1. Academic Writing
Week 2 class 2

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.)

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Let’s Take A 5 Minute Break

7. Confused Words Cont.
See Often Confused Words PowerPoint

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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