Classwork
- In the lab re-wrote Task 4 (It is generally agreed that society benefits from the work of its members. Compare the contributions of artists with the contributions of scientists. Which type of contribution do you think is valued more by your society?)
- Reviewed the definitions of the following sentence structure errors: run-on sentences, commas splices, and fragments.
- Reviewed sentence Ex. 4, p. 172.
- Reviewed sentence structure errors from your drafts:
- Fragments: In addition, scientists who make a significant impact on the developing world. This phrase contains only a subject modified by an adjective clause. You need to add a verb to make an independent clause.
- Comma Splices: Every time we read fiction books, we imagine every situation, we mentally create the scenarios and the actions that the main characters are exposed to. You have two independent clauses here. A comma is not strong enough to separate them. A semicolon is stronger and maintains a close relationship between them.
- Other Missing Parts: Although nonfiction books help to know about real events, I would prefer to read... The verb help follows this pattern: help someone to do something. The example sentence needs someone: Although nonfiction books help people to know about real events...
Homework
Friday, September 30
- Your packet for Tasks 1 & 2, including a completed cover sheet, 4 drafts for Task 1 and 3 drafts for Task 2. Put it in my box in Room 103.
Friday, October 7
- Task 3, Draft 4 with your completed packet.
Classwork
- Reviewed Ex. 2 & Ex. 3, pp. 170-172.
- Reviewed feedback from Task 4.
- Your paragraphs were very short this time. Please add more detail for your second drafts. Take some time to think.
- People make (not give or do) contributions.
- Artist contributions should be artistic contributions. Science contributions should be scientific contributions. In this case, you need to use the adjective forms of the artist and science.
- Through technology is possible to create new methods of food production should be Through technology it is possible to create new methods of food production. A prepositional phrase cannot be the subject of the sentence.
- Natural phrasing: relevant contributions.
- Effective relative clause: The main contributions are made by artists or scientists, each of which is valued differently depending on the society that they live in.
- In the lab re-wrote Task 3 (Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should read only those books that are about real events, real people, and established facts.).
Homework
- Revise Task 4 (9.27.11). Print it and staple it to your first draft.
- Study Problem 7 on sentence boundary problems, p. 164, 166-167.
- Complete Ex. 4, p. 172.
Classwork
- Completed the error chart on the cover sheet for Tasks 1 and 2. On the cover sheet, "1st Draft" refers to the original paragraph that you typed in class. For Task 1, this would be the paragraph from September 19. For Task 2, this would from September 20.
- Reviewed feedback for Task 3.
- Vocabulary: non-fiction/fiction, fantasy, true story, events.
- Grammar: It helps us to grow and to develop several skills, and one of them is the capacity for imagination and self-development. It helps us to grow and to develop several skills, one of which is the capacity for imagination and self-development.
- Reviewed Ex. 1 on pp. 169-170.
- Typed Task 4: It is generally agreed that society benefits from the work of its members. Compare the contributions of artists with the contributions of scientists. Which type of contribution do you think is valued more by your society?
Homework
- Revise Task 1 (9.26.11). Type your revision, print it, and staple it on top of the draft I returned to you today.
- Study Problem 6 (parallel structure) on p. 163. Complete Ex. 2 and 3 on pp. 170-172.
Classwork
- Reviewed Practice Quiz 1.
- Typed 10-min paragraph of Task 3: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should read only those books that are about real events, real people, and established facts.
Homework
Tuesday (Tomorrow)
- For Unit 7 on sentence structure, read about Problems 1-4 on pp. 161-163.
- Complete Ex. 1 on pp. 169-170.
Friday
- 4 drafts of Task 1
- 3 drafts of Task 2
- cover sheet, stapled to all of your drafts
Announcements
- Bring your book for Monday!!!
- Be sure that you've signed up for an interview. I've posted the schedule in the right column of this website. (The list is also posted on my office door if you need to make changes.) The purpose is to get to know you and discuss your diagnostic scores. In addition, you can ask any questions that you have. You should come to my office, room 254.
Classwork
- Wrote a 30-minute essay on the following topic: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Modern technology is creating a single world culture. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. Followed this schedule: 0-5 min, brainstorm and outline; 5-25 min, write by starting with your thesis statement and body paragraphs. Write your introduction and conclusion last; 25-30 min, check your grammar, especially your spelling. Many of you are typing so fast that your letters get mixed up. If you were absent, type the essay in TextEdit, print it, and put it in my box.
- Reviewed Questions 21-34 on Part 2 of the predicate exercises.
Homework
Due Monday
- Practice Quiz. Use the list of patterns (without examples) that I gave you in class today. Don't use any other notes. Only use your brain. I won't record your grade, but I want to find out how much you understand.
Due Friday, September 30
- Draft 3 of Task 1 (What can governments do to encourage technological invention?). You rewrote this task on Wednesday, September 21 in the lab and I gave you feedback today. Revise according to that feedback (which is the top draft in your pile of drafts for this task). You can find the original in Classes/Gigger/Linguistic Accuracy/9.21.11/YourName/10-Minute Paragraph. This is the final draft for this task, and you should turn it in with Task 2 and the cover sheet by Friday, September 30 at 12:00.
Announcements
- Interviews will begin Monday, September 26 and end Tuesday, October 4. We will discuss your individual strengths and weaknesses and any other concerns you or I might have. If you were absent, please be sure to sign up for a time.
Classwork
- Reviewed predicate exercises, parts 1 and 2 (1-20).
- Reviewed feedback from Task 2. Many of you are forgetting the present perfect in very common situations, such as society has changed over time, which many of you are writing as society change over time.
- In the lab, retyped Task 1 (What can governments do to encourage technological invention?) without using former drafts.
Homework
- Review predicate exercises, part 2 (21-34).
- Revise Task 2. Type a new draft and staple it to the original. You can find the original in Classes/Gigger/Linguistic Accuracy/9.20.11/YourName/TenMinuteParagraph.
Classwork
- Discussed feedback from Task 1. See white handout.
- Brainstormed Task 2: Do you agree or disagree that progress is always good? Discussed the importance of defining progress in the introduction.
- Wrote Task 2 in the lab.
Homework
- Revise Task 1. (You can find the digital copy in Classes/Gigger/Linguistic Accuracy/9.19.11/YourName. Save your revision on your jump drive.) Print your revision and staple it on top of your 1st draft. Bring it to class tomorrow.
Classwork
- Reviewed the sentences from your homework.
- Brainstormed for this week's first topic: What can government do to encourage technological invention? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. See the handout, Linguistic Accuracy Packet, Tasks 1 & 2.
- Wrote a 10-min paragraph on the topic above.
Homework
- Complete the white handout from class, Parts 1 and 2. To complete Part 2, you need to identify the pattern of the predicate. To do so, you need to number the patterns on your chart 1 through 9. For example, an intransitive verb alone (Madeleine cried.) would be Pattern 1. A linking verb or to be + prep. phrase(s) would be Pattern 9.
Classwork- Collected Draft 2 of your 30-min. essays.
- Read from the TOEFL independent writing rubric about the importance of addressing the topic and including many details to support your ideas.
- Discussed subject predicates, using a new white handout. (If you were absent, you can find the handout in my box in 103.)
- Completed Ex. 2 and Ex. 8 on the back of the handout.
- Wrote sentences that follow the pattern subject + trans. verb + infinitive + (complement(s)) + (prep. phrase(s))
Homework
- Write one sentence for each of the following patterns:
- subject + intrans. verb + prep. phrase(s)
- subject + trans. verb + direct object phrase(s) + (prep. phrase(s))
- subject + trans. verb + direct object phrase(s) + indirect object phrase(s) + (prep. phrase(s))
- subject + trans. verb + gerund + (complement(s)) + (prep. phrase(s))
- subject + linking verb + prep. phrase(s)
Classwork- Reviewed 21-36 in Part 1 on p. 2 of the handout.
- Reviewed 11-24 in Part 2 on p. 3 of the handout.
- Reviewed the answers to the (ungraded) quiz: Transitive verbs are always followed by a noun that receives the action. Intransitive verbs are not followed by a noun that receives the action. Linking verbs link the subject to the adjective that follows the verb, as in This soup tastes delicious. To be is most commonly followed by an adjective, a noun, or a prepositional phrase. This information will be important when we discuss the passive and prepositions.
- Received feedback on 30-minute essays: Essays should answer the question directly. For this 30-min essay, you should have first defined what it means to be well-educated. This is the general information. You should have then connected that definition to language learning. This is more specific information. You should have then written your thesis statement.
- For examples of effective introductions, go to Classes/Gigger, Emily/Ling Ac C/1.doc. For examples of a less effective introduction, open the document titled 2.doc. If you were not in class, I put your first draft in my box.
Homework
- Second draft of your 30-minute essay. Please print it, staple it to your first draft, and bring it to class tomorrow.
Classwork- Reviewed 11-20 of Part 1 on p. 2 of the handout.
- Reviewed 3-10 of Part 2 on p. 3 of the handout.
- Practiced writing subject phrases in Part 3 on p. 3 of the handout. Shared our phrases with classmates.
- Answered these four questions:
- What is a transitive verb?
- What is an intransitive verb?
- Give an example of a linking verb.
- Write the three most common patterns after the verb to be. For example, to be is often followed by an adjective.
- Celebrated Giulianna's birthday!
Homework
- 21-36 in Part 1 on p. 2 of the handout.
- 11-24 in Part 2 on p. 3 of the handout.
Announcements
- If I don't have your 30-minute essay from Mr. Hartshorn's class, be sure you get it to me (by email or in my box) as soon as possible so that you don't get behind in the drafting process.
Classwork
- Reviewed grammar terminology. Identified nouns (lions, tigers, bears), pronouns (she, one, that, those), articles (a, an, the), possessive adjectives (my, your, Aline's), and determiners (this research, another idea, other ideas, those socks).
- Reviewed homework on p. 2 of handout on subjects.
Homework
- Complete 11-20 on p. 2 of the handout.
- Complete 3-10 on p. 3 of the handout.
- Read p. 4 of the handout.
Announcements
- The book we will use in class is the third edition of Writing Clearly by Janet Lane and Ellen Lange. We will begin using the book on Monday, September 19.
- Read classmates' get-to-know-you paragraphs and guessed who wrote each one.
- Discussed subjects and predicates, and the possible words and phrases that can be found in the subject slot of a sentence. (See white handout.)
- Finished the error correction diagnostic.
Homework
- In Part 1 on page 2 of the handout, underline the subject and identify the pattern for the first 10 sentences.
Classwork- Reviewed the syllabus.
- Took the diagnostic exam for error corrections.
Homework
- Buy the book. You will need it in class tomorrow. Buy the third edition (not the 2nd as I said in class), which is available at the bookstore.
Classwork- Introductions.
- Reviewed the goals and assignments of general linguistic accuracy classes.
- Wrote a diagnostic 10-minute essay on the following prompt: Describe an achievement that brings you pride or joy. Explain the achievement in detail and why it is important to you. The accomplishment need not be large, but it should be significant to you. Choose an achievement that you are willing to share with the entire class. Saved the document in Classes/Gigger, Emily/Ling Ac C/Diagnostic_10_Min. Labeled the document YourFirstName. Then printed a copy and gave it to Ms. Gigger.
Homework
- Read the syllabus.
- Buy book. You will need it by Thursday. If you get a used copy, erase any writing by Thursday as well.
