MWF Unit One, Day 10 - Wednesday, September 13 |
What they'll do today in class:
Connection to course goals: Practicing the skills of summary and analysis again shows students the need to meet the expectations of the context. They can also see the ability to make choices within that context because we focus on a different aspect of an essay this time (organization).
(NOTE: You'll probably just want to do this as a large class discussion and list the ideas on the board. Hopefully, they'll have the hang of summary by this point so it will come a little easier.)
(5-10 min)
MAIN IDEAS OF SCHOR ESSAY:
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Summarize this activity by emphasizing that a backwards outline works well to really break-down the organization of an essay, and they can use this activity with any essay they plan on evaluating, or even with their own essays.
(5-10 min)
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Assignment:
Read: |
RC, Adams, "The Dilbert Principle" 381-385 |
Write: |
A paragraph summary and one page response to the following questions: - Did you enjoy reading the Adams essay? Why/Why not? - How would you describe the "voice" or "tone" of this essay? - Was the voice and/or tone effective? How did it affect you as a reader? |