Linguistic Accuracy A: Tuesday, 3/8

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Tuesday, 3/8

Classwork

Students

Learned the difference between because and because of. Because is a subordinating conjunction, so it is followed by a subject and verb: Because food in the vending machines is convenient, many students eat it. Because of is a prepositional phrase, so it is followed by a noun only: Because of its convenience, many students eat food from the vending machine.
Studied example sentences with effective connectors. Please see our class Google document under the tab "Punctuation Examples" and "Connectors."
Reviewed unnecessary repetition with coordinating conjunctions on page 192 in Grammar Dimensions, noting especially the inverted word order for negative conjunctions (nor, neither, not only) in example sentences i and j.
Completed sentences 1, 2, and 3 in Exercise 5 on pg. 193.
Typed a 10-minute paragraph, Task 8: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Boys and girls should attend separate schools. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Homework

Grammar Dimensions, Exercise 2, pg. 188.
Grammar Dimensions, Exercise 3, pg. 189.
Grammar Dimensions, Exercise 6, pg. 193. Please type this exercise (but not Exercises 2 or 3). You can then email it to me or print it and bring it to class.

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Prompts

The date indicates the day that we wrote the first draft in class and consequently the folder in which you should save any late work.
Task 12 (3/30): Your city has decided to build a statue or monument to honor a famous person in your country. Who would you choose? Use reasons and specific examples to support your choice.
Task 11 (3/29): A foreign visitor has only one day to spend in your country. Where should this visitor go on that day? Why? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.
Task 10 (3/22): Some people prefer to get up early in the morning and start the day’s work. Others prefer to get up later in the day and work until late at night. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.
Task 9 (3/9): Some high schools require all students to wear school uniforms. Other high schools permit students to decide what to wear to school. Which of these two school policies do you think is better? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
Task 8 (3/8): Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Boys and girls should attend separate schools. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Task 7 (3/2): Some people prefer to eat at food stands or restaurants. Other people prefer to prepare and eat food at home. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Task 6 (3/1): Nowadays, food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Task 5 (2/23): Some people think governments should spend as much money as possible exploring outer space (for example, traveling to the moon and to other planets). Other people disagree and think governments should spend this money for our basic needs on Earth. Which of these two opinions do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.
Task 4 (2/22): Should governments spend more money on improving roads and highways or public transportation? Why? Use specific reasons and details to develop your essay.
Task 3 (2/16): Imagine that you have received some land to use as you wish. How would you use this land? Use specific details to explain your answer.
Task 2 (2/15): You have money to purchase either a house or a business. Which would you choose to buy? Give specific reasons to explain your choice.
Task 1 (diagnostic): What are some important qualities of a good supervisor (boss)? Use specific details and examples to explain why these qualities are important.

Late 10-Minute Paragraphs

1. In the list above, find the prompt for the day that you were absent.

2. Open TextEdit.

3. Type this header:

Your Name

Task #

Draft #

Date on which you are turning it in

4. Type for 10 minutes.

5. Do not use any dictionaries, websites, friends, etc.

At School

6. Save your document as "your name.task#" in Classes, Gigger, Linguistic Accuracy Winter 2011, and the folder for the date that we completed the paragraph in class.

7. Print your document. Staple it on top of the preceding draft(s).

8. Place it in my box in 103.

From Home

6. Save your document personally. When you return to school, save it in the classes folder as outlined above.

7. Email your document to emgigger@gmail.com.

8. Place the preceding draft(s) in my box in 103 as soon as possible.

Updated Late Policy

This policy replaces the confusing policy outlined in your syllabus. The updated policy will apply to all assignments for the second half of the semester.

1. If you are absent, you are responsible for any classwork, homework, quizzes and/or tests that you missed. I will not ask you for the work. I will simply post the assignments online daily. It is your job to consult this log or a classmate.

2. If I returned or handed out any papers in class, I will place them in my box in 103. You can then pick them up Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

3. Any homework can be made up within a week. You will lose 10% for each business day that it is late. The only exceptions are for doctors' notes and extreme emergencies.

4. If you miss a quiz or test, you should reschedule with me face-to-face or in a comment on the relevant posting. You should make-up the exam within one day of your return. Every day after that, you will lose one participation point.

5. If you make up classwork, you will regain your participation points.

6. If you make up homework, you will regain your homework points.

7. Remember that if you turn in one draft late, all subsequent drafts will be late. Get those drafts in!