3/5/12

    Today in class, we read chapter 6, writing the essay. We read about the 3 stages to writing an essay which consist of stage 1, brainstorming/free writing, stage 2, organizing, stage 3, writing the essay making final corrections. Then, we did exercise 2 on pg. 95 which was we had to pick a theses and write a an essay using the writing process, at least reaching stage 3.

3/5

Today in class, we received our 1st test scores. I passed with an A which I am highly proud about. The extra credit helped out. Without the extra credit, I would've gotten a lower grade. We went over student demonstration of the writing process. We also read about the Writing process worksheet, which shows the writing process and the steps. Leah did freewriting, brainstorming, and clustering to get her started. Next, she did stage 2 in which she wrote an outline for organization. Lastly, she demonstrated stage 3, using CLUESS and COPS.

3/05

 Today we continued the "Student Demonstration of all Stages of the Writing Process". The text provided an example using Leah's essay on "Prison Sweat Lodge". This section discussed and demonstrated the three stages of the Writing Process. In stage 1, Leah free wrote, brainstormed using the six big questions, listing, and clustering all her ideas for the essay. Stage 2, she began to organize it by creating an outline. Stage 3, Leah revised and edited her essay using "CLUESS", "COPS", and making annotations on the side. After completing all three stages, Leah was able to finish her final draft.

Writing Process 03-05-2012

Class was  concentrated onto the Writing Process Worksheet with Three stages to break down all the parts of The Writing Process on how to write and revise a good and strong paragraph or essay. There was also an example: "Razor Wire Sweat Lodge." It was an essay and consisted of a first and final draft. It broke down the essay into parts and what is needed to make a good essay. Page 89-95. Should make good use of this information.

It's Monday, yay

Today is Monday, the 5th of March. I'm glad we had class today, because I was anxious to see what I scored on our first test. Anyways, in class today, we went over all the stages of the writing process. I knew all three stages were very vital for a successful paper, but today when we went over it I came to a full understanding. The student demonstration of all the stages really helped, I wish that I could re-take our test. The writing process worksheet looks easy enough to remember. Dr. Rivera copies for us, just in-case. Free writing is part of stage one and that's is writing without stopping. I tend to do that for majority of my rough drafts. An important part of stage two is writing  topic sentence or thesis that will catch your readers eye. Last but not least, the third stage is revising your draft. It makes a lot more sense when you do each step thoroughly.

3/5/2012

Today in class, we went over the Student demonstration of all stages of the writing process. The writing process worksheet consisted of stages one, two, and three. For stage one, it was about freewriting. First, Leah started freewriting, and then she underlined the important aspects of the subject she wrote on. In stage two, after freewriting, brainstorming, and clustering, Leah was ready to focus on one aspect of her larger topics and write the essay. Stage three is to write the essay while using the help from CLUESS, and COPS.

2/29

We had a moodle session on the 29th of february. The topic was about an essay. An essay consists of paragraphs, each supporting the controlling idea called thesis. The four main parts of the essay include: Introduction, Development, Transition, and Conclusion. Introduction states the controlling idea in a paragraph form. Development gives reasoning, support, and evidence. Transition highlights divisions of the essay. Conclusion concludes an ending, usually a restatement or reflection of the thesis.