Mon May 4

 

Wed April 29

 

Mon April 27

When using a paragraph long quote, use the quotation marks button when editing the post instead of the italicized button.

Link titles directly to sites.

Wed April 22

Indoor picnic 🙂

Mon April 20

I thought both the activities were helpful today and thought that the title activity was a fun one to do.

Wed April 15

I thought the activity in class today was very helpful.

Wed April 8

For Scenic Views- Copy and Paste as a Reply one of your own paragraphs that contains a quote or citation.

Finish the IF/THEN in class assignment

Mon April 6

I attended class.

Wed April 1

A09- make up own  title. Immediate cause, Remote cause (distant cause of lasting difficulties), Precipitating cause (an event, rolls down hill, the underlying cause and the immediate cause), Contributing cause.

Mon March 30

Finish Intuitive predictions if not completed

Wed March 25

The most important idea about the rebuttal on Monday’s class is when an argument is invalid because the person is not given enough evidence or reason to be persuaded against their side.

Search any articles in the Rowan Campbell’s Library’s search engine to access full articles for free.

google scholar:  http://scholar.google.com

Research is to form and build a thesis, not prove a thesis.

Rebuttal Argument- An argument to ruin the first thesis. Not looking for opposite of your thesis (safe, unsafe are not opposites).  Need a works cited.

Mon March 23

The coffee filter lets the water go through however it does not let the air molecules escape once the coffee filter is forced to the bottom of the bowl. When the coffee filter is wet it traps air when it is wet but not when it’s dry due to surface tension.

First draft A06 definition- the A07 definition rewrite. Update first post to A07 and copy and paste into A06 so both drafts are the same. A07 can be updated until it is put into my portfolio, but leave behind the A06 category.

Mon March 9

conclusion early and introduction last

Wed March 4

claims

Mon March 2

We ordered pizza

Name an assignment to do a rewrite before making a conference appointment.  Add 5 more sources to the proposal +5 (10 sources in all) due Sunday March 8 by midnight.

Read about safer saws for March 4th and find the claims, quote the constituent , explain the claim (don’t quote), and say what type of claim it is.

Wed Feb 25

Definition Argument- only need 2 sources for works cited (link the sources if they can be linked). Rowan library database can make citations for you.  (easy bib, turabian, or citation machine)

Mon Feb 23

Hypothesis for the white paper- what the results might be and use evidence to support it, not opinions.  Try not to pick a side for the paper, but as an opportunity to explore the topic, something in particular. Find one good reason and examine it in depth and finding a good angle (health, economic)- one reason, explanation.

Hypothesis can be a prediction.

Make sure to match plural with plural and not singular with plural.

he is whom and his is who

Wed Feb 18

Using symptoms of PTSD would be a categorical claim and would not considered a definition. Causal claim- going to war must cause PTSD.

He, them- whom, him- who (subject pronoun). Substitute “you” for “we” First make it plural then possessive.

Mon Feb 16

Take credit for all posts.

Critical reading- look for definition claims

Wed Feb 11

White paper- collecting sources based on your topic/argument and develop a hypothesis. Find a controversial topic and add something unique about it based on your own beliefs. Finding sources that doesn’t agree with your argument.

Form a thesis after researching and collecting sources.  Should not look like a finished paper; finding new information  should be put onto the white paper- free write

Mon Feb 9

Required to meet once before spring break and once after spring break for a grading conference. Go to the google doc to make an appointment.

Grammar- use “their” with a plural subject. Singular forces to make a gender choice

 

Wen Feb 4

Annotated bibliography for counterintuitive topic. Summarize three topics doesn’t have to be a topic on the sidebar. Always credit yourself and check your name under author for every assignment. Any revisions will be saved.

Start all summaries with “It seems counterintuitive that..”  Not an overall summary focus on a small part that can create an argument.

 

Wed Jan 28

Remember to open up My Notes every class

For a hyperlink, copy the URL and highlight a word, click on the icon and paste the URL. Click the checkbook “open link in a new window/tab”

Mon Feb 2

Grading conference before or after class on Mondays and Wednesdays. Small assignments are non portfolio assignments and can be improved with a rewrite. To make a revision of any kind, edit your post and comment “regrade please.”

Do not write in the second person. Substitute “we” for “you.” Getting rid of pronouns makes writing less personal. First sentence is most important, must be compelling enough to make the reader continue reading. Less opinions, more facts.

Summarize only the part of the article that serves your purpose. Find an echo of your own idea.- purposeful summary.  Read to try to learn, use only portions of the article you have found to support the conclusions you are making.

Counterintuitive topics- pick a topic with one or two articles.

Physical objects in all the stories are the things that stand out and make us remember- animated language. Look at Cows and Chips