September 4, 2012

Class Announcement: Due to a family emergency, I had to fly to Virginia last Thursday. I was unable to grade last Thursday's work. I will be catching up this week. I do apologize and will happily accept your late work!

Class Work

How did the essay writing go? Questions? How was the formatting? Did you run into problems with the documentation?

1. Review of two ways to organize comparison/contrast essays. (Two Shoes)
2. Practice: With a partner, select two web sites to compare and contrast.

• You might consider two soda companies, two shoe companies, two car companies, two cookie companies, etc.
• Look at both sites.
• Decide what three points you will compare and contrast. Will it be visual presentation? Perhaps you will compare information available. You might consider ease of use. There are other options, but this should get you started.
• Decide how you want to present the information. Will it be point by point or topic by topic?
• Present your findings to the class. Convince us that one site is clearly superior to the other.

3. Sample essays and additional information:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/comparison.htm
"Shopping in America"
"American Space, Chinese Place"

4. Let's discuss dating customs then and now. . .

5.  There are even more ways to avoid run-on sentences. Meet the Snobs! (Conjunctive adverbs)
http://www.engl.niu.edu/wac/conjadv.html  They really like their jewels! (; and ,)
FANBOY review . . .

Homework
Activity 1B. Decide what two items/actions/ activities/places, etc. you will compare and contrast. Do your research. Read about them. Go there. Participate in the activities. Research what others have to say. What do experts report? Collect information.

Create an outline of your findings. Use one of the formats discussed in class: point-by-point or item-by-item. Post your outline in My Comp Lab. It is due Thursday.

2B. Read "Virtual Love" by Meghan Daum (Handout - it is not available on-line.)
Answer questions 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8. Post your answers in MyCompLab. You do not have to type the questions, but you do need to write complete sentences.

3B. Locate one article about on-line dating. Read it. Write a one or two paragraph summary of the article. Also, write an additional paragraph, explain if you agree or disagree with the information presented in the article. Post your paragraphs in MyCompLab.