English 1010 Writing Workshop Spring 2013 Meet twice

English 1010 Writing Workshop Spring 2013 Meet twice a week M, Th (Sec. 1 a) Monday 4: 10 -6: 00 (2 -116) Thursday 4: 10 -6: 00 (1 -308) E-mail: Austin Casey austinkc@hotmail. com Phone: 134 3922 0499 Website: http: //austincasey. yolasite. com/ Office Hours: Wednesday 6 -8, Thursday 10 -12 (ICB 319) 1

English 1010 Writing Workshop Spring 2013 Meet twice a week T, Th (Sec. 1 b) Tuesday 4: 10 -6: 00 (2 -105) Thursday 8: 00 -9: 50 (2 -215) E-mail: Austin Casey austinkc@hotmail. com Phone: 134 3922 0499 Website: http: //austincasey. yolasite. com/ Office Hours: Wednesday 6 -8, Thursday 10 -12 (ICB 319) 2

Today: HW Due: Final Essay & Journal 2 Essay reminders Thesis work Read: Student Zombies Homework: Journal 3 3

End of Session Exam Next week is the End of session exam for UK No class next week: I will be giving an exam from 3: 00 -6: 00, We will have to reschedule the class

Essay 1: Mistakes Basic Rules (also for TOEFL): 1. Thesis must have a topic and an opinion 2. Don't put pronouns in thesis or topic sentences. No connectors either. Ex: She has taught me how to be a better man by. . . Ex: Frankly speaking, my grandfather is amazing for three key reasons which are. . 3. Conclusion must be at least 4 sentences long.

Grammar WS 1: Answers 1 The procrastinator is a recipe for disaster; he is always getting into a jam. A, D 2 The Academy awarded the actress the Oscar trophy in front of a live audience. A, C, B 3 My home town high school teacher was nominated teacher of the year by my classmates. A, B

Vocab/Grammar Quiz 1: Answers 17. Professional rock climbers scaled the sheer mountain cliffs. vt 18 As expected, the students who study frequently have been exceptionally strong in grammar. lv 19 These mandarin oranges that are in season seem very sweet. lv 20 Pistachios were the nuts that the man who was to become a prince of Persia picked pleasantly. vt

More Help A subject B direct object C indirect object D subject compliment E object compliment 01 The procrastinator is a recipe for disaster; he is always getting into a jam. A, D 02 The Academy awarded the actress the Oscar trophy in front of a live audience. A, C, B 03 My home town high school teacher nominated Tom for class monitor. A, B

More Help A subject B direct object C indirect object D subject compliment E object compliment 01 The coach decided to give the team captain the basketball. 02 03 They called him black due to his dark hair. My driving instructor was lenient with me.

More Help A subject B direct object C indirect object D subject compliment E object compliment 01 The coach decided to give the team captain the basketball. A 02 C They called him black due to his dark hair. E 03 My driving instructor was lenient with me. A D B

More Help: Verbs Transitive (followed by a noun) Intransitive (followed by prep phrase or adv) Linking (connects adj. With noun subject) 01 It is known that playing piano makes you smarter. 02 The diver seemed tense before the match. 03 Chad cheered gleefully.

Grammar Part 4: Review: adj adv Adverbs: answer when, where, how, and (for adverse phrases and clauses) why. Adjectives: answer which one, how many, and what kind.

adj adv - Fix Mistakes: 1. It is often claimed that people with high intelligent can do chemical engineering. 2. Speaking the true is important, lest we lose face and friends. 3. The beauty girl was so tall that an award was conferred on her in the beauty pageant. 4. Raw materials are important for our economic.

Grammar Handout Part 4: Ex: adj 1. Adv 2. Adj 3. Adv 4. Adj 5. Adv 6. Adv 7. Adj 8. Adv 9. Adj 10. Adj

W TASK 2 You should spend 30 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Nowadays, there are basically two ways to bring up children. One is to encourage them and let them do what they want and make their own decisions. The other is to guide them strictly to do what the parent thinks best. Which method of fostering children do you agree with? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 300 words

W TASK 2 You should spend 30 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Some people think that it is parents' responsibility to teach children how to become good members of society, while others think it is the job of schools. Whose responsibility do you think it is to teach children the values of society? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 300 words

W TASK 2 You should spend 30 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents, for instance for sport or music, and others are not. However, it is sometimes claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sportsman or musician. Which side do you believe has the biggest influence on us, nature or nurture? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 300 words

Karate Life By Tommy handout Read the passage and fill in the peer review. If the information is not given, you must enter it according to the logic of thesis.

Television Addiction By Marie Winn p. 293 Read the passage and answer the following questions

Essay – Reminders Double Spaced stapled Make an interesting title Thesis should be at the bottom of the introduction. Each topic sentence (T 1, T 2, and T 3) should be at the beginning of the paragraph. Each topic sentence needs 2 -3 evidence to support it Conclusion will say the same basic thing as the introduction (paraphrase) 20

Essay – Reminders Grammar - Verb tense: Keep the same verb tense throughout the sentence Ex: I took my driving test, but I ran into another car the next day, I was shock. Ex: I eat breakfast, take a shower, and went to school. Ex: The diner was empty and lonely, nobody in there. 21

Essay – Keep Verb Tense Ex: I took my driving test, but I ran into another car, I was shocked. Ex: I take my driving test, but I run into another car, its a shock. Ex: I am taking my driving test, but I am running into another car, its shocking. Ex: I will take my driving test, but I will run into another car, it will be a shock. Ex: I had taken my driving test, but I had run into another car, it had been a shock. 22

Popular Recent TOEFL independent task questions) 1. Do you think people these days rely on machines too much? will they forget basic skills like writing and cooking because they use machines too much? 2. How do you think people in the future will use robots? 3. Is it good for the government to spend money on space exploration? Or do you think it is a waste of money? 4. Why do a lot of people long for a car? 5. Do you think the government should limit the use of private cars? 23

Thesis work p. 67 -68 Page 67: fill in the information to complete thesis. Page 68: make an appropriate thesis Page 69: Choose from “General or Limited” Subjects and make 2 thesis statements

Read Student Zombies p. 285 1. Listen for new words, I will try to define most of them 2. Get some ideas for your Essay 2 3. See how the writer relates thesis and the topic sentences 4. See how the writer has evidence to support each topic sentence 25

Read Student Zombies p. 285, Find: 1. Thesis 2. Topic sentences (3) 3. Supporting evidence (2 -4) 4. 26

Define Someone: Choose 1 and write what it means to you Example: a lazy student is like a zombie a sucker (a gullible guy) a genius painter an overly tidy person a person who is addicted to mobile or other tech a person you are afraid of a person who is too honest a boy that has huge muscles a selfish guy a guy that reads too many comics a practical joker (person who always tricks others for fun) a guy that always picks on others for fun a spoiled guy

Thesis work p. 287 -288 Complete the information based on the two stories

Announcement No class next Thursday: Final Essay & Journal 2 due on Tuesday (class b) Monday (class a)

Supporting Evidence p. 61 -62: Write an outline for the 2 arguments: 1. Some people believe that the government is correct in using prisoners for labor to advance the economy while others feel that this is an incentive to arrest more criminals so that they may work for the government labor force. Do you agree or disagree? Provide reasons for your choice. 2. Some people believe that prisoners deserve to have some freedoms like access to medicine, libraries, sports equipment, healthy meals, and other facilities while others feel that prisoners do not deserve common compassion because they chose to break the law and therefore should live in a very basic way.

Common Idioms 3 Apple of my eye Carry a torch for someone Kick the bucket / have a bucket list Diamond in the rough My knight in shining armor Have your cake and eat it too All the world's a stage Be like clay

Common Idioms 3 Apple of my eye = your treasure Carry a torch for sb = carry love for sb Kick the bucket = to die Diamond in the rough = sth good in the bad My knight in shining armor = your hero Have your cake and eat it too = best of both worlds All the world's a stage = everyone plays their part in this world To be like clay = moldable, easy to control (person) *neutral word *

Activity – make a sentence with the following word sets Jane, clay Bill, diamond in the rough Bill, kick the bucket Jane, have her cake and eat it too

Grammar W/S: Part 3 Answers 1. vt 9. vi 2. lv 10. lv 3. lv 4. vi 5. vt 6. vt 7. lv 8. lv

Also called count nouns. People, places, things, or ideas that can be counted and made into plurals, such as teacher, restroom, and joke (one teacher, two restrooms, three jokes). p. 562 -563 Basic every day things that you can count

Countable nouns Examples of countable nouns singular plural apples pineapples cucumber strawberry grape cucumbers strawberries grapes

Also called noncount nouns. People, places, things, or ideas that cannot be counted, such as water, history, and truth. p. 562 -563 Read the blue box

Uncountable nouns Examples of uncountable nouns: rice lettuce ham water milk

Definition – What is an article? Indefinite Articles a, an, some, or no article Refers to general or nonspecific nouns Ex. a cat, some cats, cats Definite Articles the – for both singular and plural Refers to a specific noun Ex. the cat, the cats No Article Refers to nonspecific, non-count, or mass or plural nouns – nouns that have no specific quantity Ex. Milk, cheese, water, rice

Article Use in Other Languages Asian, Slavic, African languages Do not have an article system Arabic, Welsh languages Only use definite articles Romance and Germanic languages Separate articles according to gender Greek language Uses articles with proper nouns

Practice In each of the sentences below, you will see a blank. Please choose one of the following articles for each sentence – a, an, the or leave it blank. 1. My father’s car is considered to be ______ piece of art. 2. _______ (B/b)eauty is rare. 3. _______ (A/a)ir in the room was hot. 4. The doctor told me that I needed ______ operation tomorrow. 5. ______ (I/i)nformation I received was extremely important. 6. ______ (A/a)ir is made up of millions of atoms.

7. My parents could not believe that their dog had eaten ______ pie. 8. ______ (A/a)pple a day keeps the doctor away. 9. In some countries ______ dogs are considered man’s best friend. 10. My sister decided to cut her hair with ______ scissors. 11. I was bitten by _______ mosquito in the Caribbean. 12. A loud noise scared me and I dropped ______ glass on the floor. 13. In ancient Egypt _______ cat was considered sacred. 14. Is _______ water in Lake Superior safe to drink?

Basically, an article is an adjective. Like adjectives, articles modify nouns. For example, if I say, "Let's read the book, " I mean a specific book. If I say, "Let's read a book, " I mean any book rather than a specific book.

ESL Tips: ESL Pointers Chapter 45, p. 562566 Work on together

TOEFL Writing Question 2: Independent Task Essay based on your own personal experience and ideas. Rang of topics – politics, health, economy, business, education, the environment, social issues 30 minutes, 300+ words long. Introduction Body: main part of the essay - should give your reasons with details that support your opinion. Conclusion: restate your view and summarize the 45 reasons you gave to support it.

TOEFL: Useful Idioms 2 1. paint the town red = ? 2. kill two birds with one stone = ? 3. don't cry over spilled milk = ? 4. the early bird catches the worm = ? 5. butterflies in the stomach = ? 6. fish out of water = ? 7. give it a whirl = ? 8. tip of the iceberg = ? 9. black sheep = ? 10. bring home the bacon = ? 46

TOEFL: Useful Idioms 2 1. paint the town red = have an amazing night around town! 2. kill two birds with one stone = accomplish 2 things at once 3. don't cry over spilled milk = don't worry about a small thing 4. the early bird catches the worm = early person has advantage 5. butterflies in the stomach = nervous 6. fish out of water = in a new environment 7. give it a whirl = give it a try 8. tip of the iceberg = just a small part of the whole 9. black sheep = sb who is different than others in a group 10. bring home the bacon = the bread winner, provide for the 47 family

Journal 1 Do you prefer to shop online or at a real store? Write a short essay comparing and contrasting the experience of shopping at these two different kinds of stores. Use specific reasons and examples to illustrate the stores' similarities and differences. Write 250 -300 words and make sure there is a thesis, introductory sentence, and concluding sentence

Journal 2 Choose a TOEFL Task 2 question and answer it. Remember choose a trend or a problem. Then use the format “what are your opinions on this” Follow the standard format, 250 -300+ words, 4 paragraphs etc.

Journal 3: Bucket List A bucket list is a list of things you want to do in your life before you die. Although this is a creative writing assignment, you must still follow the correct structure as usual. 300+ words

punctuation , comma : colon ; semi colon (comma + colon) connect 2 ideas Different from a comma because you don’t need a linking verb or connector like ‘and’ Ex: For me, nothing can compare - Dash avoid dash its not useful for academic E

Essays: You will write 4 essays and make a portfolio. 1. Remembering an Event (550 -650 words) Something that happened to you. An interesting event that you remember clearly. 2. Writing a Profile (550 -650 words) You will describe something or someone. 3. Proposing a Solution (650 -750 words) You will discuss a problem and explain how to fix it 4. Justifying an Evaluation (550 -650 words) You will give evidence to support a decision. 5. Portfolio You will choose 5 journal entries to put in your portfolio. 6. Journal Entries These will be given by the instructor. They will cover various topics. 52

Course Schedule: Lesson A Week 3 Lesson B Essay 1: Profile Week 4 Essay 1 First 100 words Due Week 5 Essay 1 Rough Draft Due (550+ words) Journal 1 Due Week 6 Essay 1 Final Draft Due (550+ words) Week 7 Journal 3 Due Week 8 Essay 2 (first 100 words) Peer Reviews Journal 2 Due 53

Homework: Essay 1: Final (attach rough draft) Journal 2: Choose a TOEFL question Grammar ws: Part 1 -5 (grammar quiz Week 7) 54