Month: July 2017
Week 3 – Reporting
Week 3
(July 24 – 28)
| Monday | Assign Essay 3 – Reporting Information Essay 3 process and thesis statements – Expository Thesis
Group Presentations, part 3: Strategy Group (SG) 7: Norton’s “Defining” (Ch. 36) -Discuss SG 7 presentation and value to the writing process Strategy Group (SG) 8: Norton’s “Describing” (Ch. 39) -Discuss SG 8 presentation and value to the writing process Strategy Group (SG) 9: Norton’s “ Dialogue” (Ch. 41) -Discuss SG 9 presentation and value to the writing process Strategy Group (SG) 10: Norton’s “Explaining Processes” (Ch. 42) -Discuss SG 10 presentation and value to the writing process |
| ONLINE | Research for Essay 3 |
| Wednesday | Drafting day for Essay 3 |
| ONLINE | Peer Review of Essay 3 (Thursday at 11:59 PM – Saturday at 5:00 PM) |
ONLINE: Essay 3 – Reporting Information due (Saturday, July 29 by 11:59 PM on Canvas)
Essay 2 – Peer Review
For this essay you want to look closely at the following:
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Is there strong thesis statement, one that clearly indicates that this is an analytical essay
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Is there a good summary? Can you clearly understand what the comic book in question was about?
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Is there a strong analysis? Is the analysis going deeper into understanding the comic book? Is it and the summary in balance?
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Is there, following the analysis, an evaluation or judgment of the comic book based on a spelled out criteria.
– Check also for grammar and other proofing errors as well.
– Provide any constructive feedback you may wish to impart.
MLA – Starting Points
Getting Into Introductions
Analytical Thesis
Practice Analysis
In Groups, I want you to summarize, analyze, and evaluate the following example:
Ways of Analyzing a Comic Book
To help you get your feet into analyzing comic books, I have a prezi linked here to help you get started.
Essay 2 – Analyzing a Comic Book
Week 2 – Analysis!
WEEK 2
(July 17 – 21)
| Monday | Assign Essay 2 – Analyzing Texts (Ch. 11)Essay 2 process and thesis statements – Analytical Thesis
Group Presentations, part 1: Strategy Group (SG) 1: Norton’s “Beginning and Ending” (Ch. 29) -Discuss SG 1 presentation and value to the writing process Strategy Group (SG) 2: Norton’s “Guiding Your Reader” (Ch. 30) – Discuss SG 2 presentation and value to the writing process Strategy Group (SG) 3: Norton’s “Describing” (Ch. 36) -Discuss SG 3 presentation and value to the writing process |
| ONLINE | Start Work on Essay 2 |
| Wednesday | Drafting day for Essay 2Group Presentations, part 2:
Strategy Group (SG) 4: Norton’s “Narrating” (Ch. 39) -Discuss SG 4 and value to the writing process Strategy Group (SG) 5: Norton’s “Analyzing Causes and Effects” (Ch. 31) -SG 5 presentation and value to the writing process Strategy Group (SG) 6: Norton’s “Classifying and Dividing” (Ch. 33) -Discuss SG 6 presentation and value to the writing process |
| ONLINE | Peer Review of Essay 2 (Thursday at 11:59 PM – Saturday at 5:00 PM) |
