get the care they need, and that hope is us. Vietnam veterans deserve the government to recognize and take responsibility for the medical traumas these veterans face today because (1) the veterans deserve it, (2)most of the problems are treatable, and (3) treating these service members now will reduce the costs of care in the long run.
2. Drafting time. Please use your completed outline to begin drafting your introduction to your essay. Don't forget to make the thesis the last sentence. Typed draft due in class on Wednesday.
3. Reminder to gather project materials. Blog reminder.
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