ACCC Class #6: July 24, 2010

READ: Chapter 2 of Patterns

STUDY: The Parallelism section of Hacker (I smell a quizzie poo).

WRITE: 1. Optional re-write of Essay 1

2. Journal #2 in which you write one page "evaluating the quality" of the article I handed out in class. You may answer one or all of the questions from the power point. But your response need only be one page. Remember that journals need not be typed (yet).

Bonus: Are the red lines in the photo parallel?

ACCC Class #5, July 21, 2010

In-Class Quiz on "What's Wrong with Writing"

Each should be completed using 2 - 3 full sentences.

1. What is the main idea of the article in two to three complete sentences.

2. In a short paragraph, illustrate three of the provided reasons why student proficiency in writing has fallen off in recent years.

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Read the provided article from the Current-Gazette newspaper from here in Atlantic County. Apply the tenets of "evaluating quality" to analyzing the article. POSTPONED TILL MONDAY

STUDY: Active Reading Test on Thursday

ACCC Class #4 Assignments: July 19, 2010

READ: If not done already, please read AND annotate "How to Mark a Book." It's in the inside of the Clouse book.

For use with Thoreau Unit (Disregard ACCC)

Class #3 Assignments, Thursday, July 15, 2010.

1. Edit Essay #1. Do not forget to attach the original. For eacxh discipline asteriked...please provide the page number and a brief (1- 3 sentence) explanation of how ot fix it in your paper.

2. In Hacker, peruse Usage Guide p. 123 - 137

3. Journal #1: Remember the rules. Find an advertisement you particularly like. May be print or video. Evaluate it based on the criteria outlined on page 30 of the Clouse book. It doesn't matter if you answer just one or all five questions in the context of your one page.

ACCC Class #2, July 14, 2010

Welcome to your family! Hope you like them, because like your real family, you're stuck with them!

Read Lewis Beale's article handed to you in class today: What's Wrong with Writing? You will be quizzed on its contents.

ACC Class #1, July 12, 2010

READ: Patterns with a Purpose Chapter 1 due by class on Thursday

WRITE: 1. Post my blog in your favorites. If you can, it would be awesome of you to sign-up for a g-mail account and register with Blogspot...this way you can communicate with me through the comments section. If you do, leave a comment on this post.

2. Complete questionnaire on seperate piece of paper.

3. Choose one of the questions posed below. Write me one full page answer. Keep in mind that this is your “coming out party” as a writer for this course. Present your best work. Show me what you are capable of mechanically. Show me how creative you can be! And remember Costal’s Crazy Ceys #1. Should be typed with specifications reviewed in syllabus. Labeled as Formal Essay #1.

 Questions for Formal Essay #1:

A. Explain what you would like people to have learned from you.

B. Write a piece explaining some unrealistic expectations others (or you) have placed on you (or could have placed on you), OR explain how you have done the same to someone else.

C. Write about something you "know to be true," but do not face.

D. Explain the chararteristics you would most want to inherit from your parents, OR explain the characteristics you would least like to inherit from them.

E. In an ideal world, explain what you would most like to devote your life to doing.