Tuesday

Sample personal experience essays: http://www.infoplease.com/edu/collegebound/applying/lesson1_significant.html

Class Work

1. Commas, commas, commas . . . it is time to use them correctly.

 http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/powerpoint.htm 

Take notes!

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm



#80, 81, 82 ,83 


HOMEWORK:  Complete the comma exercises in MyCompLab.

2. First lines . . .

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/intros.htm 

Sample first lines . . . what do you think? 

1.       Title:  Join the Flock

First line:  A year ago, I had no idea what a PLN was.

2.       Title:  Seeking a Drinking Age Debate: Perspectives from an Amethyst Initiative Signatory About Moving the Dialog Forward

First line:  As an enthusiastic signatory to the Amethyst Initiative, a joint statement issued by college and university presidents and chancellors urging public debate on the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, I am pleased to say the discussion is certainly underway.

3.       Title: Yes, People Still Read, but Now It’s Social

First line: “THE POINT of books is to combat loneliness, David Foster Wallace observes near the beginning of “Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself,” David Lipsky’s recently published, book-length interview with him.

4.       Title: Terror on YouTube: the Internet’s Most popular Sites Are Becoming Tools for Terrorist Recruitment

First line: Since its creation, the Internet has been viewed as a symbol of democracy and free speech, a tool for communicating, networking, and learning.

3.  One more time: Claims, reasons, evidence - Create a chart in class.

Here is another method:
http://home.earthlink.net/~khatzi/essay/intro.htm
 

HOMEWORK: Write the introduction to your essay. (Hot Topics) Post in MyCompLab. (25 pts. )

Pay special attention to the first line. State your claim!