Academic Writing Week 2 class 2

Think and Write Please take out a piece of paper and spend five to ten minutes responding to the following quote. It will be collected. When was your best birthday? How old were you? What did you do? Where did you go? Who was there? What made that birthday so special? (If you cannot think of a specific birthday, be creative and MAKE IT UP. Still write in the past tense.)

Collect Homework Please turn in your outline and paragraph for “My Favorite _________” assignment

Vocabulary Set 1 With a partner you will use your phone to look up one of the vocabulary words assigned to you Define the word Write down two synonyms Write two sentences using the word Create a skit that you will perform in front of the class using the word Go to the class website (academicwriting322m.weebly.com) and click on the ‘Vocabulary’ page. In the Forum ‘Vocabulary Set 1 Definitions’ post your word, definition, synonyms, and sample sentences Check your understanding: after the partners have presented their word turn to the person next to you and explain the vocabulary word in your own words

Words Easily Confused Please write down which of the following words are confusing, or you need more help with a, an coarse, course it’s, its accept, except complement, compliment knew, new advise, advice conscious, conscience know, no affect, effect dessert, desert all ready, already do, due are, our feel, fill brake, break fourth, forth choose, chose have, of clothes, cloths hear, here

Let’s Take A 5 Minute Break

Confused Words Cont. See Often Confused Words PowerPoint

Homework Study academic vocabulary words Study vocabulary set 1 words (defined on class website) Study parts of speech Review ‘Often Confused Words’ PowerPoint Complete ‘Practice With Sentence Fragments’ and ‘Practice With Run On Sentences’ on a piece of paper that you will hand in next class Write down 3 topics that you would enjoy writing about

HW: Practice With Sentence Fragments Look at the following sentences and sentence fragments Decide which are incomplete and rewrite the paragraph with complete sentences Sarah ran to the car. She was in a big hurry. All of a sudden. Sarah stared at the car. She couldn’t believe her eyes. Three of the tires. Were completely flat. Sarah had no idea what caused the flats. Up the driveway toward the house. An open box of nails.

HW: Practice With Run On Sentences 1. I was late to school the teacher didn’t notice. 2. I went to live in California the weather is nice there. 3. My dad ate all the ice cream I can’t have any for dessert. 4. Doctors are very important they help sick people. Correct the run on sentences using conjunctions.

HW: Run On Sentence With Too Many Conjunctions I like ice cream because it tastes really good and it makes me happy and I eat it after school with my brother. The best vacation I went on was to Florida because I visited my family and went to the Harry Potter theme park in Orlando so I could drink Butter Beer! Correct the above run on sentences