Class is easy.

1.  MLA format check-

2.  Groups and reading of drafts.

3.  Fun Thinking activity- to wrap it up.

4.  Reading-  What book are we starting with?  How much?

P/S assigned.

Journal-  What is your pet peeve?  Why does it bother you so much?


 What things mean, why they mean what they mean.


Problem/Solution essay notes- Mixing of Genres....


My Problem/Solution essay plan.


MLA format-  Works cited entry-

HW-  Come to class with a plan for your P/S essay- draft due next Tuesday.  10 days.

Almost Done...TS

Journal-  Have you come across a problem in your life?  What is it?

Names

TS quiz

Notes, let's finish.

Comma Splice:                           I like dogs, I like foxes. 
Fragment:                                    I like dogs; I like foxes when.
Run On:                                       I like dogs I like foxes.
Parallelism:                                  I like dogs, foxes, and cat.
Verb tense Agreement:                I likes dogs.
Tense shift-                                  I ran in the store, and when I run out I fell. 
PNA-                                            People that are nice are also fun.  WHO

6 traits

Voice-                                          The way you sound- personality
Ideas and Content-                       What it's about- interesting.
Word Choice-                                Choosing the perfect word.
Sentence Fluency-                        Flow, mix of sentences.
Conventions-                               Grammar
Organization -                                Plan- set up.

Writing Process

Invent-        Creating a topic. Interesting to others.
Organize-    Plan your work, work your plan
Draft-          Practice essay- Go fast... Don't worry about mistakes.
Revise-       Fix for SF, V, IC, WC, ORG.
Edit -          Grammar only.
Publish -     Perfect.


TAP

Topic-                     What it's about.
Audience-               Who it's for
Purpose -                 Why you are writing it.



Fun. Lateral Notes...


HW- Gram quiz, TS quiz.