Homework and Essay Schedule

Homework for Thursday's class

1. Academic word list -- study next group of ten words  (mediate to preliminary) and review the previous thirty. There will be a quiz on Thursday the same format as the first quiz.   I recommend using the worksheet I gave you today to organize your knowledge about these words.
2. Choose a topic (from the 9) in your out of class essay assignment and write a thesis.   I will check this with each student on Thursday and give them the thumbs up or thumbs down.   You may want to begin developing your ideas -- the planning process before the organization -- if you are confident your thesis is good.  The outline and body paragraph one are due next Tuesday at which time we will have a writing workshop.
3. COC -- read pp.43-51
4. S&S -- read and do pp.207-209
5. In groups, rewrite (fix)  the student error sentences (#3, 4, 6, 7, 8).   Each group will hand in the repaired sentences.   This is for 5 marks.   Make sure you get the grammar and semantics right.

Out of Class Essay Schedule 

• Thursday, February 9 -- Essay thesis due -- 

• Tuesday, February 14 --  Essay plan/outline and body paragraph 1 first draft due.  Bring your pre-writing and essay plan/outline to class for discussion with your teacher.  Bring your laptop so you can work on it in class.  

• Tuesday, February 21-- Outline & Body paragraph 1 due (final draft for marking)

• Thursday, March 1 -- Hand in body paragraph 2 for feedback (first draft with outline).

• Thursday, March 8 -- body paragraph 2 due (final draft for marking).

The third body paragraph you will write independently and hand in with the rest of your essay on the final due date.

• Tuesday, March 13 -- Hand in introduction and conclusion for feedback (first draft).
• Tuesday, March 27 -- Complete essay due (final draft for marking).

Remember not to rush this.  The focus is on process -- learning how to write a good essay.    It is important not to neglect the planning and organizing of your essay.   Just as a well built house depends on  good materials and a good architectural/engineering design, your essay depends on good support, good grammar and good organization.   Good luck.