Writing 421
September files:
- Course Outline
- Diagnostic Writing Assignment (due Wed, Sept 16)
- 6 Traits of Writing (slideshow presentation)
- Beginning to Write (Audience, Purpose, Form, Organization)
- Descriptive Paragraph Assignment (due Mon, Sept 21)
- Emotional Recipe Assignment (due Wed, Sept 30)
- Cooking Terms (ideas for Emotional Recipe Assignment)
October Files:
- Parts of Speech (slideshow notes)
- Transitions (slideshow notes)
- Types of Sentences (slideshow notes and activities)
- Bring Me To Life Assignment (rough draft due Tue, Oct 14 & polished copy due Mon, Oct 19)
- Common Sentence Errors (slideshow notes and activities)
- Sample “Bring Me To Life” story (rough sample)
- Sentence Combining and Errors Practice (for quiz)
- Conventions (notes slideshow)
- Presentation (notes slideshow)
November files:
- Persuasive Strategies (slideshow notes)
- Business Letter Format (for persuasive letter to the principal)
- Persuasive Letter to the Principal (rough draft due Tues, Nov. 10)
- Creating an Essay (brainstorming funnel)
