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IN-CLASS PRESENTATION & ACTIVITES: 12/6/11

LESSON PRESENTATION- 12-6-11

Peer-Editing-Worksheet- Final Quiz-Exam Review

Prepositions Location-Direction Explanation

Common Verb + Preposition Reference List: 

http://wps.ablongman.com/long_faigley_penguinhb_2/30/7853/2010449.cw/index.html#anchor571491 

Common Adjective + Preposition Reference List:  

http://www.bedavaingilizce.com/prepositions/adj_pre.htm

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UPDATE: FINAL EXAM will be December 13th (the QUIZ can be done all week)

You will have to write an essay of at least 175 words choosing from 1 of the 5 essay types we covered this semester:

  1. “All About Me” (Autobiography)
  2. Narrative Essay
  3. Descriptive Essay
  4. Compare/Contrast Essay
  5. Classification Essay

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Homework Assignment Week 14: Due 12/1 at midnight and Sunday 12/4 at midnight

1. Finish the final draft of your compare/contrast essay and email to me by no later than Thursday, December 1, at midnight.

2. Read and complete textbook pgs. 217-224, Exercises 32, 33, 35, & 37 on sentence structure: there + be, sentence fragments, run-on sentences, comma splices,...Read More »


IN-CLASS PRESENTATION & ACTIVITES: 11/29/11

LESSON PRESENTATION- 11-29-11

Sentence Structure Explanation

Sentence Structure Explanation- CORRECTIONS

Classification Writing Explanation

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Homework Assignment Week 13: Due 11/25 at midnight and Tuesday 11/29 in class

1.  Email me the final draft of your compare/contrast essays by Friday 11/25 at midnight.  Make sure you add and highlight in your essay: the compare/contrast transition words we reviewed in class (in Transition Word List- Compare-Contraston my website), comparatives, superlatives, and correlative conjunctions. Also update...Read More »


IN-CLASS PRESENTATION & ACTIVITES: 11/22/11

LESSON PRESENTATION-11-22-11

Word Forms Chart Activity- Completed!

Four Square Writing- Compare-Contrast

Essay Format Explanation- Compare-Contrast

Transition Word List- Compare-Contrast

Comparative-Superlative Explanation 

Topic Week 11: Elements of Compare and Contrast Writing

1.  Make final corrections to your descriptive essays and email your final draft to me by Friday 11/18 at midnight.  Do NOT forget to HIGHLIGHT or UNDERLINE at least 8 descriptive adjectives used in your essay.

LESSON PRESENTATION- 11-15-11

Parallel & Consistent Writing Explanation

Parts of Speech Chart

Articles Explanation

Using A and The Fill in the Blanks

Four Square Writing-...Read More »


Homework Assignment Week 11: Due Friday 11/11 at midnight and Tuesday 11/15 in class

1.  After you get the corrections to your body paragraphs, please add the introduction and the conclusion to the essay (at the beginning and the end).  Please EMAIL ME the first draft of the whole essay BY FRIDAY, 11/11 AT MIDNIGHT.

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UPDATE: NO CLASS Tuesday, 11/8/11

It is an American holiday, Election Day.

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Homework Assignment Week 10: Due Friday 11/4 at midnight and Tuesday 11/8 at midnight

By Friday 11/4 @ midnight:

1. Complete and email me your 4-Square worksheet for your descriptive essay if you haven’t already BEFORE you write your body paragraphs.

2. Write the 3 or 4 body paragraphs of your descriptive essay using 5 of your descriptive adjectives and at...Read More »


IN-CLASS PRESENTATION & ACTIVITES: 11/1/11

LESSON PRESENTATION- 11-1-11

Four-Square-Writing-Worksheet-My Dream House- Example

Parallel & Consistent Writing Explanation

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Homework Assignment Week 9: Due Tuesday 11/1 before 3 p.m.

1. Complete a Four Square Writing Worksheet for the essay Model Descriptive Essay-My Dream World- Color-Coded and email to me by Friday night at midnight, 10/28/11.

2. Brainstorming: Describe your favorite place in the world OR your ideal/dream place, house, or world using 10-15 bullet...Read More »


IN-CLASS PRESENTATION & ACTIVITES: 10/25/11

LESSON PRESENTATION-10-25-11

Parts of Speech Chart- Chart Only (2)

Descriptive Writing Explanation

Essay Format Explanation

Model Descriptive Essay-My Dream World- Color-Coded

Four Square Writing Worksheet

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Homework Assignment Week 8: Due Tuesday 10/25 before 3 p.m.

Topic Week 8: Elements of Descriptive Writing

1. Open Descriptive Writing Explanation and read about adjectives

2. Write down 5 adjectives to describe the photo/drawing of your favorite special place in the world.

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Midterm & Quiz Review: 10-18-11

You can complete this Quiz #1 EN031 Fall Semester 2011 either at home and email it to me, OR you can complete it on the same day you take the midterm.  Either way, I need to have the quiz by the end of next Tuesday’s class, 10-18-11. ...Read More »


IN-CLASS PRESENTATION & ACTIVITES: 10/11/11

LESSON-PRESENTATION-10-11-11

Verb-Tense-Explanation6

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Homework Assignment Week 6: Due Tuesday 10/11 before 3 p.m.

1. Read and complete textbook pgs. 41-42:

  • Exercise 12 #1-8

2. Read and complete textbook pgs. 197-198:

  • Exercise 9 (use time subordinators)- COLLECT
  • Exercise 10- COLLECT

3. Read and complete textbook pgs. 227-235:

Homework Assignment Week 5: Due Tuesday 10/4 before 3 p.m.

1. Add at least 4 new “When/Time Order” Transition Words to your narrative paragraphs from the list provided (Transition Word List 5).

2. Make final corrections to your narrative paragraphs and email me the final draft by Thursday 9/29 at midnight.  Please include the photo on...Read More »


IN-CLASS PRESENTATION & ACTIVITES: 9/27/11

LESSON-PRESENTATION-9-27-11

Transition Word List 5

English Irregular Verb List3

Peer Editing Worksheet (4)

Transition Word Practice

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Homework Assignment Week 4: Due Saturday 9/24 & Tuesday 9/27

1.  TOPIC 3: NARRATIVE WRITING:  Please read the textbook pages 29-34: (Chapter 2) and complete the following:

  • Exercise 1 #1-6 (pg. 31)
  • Exercise 2 #1-5 (pg. 31)
  • Exercise 3 #1-4 (pgs. 32-34)

2.  A PICTURE TELLS 1,000 WORDS (WRITE A NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH): Find a photograph from...Read More »


Crazy English!!

Click here to read “Crazy English:”

Crazy English Fun Read

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IN-CLASS PRESENTATION & ACTIVITES: 9/20/11

LESSON-PRESENTATION-9-20-11

Analyzing-Evaluating Topic Sentences

Narrative Paragraph Explanation

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Homework Assignment Week 3: Due Thursday 9/15 & Tuesday 9/20

1.  Choose ONE TOPIC from the following list of writing topics and write a  paragraph about the topic using the following components correctly:

  • Topic sentence containing a topic and controlling idea (that is not too general and not too specific)
  • At least 3 supporting sentences with...Read More »

IN-CLASS PRESENTATION & ACTIVITIES: 9/13/11

LESSON-PRESENTATION-9-13-11

Omar Jama- All About Me- CORRECTED

Six Components of a Body Paragraph

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Guidelines for Correcting Your Essays

1.  When you open my corrected essay, there might be a yellow line at the top that says “Enable Editing.”  MAKE SURE YOU PRESS THIS BOX CALLED “ENABLE EDITING” so that you can make your own changes to the document.  If you do NOT do this, you will...Read More »


General Guidelines for All Writing Assignments

1. ALL writing assignments for this class must be written in Microsoft Word in the following format:

  • FONT: Times New Roman
  • SIZE: 13 Point
  • SPACING: Double-spaced
  • MARGINS: 1 inch
  • The first sentence of every paragraph must be indented (using”tab”)
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How to get Microsoft Office for $15

You will need to go to the University of Buffalo’s North Campus and show your current ECC student ID.  Address and contact info is as follows:

IN-CLASS PRESENTATION & ACTIVITIES: 9/6/11

LESSON-PRESENTATION-9-6-11

Interview Classmates Chart- Icebreaker

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Homework Assignment Week 1: Due in class Tuesday 9/6/11

Please click on the following document, read the instructions, and complete the writing assignment.  It must be typed and printed out by next class (Tuesday, 9/6/11):

All About Me Writing Assessment- Adults

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Welcome to EN031: Academic Writing (Fall 2011 Hybrid)!

I am looking forward to this class immensely!  You will use this website primarily to access assignments, updates, homework, class activities, documents, links, videos, sound clips, and make comments.

The “ECC” page reports assignments of the day, updates, and homework, while the “Downloadable Documents” and “Learning Links”...Read More »