September 2, 2008 Archives
Topic:
Individual Learning Plan
We will discuss the Individual Learning Plan (ILP), an important multi-stage assignment that is responsible for 15% of your grade, and helps lay the groundwork for the final self-assessment paper, which is worth another 10%.
Continue reading Individual Learning Plan.
Due Today:
Ex 1-1: Prewriting
Bring a printed half-page of brainstorming or a full draft of Ex 1-1 to class.
You will hand the printout to me before you start taking the pretest, and I will return it at the end of the testing period, with feedback on "focus" and "showing".
(I probably won't be able to provide detailed edits.
You will hand the printout to me before you start taking the pretest, and I will return it at the end of the testing period, with feedback on "focus" and "showing".
(I probably won't be able to provide detailed edits.
Assigned Text:
SFW 3-4
What are you good at? Write a paragraph that focuses in detail on one specific incident that illustrates your strength ("The pitiful meowing woke me in the middle of the night. Mrs. McMurphy's cat was stuck in the tree again. I already had my shoes on whe
Continue reading Ex 1-2: My Strength (Evidence).
In-class Activity
Grammar Pretest (MyCompLab)
This test will earn you a full 5 marks (out of 100), just for taking it. This is the "before" test; at the end of the term you'll take another test, and you'll see how far you've come.
Continue reading Grammar Pretest (MyCompLab).
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