Roll/Return Papers/Collect all missing work

1. Test # 2 – Five Questions

2. Test # 2 / Ms. T will put in all missing grades

Congratulations, and good luck!

2. Quiz 5 (Commas)

3. Conferences (Paragraph Portfolio Due, Go over grade, absences) while rest of class studies for Test # 2.

HW:

Study for Test #2

Finish/Find all missing work

Announcement: You’ve all made your lab hours! GREAT JOB!

1. Par. 23:

Write a summary of Prep Writing 1. What have you learned in this class? What challenged you most? What was easiest/most enjoyable for you?

2. Go over Commas

Go over Quiz # 4

3. Take Practice FEE Test

HW:

Study for Quiz 5 (Commas) (In Foundations First text book):

31-1    # 3

31-2   # 3

31-3    #3

31-4     #3

31-5    #3,4,5

31-6      #5,6,7,8,9,10

31-7      #5,6,7,8,9,10

31-8        #5,6,7,8,9,10

31-9         #3,4

31-10      #3,4,5,6

Paragraph Portfolio (1-23)

Find any “missing” work

What goals do you have for yourself this summer? Describe those goals and why you have them

2. Go over HW (Page 1 sentences of Commonly Confused Words)

3. QUIZ on Commonly Confused Words, Capitalization Rules, Apostrophes – 30 min.

IMPORTANT REMINDER — LAST DAY FOR LAB CREDIT IS TODAY!

HW:

1. Read Chapter 31 (Commas) in Foundations First. Complete first 2 problems from each set of exercises in chapter.

2. Work on Paragraph Portfolio! Due Wednesday!

Upcoming Dates:

Quiz 5/Paragraph Portfolio DUE  – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

TEST 2 – MAY 4 – TEST 2 SUBJECT LIST (in progress):

Illogical Shifts in Voice, Tense, and Person,

Dangling Modifiers,

Misplaced Modifers,

Parallelism,

Topic Sentences, Perfect Paragraph,

Commonly Confused Words,

Capitalization,

Apostophes,

Test 1 Materials

Describe your favorite place (not a city, since you’ve already done this in a paragraph already). Explain why it is your favorite place and what you like to do there. Examples: a certain room, theme park, friend’s house, store, etc.

2. Continue Commonly Confused Words List:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelhomo.html

(Go over page 3 HW)

Go Over Commonly confused Capitalizations

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/capital.asp

4. Apostrophe Rules Exercise – go over HW in FF Book

IMPORTANT REMINDER — Please make sure you are spending time in the Prep Writing Lab — the end of the semester is near! LAST DAY FOR LAB: Wednesday, April 22.

HW:

1. Apostophes HW – Exercise Central

2. OWL Commonly Confused Words List – Write correct  sentences for Page 1-

 3. Upcoming Dates:

QUIZ 4 – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 on: Commonly confused words list, capitalization rules, apostrophes

Quiz 5/Paragraph Portfolio DUE  – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

TEST 2 – MAY 4 – TEST 2 SUBJECT LIST (in progress):

Illogical Shifts in Voice, Tense, and Person,

Dangling Modifiers,

Misplaced Modifers,

Parallelism,

Topic Sentences, Perfect Paragraph,

Commonly Confused Words,

Capitalization,

Apostophes,

Test 1 Materials

Peer Edit of TYPED Par. 20 (Life as Movie) – Switch with papers with a partner — look for structural/grammatical/format errors

2. Continue Commonly Confused Words List:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelhomo.html

Commonly confused Capitalizations

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/capital.asp

Go over Capitalizations/Commonly Confused Words Again

3. Discuss End of Semester Testing and Grades

4. Apostrophes

HW:

1. Apostophes HW – Page 468 – Chapter Review

2. OWL Commonly Confused Words List – Write correct  sentences for Page 3- “already” through “maybe.” (14 sentences)

– Please make sure you are spending time in the Prep Writing Lab — the end of the semester is near! LAST DAY FOR LAB: Wednesday, April 22.

- Marlicia and Biniam – FF exercises?

Continue to write on your “life movie.”

Self-Edit Par. 20

 2. Go Over Parallelism/Dangling Modifers/Illogical Shifts Quiz (#3)

3. Continue Commonly Confused Words List:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelhomo.html

Commonly confused Capitalizations

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/capital.asp

4. Due: Par. 17 Final Copy

5. Discuss End of Semester Testing and Grades

6. Apostrophes

HW:

1. Commonly Confused Words HW – Write a sentence correctly using each word on Page 2 of OWL Worksheet.

2. Continue to gather work for paragraphs portfolio

– Please make sure you are spending time in the Prep Writing Lab — the end of the semester is near! LAST DAY FOR LAB: Wednesday, April 22.

Imagine a director is going to make a movie of your life. How would the movie start? What actor/actress would play your part, and why? Who would play the other main characters? Who is featured on your soundtrack? How does the movie end?

 2. Parallelism/Dangling Modifers/Illogical Shifts Quiz (#3) – 30 minutes

3. Due: Three Wishes Essay

5. Commonly Confused Words List:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelhomo.html

Commonly confused Capitalizations

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/capital.asp

HW:

1. Commonly Confused Words HW

2. Continue to gather work for paragraphs portfolio

3. Final Draft of Par. 17 (typed)

– Please make sure you are spending time in the Prep Writing Lab — the end of the semester is near! LAST DAY FOR LAB: Wednesday, April 22.

Free write! You may write about any appropriate topic you would like, whether it is something that has been on your mind lately, or anything of relevance to your life right now. The only rules are that the paragraph must be school-appropriate, and be at least five sentences long.

 2. Test # 1 – has everyone taken it? Last call…

3. Parallelism/Dangling Modifers/Illogical Shifts Review

4. Peer Edit – Par. 17

5. Commonly Confused Words List:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelhomo.html

HW:

1. Review Parallelism, Dangling Modifers, and Illogical Shifts – Quiz on Wed.

2. Continue to gather work for paragraphs portfolio

3. Revise three wishes essay – Final draft due Wed. – This draft will be GRADED on format, content, grammar, structure, etc.

– Please make sure you are spending time in the Prep Writing Lab — the end of the semester is near! LAST DAY FOR LAB: Wednesday, April 22.

 Happy April Fool’s Day : )

Roll/Return Papers/Paragraph 18:

“Character”:

How would you desribe your character? Write an exemplification (meaning use specific EXAMPLES) paragraph that discusses your own character.

2. Test # 1 – has everyone taken test?

3. Review Chapters on Parallelism in Sentences:

http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/parstruc.html

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_parallel.html

4. Switch Parallelism HW and take each other’s “quiz”

5. Revisit Three Wishes Essay; Peer Edit

HW:

1. Review Parallelism, Dangling Modifers, and Illogical Shifts

2. Gather work for paragraphs portfolio

3. Type Paragraph 17

– Please make sure you are spending time in the Prep Writing Lab — the end of the semester is near! LAST DAY FOR LAB: Wednesday, April 22.