Expos Comp 1 (Period 1) Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- 2011-2012 School Year
- Department
- English
- Location
- 177
- Description
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Expos. Comp. uses the Expository Reading and Writing Course developed by the Cal. State system. The class is designed to ready students of the English Placement Test and college level reading and writing in general.
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Agenda: 1/25/12
1. Read through Ch. 10
2. Write out and answer study guide questions for Chs 9 and 10.
Ch 9
1. List at least five ways the Chris McCandless is like Everett Ruess.
2. There are three theories of Ruess' disappearance. Summarize each.
Ch 10
1. List the eight steps to a positive identification of Chris McCandless.
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Agenda: 1/23/12
1. Turn in Chris' ITINERARY through Ch.6.
2. Read through Ch. 10 this week.
3.In JOURNAL write out and answer study guide questions.
Ch. 6. 1) How did ron Franz and Chris meet? 2) Summarize Franz's previous life. 3) Why do you think Franz wanted to adopt Chris?
Ch. 7. Explain the connection between Chris' sexual ambivalence and his yearning for the wilderness.
Ch. 8. Summarize the stories of: 1) Gene Rosellini 2) Joh Mallon Waterman 3) Carl McCunn
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Agenda: 1/20/12
1. Finish Chris' Itinerary--due Tues.
2. Vocab. 20 words
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Agenda: 1/18/12
1. SWBAT trace character development in a narration. What have we learned about Chris/Alex from Gallien and Westerberg? (Quiz grade, separate sheet of paper, due today.)
2. Chris' ITINERARY: Ch.4 should give you between 15 and 20 itinerary entries. Read through Ch. 6.
3. Vocab. 20 words.
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Agenda: 1/13/12
1. SWBAT summarize key events. IN YOUR JOURNAL, make a bullet point CORONER'S REEPORT (p. 13-14).
2. Beginning with Ch. 3, start keeping track of all dates and occurances in journal.
3. Vocab--10 words.
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Agenda 1/09/12
1. Intro INTO THE WILD; read author's note, cover vocab.
Homework: 1. Write a 500 word account of the Best Thing that happened over the holiday break; 2. Read Chapter 1 of ITW.
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Agenda
1.SWBAT combine simple sentences into sentences with compound elements (Quarterback).
2. SWBAT write a letter to the editor exposing a logical fallacy in the original text--"Hounding the Innocent," by Bob Herbert. Due Thurs, 12/1
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Agenda:
1. Turn in your summary
-------Checklist: a) FATt sentence b) use gist statement as foundation c) Add key details d) No quotes, no opinions
2. SWBAT use words from their own vocabulary collection to make effective sentences.
3. Vocab TEST--Write three sentences with five vocab words in each, a total of 15 vocab words.
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Agenda:
1. SWBAT make corrections and revise drafts.
2. SWBAT read, chunk, and gist new material--Racial Profiling--Module 5
Bob Herber's "Hounding the Innocent."
3. Summarize "Innocent" to be turned in on Wed. the 23rd.
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11/17/2011
Agenda:
1. SWBAT correct sentences with misplace and danglins modifiers on P 75 in the yellow grammar text.
2. SWBAT use basic rhetorical analysis to write a letter to the editor about Rifkin's "Change of Heart about Animals."
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11/14&15
Agenda
1. Back to chunk and gist in "Change of Heart"
2. The summaries
3. Argument analysis (the rhetorical square)
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11/8/2011
Agenda:
1. Parallelism, p.70
2. Read and Talk; 3 discussion question p.32 (blue book)
3. Read, chunk, and gist "Change of Heart," p.33
For Thurs. 11/9--Vocab. 130 words, and summary of "Change of Heart."
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11/04/2011
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1. Talk and write: Discuss the three questions on page 32 of unit 3. Then wrtie a one paragraph response for each on a separate sheet of paper and turn it in.
2. Vocab: cluster and and test the rest. 120 words.
3. Work on your book report for homework.
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Two text and comment entries for your book report are due.
Today's (10/31) agenda:
1. Subj/verb agreement, page 602 in the yellow book.
2. Subj/verb agreement quiz, page 615.
Today's (10/31) agenda:
1. Subj/verb agreement, page 602 in the yellow book.
2. Subj/verb agreement quiz, page 615.
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11/2/2011
Agenda:
1. Reducing sentences, P. 67
2. Ways to Persuade (we read all of it)
3. 1st draft informal persuasion--recent experience.
4. Homework: Read and work on book report