September 30, 2009

September 30, 2009 patriciaeatona@yahoo.com www.eatonenglish101.blogspot.com
Class Work
1. Share cause/effect charts – join with others who have the same or have a similar topic. Feel free to share ideas.
2. What articles did you find? What are the “Power Lines?” In other words, what is the most important information in the article?
3. Taking a look at a cause/effect sample essay – p. 451 in Between Worlds and “Cold Comfort” in Guide to Grammar and Writing http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/cause_effect.htm
4. Taking a look at a Works Cited page – p. 176 in Writing Guide
Homework
1. Read the source-based paper on p. 170. The student had been asked to write in response to an assignment on the influence of planned communities on American culture. Note the in-text citations. These are the citations within the paper that give credit to the original source.
2. Make a claim about your topic – what’s your point? Also, locate either an attention-getting statistic or an attention-getting quotation to use in your introduction.