May 30

First, we did a writing into the day about voice.  (See slide 34 on the PowerPoint.)

Then, we went over MLA formatting.  You need the following:

• ·      Double space (make sure to check the box that says “Don’t add spacing between paragraphs of the same styles”).
• ·      Times New Roman 12 pt font
• ·      1 inch margins (Note: Versions of MS Word that are newer than 2003 will default to 1 X 1.25 inch margins.  You need to go in an change it.)
• ·      In the top margin of the page on the right, you need your last name and page number.  The header should be Times New Roman 12 pt font as well.
• ·      At the top of the page on the right (not in the margin), you need a heading with the following information:

o   Your name

o   Instructor’s name (Megan Keaton)

o   Course (ENG 111-06)

o   The date the draft is due

§  The date should be written with the day first, then month, then year.  (4 June 2013)

§  Make sure to change the date on each draft

·      The heading needs to be double-spaced.

·      After the heading, hit enter once and write the title in the center.  The title should be Times New Roman 12 pt font.  It should not be bolded, italicized or underlined.

·      After the title, hit enter once and begin writing the paper.

Your first page should look like this:

Paragraph taken from http://grammar.about.com/od/developingparagraphs/a/confessionsslob.htm

Then we discussed in small groups the questions on slide 35 of the PowerPoint.  We read the sentence on slide 36 and took one minute to rewrite it in our own words.  We did the same with the sentence on slide 37.  Then, we talked about which sentence is better for academic writing.  Most students agreed that sentence two is better because it is clear.  Some students, thought, argued that the first sentence is better because it sounds more sophisticated and seems to give more detail.

To begin thinking about audience, we wrote down three names of people in our lives that exist in different circles.  For example, someone might have written the name of their best friend, the name of a parent and the name of their boss.  Megan told a story that ended in a person needing to be bailed out of jail and in need of clothing.  The class had to write text message to each of the three people explaining that they need to be picked up from jail, given money and brought clothing.  Several people shared their hypothetical texts.  For individual writing, we answered the questions on slide 40 of the PowerPoint.

Finally, we looked at an effective example of a daybook reflection post and talked about why it is effective.  This example is on Moodle.

Homework:

• Read “Responding – Really Responding – to Other Students’ Writing” (on Moodle)
• Post a daybook reflection to your blog before Monday’s class
• Start drafting your Definition Essay
• Bring handout (on Moodle) on Monday