Assignment 1: The Process of Writing

Hi there,

This activity is for parallel B: I will give it to parallel A this Friday.

DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE FIRST 4 CHAPTERS OF THE GOD FATHER; WE WILL HAVE THE WEEKLY READING EVALUATION.

Here is what I need you to do: Writing assignment_the writing process.ppt Make sure you show the drafts with the corrections/anotations you made (I don't need the drafts to be perfectly clean; the final paragraph, yes.)

This website contains explanations of pagrapgraph writing, topic sentences and others: http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/paragrap/index.htm


This is the ppt seen in class: planning and shaping.ppt

Writing Paragraphs

Hello there!

And we have a new week of writing and reading. Our next topic is "writing paragraphs." What is a paragraph? How do you write one? How can I write a good paragraph? Well, if you want to learn more, don't miss classes and make sure you copy the handouts. (Yes, we are resting a little bit from punctuation)

We will be working with these two handouts:

- Writing paragraphs and topic sentences. (For projection in class, and reference. DON'T PRINT IT FOR CLASS, WE WILL NOT USE IT) (Version seen in class)

- Who is a hero. (Who_is_a_hero.PPT - Who_is_a_hero.PDF)It comes with reading and comprehension, as well as writing activities. (PRINT THIS ONE OR TAKE PHOTOCOPIES AT CIGENO, Manuel Plaza.)

Ah, and I almost forgot. About the extensive reading "The Godfather." We are having oral evaluation if the first four chapters this Friday (29), and we exam on Friday 5th of November.

Journal Entry: It really happened, guys, believe me.

It was so nice to discover it! I would never forget how it feels and I hope to be able to do it again, at least once. No guys, don't take me wrong. I'm not talking about drugs or anything like that; I mean I could really fly! It happened some time ago, months maybe, but it feels as it was yesterday. You need to take some precautions, though. Don't take of in an area with too many cables or poles because once you are suspended in the air, it's more difficult to control your movements. Second, specially when you begin, try to leave enough space to run and take off; you don't want to bump into something or hit your knees or feet with something. Third, enjoy it! Try flying high (be careful with the velocity when you fly vertically; it can be really scary!), low, fast and slow. Enjoy while you can because the fun will end... when you wake up.

Creating your blog for asignments

Hi all,

During this week we will start with your journals, and for that I'll need you to start a blog each of you. There I'll be able to read your journal entries and academic writing assignments. Don't miss Friday's class; I'll bring the laptops for everybody to work in class.



JCA

PS: I found this website which is very reliable on punctuation. http://www.grammarbook.com/default.asp

Try to do the exercises:
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/commas_1.asp
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/semicolons_and_colons_1.asp
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/question_marks_1.asp

Colons and Semi-colons

Hi,

this is the material we covered in class. We talked about colons and semi-colons, mainly.
This is the link to the homework exercise: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_44.htm#semicex











And here you have the extensive reading "The Godfather." The exam will be on the 22nd of October, so you have time to start reading. We might be able to see parts of this film in class, and assess part of this as a weekly reading. It's here and in the photocopy centre (CIGENO, Manuel Plaza st.).

The Godfather (right click "save as")

Best regards,

JCA