Tuesday July 29 - Final Exam
Grammar Links:
Independent and Dependent Clauses
Online Hacker Grammar Assignment
Online Purdue Grammar Assignment
Assignments
All essays (drafts and finals) must be typed: essays should be double-spaced, in 12 pt. font,
contain a title that helps your reader understand the most important aspect of your essay, and contain a thesis
(or main idea), topic and transition sentences, and a conclusion that discusses your main idea
in a larger context.
We will be writing the following essays:
Essay 1 - Describing a Place: Using Concrete and Abstract Description
Essay 2 - Literary Criticsm: Quoting and Evidence
Essay 3 - Choosing a Candidate: Making a Case for Who Will Win and Why
Essay 4 - Revision: Anthology
Books:
Frankenstein Mary Shelley
Us:
This class will ask you to work in a group with peers on short in-class assignments.
You will also do peer work on your peer's writing. In order for this aspect of the
class to work,
you will need to be willing and ready to work with your peers. Please take full
advantage of this opportunity to learn from others in your community.
Schedule:
Click on the links for Lecture Notes, Homeworks, and Presentations
(
printable copy of syllabus
)
Day 1: Thur. June 26
Introductions; Review Syllabus; Concrete vs. Abstract Words
Homework: Due Fri. June 27
4-5 Par. description
Essay 1: Description
Pick a thing or place on BU Campus that appeals to your senses, something that makes you
take notice of your surroundings. In four to five paragraphs, describe this
place in a way that will cause another person to experience it as you do.
Mainly use concrete description to paint a clear picture of what the object looks like.
Once you have clearly described it, use abstact description to
explain your response to it. You may want to end by giving directions to
the place on campus.
Day 2: Fri. June 27
Classwork:
Review Responses
Grammar Workshop:
Independent and Dependent Clauses
Online Hacker Grammar Assignment
Click on student register.
Give them an email and a password that you do not use often.
Note: You will not need to confirm your email address.
Online Purdue Grammar Assignment
Homework: Draft of Essay 1.
Make sure to:
- Use only the three sentence types to
fix all spelling and grammar errors.
- Finish and Print Out Draft of Essay 1.
- Format your essay properly:
1-2 pages, typed, double-spaced, 12 pt. font, title.
Day 3: Mon. June 30
Classwork: Turn in Draft of Essay 1.
Peer Review
Discuss revision
Homework:
Revise essay - grammar, titles, introductions, conclusions
Use your peer review
Day 4: Tue. July 1
Classwork:
Turn in Electronic Copy of Essay 1
Review the following online grammar handout and exercises:
Using Commas
Do the following Online Grammar Exercises:
EAssignments 19-1, 32 and 34 1-2
Continue Revising
Homework: Study for Quiz 1; Continue Revising
Day 5: Wed. July 2
Classwork: Quiz 1
Begin Discussing Frankenstein
Homework: Finish Revising Essay 1
Select a passage in Frankenstein
Pick something in Shelley's novel that catches your attention and for which
you notice something that not everyone might:
