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6/7: RWA: Here are instructions for your next writing assignment. It is due at the end of Friday. Also, here is a link to your final exam. It is 85 questions, so give yourself ample time to complete it by the end of Friday. You may retake the exam up to three times (Just add a number after your name when you sign-in). I will record the highest percentage you score.
6/4: RWA: Need extra support? Melvianne has scheduled a Zoom workshop for June 9, 2020 at 9:00 am. Here is the link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/99329438958
6/1: RWA: Please watch this video on homophones and complete this quiz by Friday. You'll need 70% to receive credit (8 points). Take it as many times as necessary. Also, here is another credit opportunity. You need to earn $500,000 to receive credit (5 points). It's due at the end of Friday.
5/31: Here are instructions for your next writing task: It is due at the end of Friday.
5/28: Make sure your body paragraphs on the advantages and disadvantages of both ninja and pirate work contain textual evidence. This means citing the sources. Here is a presentation and video. Make sure you watch both before taking this quiz (5 points) due by the end of Sunday (5/31).
5/26: Need extra credit? Complete this Kahoot! Challenge by Friday. You'll need at least 70% to receive 5 points extra credit. Didn't get 70% or better? Take it again.
5/26: RWA: Here is your new writing assignment. DO NOT MAKE A NEW DOC FILE FOR THIS. Also, remember to proofread your work. Copy and paste it into paperrater.com to help you spot errors. This is due at the end of Sunday (5/31).
5/20: RWA: You have a new writing assignment. Follow directions and place the writing in your previously shared Word doc (Don't make a new Doc file. I will ignore it if you do, and you will receive a zero). This is due at the end of Sunday (5/24).
5/18: RWA: Missed an assignment? Need extra credit? Complete this Gimkit on identifying topic (main idea) sentences. You need to score $500,000 to earn 10 extra credit points. The Gimkit will close on Friday (5/22) at 11:45 p.m.
5/13: RWA: Please read the following articles in preparation of our next writing assignment. After you read the articles, complete this quiz. You can retake it as many times as needed, but you need a 70% to earn credit (8 points). This is due at the end of Sunday (5/17)
5/4: RWA: It's time to write your essay conclusion:
3. complete this review activity, and
All of this is due by the end of Sunday (5/10). Need extra essay help? Email melvianneandersen.engsi@gmail.com. She's available Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
4/24: RWA: We're moving on to writing introductions. The first step will be writing a hook. Here's a presentation and a video to watch. Next, complete this Kahoot! Challenge. You need at least 60% right to receive credit (8 points).
Afterward, start your next writing task. It is due at the end of Friday (5/1). Be sure you also read and revise your previous paragraphs!
4/21: Here's a link to another extra credit opportunity. Make sure you use your actual name. You can take it as many times as you need, but you'll need an accuracy of 70% or more to receive the 5 points of extra credit.
4/19: RWA students: I hope you had a pleasant spring break and are doing well. As you check for feedback on your writing, complete this review activity. It is due at the end of Wednesday (4/22) and worth 8 points. Also, here's a 5 point extra credit opportunity, but you need to complete it by Wednesday.
4/8: Here are the instructions for your next writing task. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. DO NOT CREATE A NEW DOCUMENT FOR THIS. WORK IN THE DOCUMENT THAT IS ALREADY SHARED.
4/5: Gimkit is up and running! Complete this assignment by Monday (4/6). Sign in using your full name or first initial and last name (no nicknames!). This is worth 8 points. You need to earn $500,000 to complete it.
3/30: Do you see comments in your writing that state "too informal"? Here is a presentation on informal and formal tone. Please also watch this video. Next, complete this Kahoot! Challenge by Wednesday (4/2). You need at least 50% right to receive credit (8 points).
3/25: Some of you have comments in your writing that say, "Fix this run-on." What is a run-on? Here's a video and another. Here's also a presentation. After you watch ALL OF THESE, complete this Kahoot! Challenge by Friday (3/27) at midnight.
3/23: This week in sentence skills, we're covering a common error in student writing, the comma splice.
Here's another video. Also, refer to this presentation I made. It explains this error in detail.
For homework, complete this Kahoot! Challenge by Tuesday (3/24) at 11 p.m. To receive credit (8 points), enter your first and last name (no aliases). You will need to score at least 50% to receive full credit. Top 3 will also receive extra credit.
3/22: Let's take a moment to review body paragraph writing. Read this presentation on the TREE strategy. Next, complete this Kahoot! Challenge by Tuesday (3/24), 11 p.m. You will need to score at least 50% to receive credit (8 points). Use your name (not an alias) if you want credit.
3/16: This week in sentence skills, we're reviewing parts of speech, subject and predicate, and sentence types. For homework, make edits to your Office 365 doc and complete this Kahoot! Challenge (Pin: 057346) by Friday (3/20). To receive credit (8 points), enter your first and last name (no aliases). Top 3 will also receive extra credit.
Remember: Your body paragraph is due on Friday (3/13)!
Our postponed quiz (Quiz 2) will be held on Wednesday (3/11).
Review your notes and handouts on
2. identifying explicit main idea (topic sentences)
3. The Four Bases of Effective Writing
4. identifying subject and predicate
We have a quiz Wednesday (3/4)! Review your notes and handouts on
2. identifying explicit main idea (topic sentences)
3. The Four Bases of Effective Writing
4. identifying subject and predicate
Bring a 882-e Scantron!
We have a quiz Wednesday (2/26)! Review your notes and handouts on
2. The Four Bases of Effective Writing
Bring a 882-e Scantron!
Create a Word document and share it with me. This document will contain your essay writing for this semester. Instructions:
- Log into your Compton.edu account. If you do not remember your login or password, visit the Registrar after class. You will need access to complete this course.
- Open up Google Chrome and go to compton.edu.
- Select the "My Compton " box in the upper-right of the screen. Sign-in.
- Once you're in "My Compton," scroll down and select "Office 365." It may take a moment to load.
- In "Office 365," select "Word" and then "black new document."
- In the top center of the document, select "document" and rename it using your first name, last name, and "English RWA"
- In the upper right, select "Share" and share the document with me. Click on "anyone with this link can edit" and change it to "specific people." Enter my email: dcapozzolo@compton.edu, and select "send."
- In the toolbar (top of the screen), select the font ("Calibri") and change it to "Times New Roman." Change the font size ("11") to "12."
- Create a MLA heading for this class. Here is an example.
English 101, 101S (TTh)
6/7: 101: Here are instructions for your next writing assignment. It is due at the end of Friday. Also, here is a link to your final exam. It is 100 questions, so give yourself ample time to complete it by the end of Friday. You may retake the exam up to three times (Just add a number after your name when you sign-in). I will record the highest percentage you score.
6/4: Need extra support? Melvianne has scheduled a Zoom workshop for June 9, 2020 at 9:00 am. Here is the link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/99329438958
6/1: Here is another credit opportunity. You need to earn $500,000 to receive credit (5 points). It's due at the end of Friday.
5/31: Be sure to complete your next writing assignment in formal tone. It's due at the end of Friday.
5/26: Need extra credit? Complete this Kahoot! Challenge by Friday. You'll need at least 70% to receive 5 points extra credit. Didn't get 70% or better? Take it again.
5/25: As you complete your next writing assignment and revise your previous paragraphs be sure to (1) maintain formal tone in your writing (no "you" or "I") and (2) include textual evidence. Readers need to know where you're getting the information. Here are instructions for the next writing assignment. It is due at the end of Friday (5/29).
5/18: You have a new writing assignment. Make sure you follow directions and place the writing in your previously shared Word doc (Don't make a new Doc file. I will ignore it). This is due at the end of Friday (5/22).
5/18: Missed an assignment? Need extra credit? Complete this Gimkit on identifying topic (main idea) sentences. You need to score $500,000 to earn 10 extra credit points. The Gimkit will close on Friday (5/22) at 11:45 p.m.
5/10: Please read the following articles in preparation of our next writing assignment. After you read the articles, complete this quiz. You can retake it as many times as needed, but you need a 70% to earn credit (8 points). This is due at the end of Friday.
5/4: Please read this presentation on creating a “Works Cited” page. Once you finish this presentation, complete the Gimkit review on it (8 points). Next, start building your “Works Cited” page. Here are the instructions. Here are the sources. Notice that they’re already formatted for you – you just need to select the ones you used and copy them to your “Works Cited page”. Need extra essay help? Email melvianneandersen.engsi@gmail.com. She's available Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The “Works Cited” page (and Gimkit review) are due Friday at 11:59 p.m.
5/3: Missed an assignment? Need extra credit? Complete the Grand Review II and earn $700,000. This is worth 10 extra credit points.
4/28: You have a new writing task (due at the end of Sunday) and Gimkit assignment (due at the end of Friday). The details are here.
4/21: Here's a link to another extra credit opportunity. Make sure you use your actual name. You can take it as many times as you need, but you'll need an accuracy of 70% or more to receive the 5 points of extra credit.
4/19: 101/101S students: I hope you had a pleasant spring break and are doing well. Watch this video on subject-verb agreement and complete this assignment. It's worth 8 points and due at the end of Thursday. Also, here's a 5 point extra credit opportunity, but you need to complete it by Wednesday. Need more extra credit? Here's another extra credit opportunity for 5 points.
4/8: Complete this review activity on the difference between formal and informal writing. Sign in using your full name or first initial and last name (no nicknames!). This is worth 8 points and due by the end of Friday (4/10). You need to earn $500,000 to complete it.
4/3: We're moving on to writing introductions. The first step will be writing a hook. Here's a presentation and a video to watch. Next, complete this Kahoot! Challenge. You need at least 50% right to receive credit (8 points).
Afterward, start your next writing task. It is due at the end of Tuesday (4/7). Be sure you also read and revise your previous paragraphs!
3/28: Now that you've finished your second body paragraph, it's time to make sure your writing contains textual evidence. Here is a presentation and video. Make sure you watch both before taking this Kahoot! Challenge due by the end of Tuesday (3/31).
3/24: Here is your next writing task. It's due by the end of Thursday (3/26). FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AND USE THE LINKS.
3/23: Here is a presentation on informal and formal tone. Please also watch this video. Next, complete this Kahoot! Challenge by Thursday (3/26), 11 p.m. You need at least 50% right to receive credit (8 points).
3/22: Let's take a moment to review body paragraph writing. Read this presentation on the TREE strategy. Next, complete this Kahoot! Challenge by Tuesday (3/24), 11 p.m. You will need to score at least 50% to receive credit (8 points). Use your name (not an alias) if you want credit.
3/18: Now that we've covered comma splices, it's time to cover run-ons. Make sure you also watch my presentation on run-ons. This video is also helpful.
Also, complete this Kahoot! Challenge (Pin: 0229941) by Sunday (3/22). To receive credit (8 points), enter your first and last name - NOT THE PIN NUMBER! Top 3 will also receive extra credit.
3/16: This week in sentence skills, we're covering a common error in student writing, the comma splice.
Here's another video. Also, refer to this presentation I made. It explains this error in detail.
For homework, make edits to your Office 365 doc and complete this Kahoot! Challenge (Pin: 0901105) by Friday (3/20). To receive credit (8 points), enter your first and last name (no aliases). Top 3 will also receive extra credit.
Be prepared to identify and correct comma splices on future quizzes and in your writing.
3/9: Here is a copy of the sources we're using for our first essay. The citations are included.
ALSO,
We have a quiz Tuesday (3/10)! Review your notes and handouts on
2. identifying explicit main idea (topic sentences)
3. writing topic sentences (identifying implicit main idea)
4. The Four Bases of Effective Writing
5. identifying subject and predicate
Here is the homework I passed out in class and is due Thursday (3/5).
We have a quiz Tuesday (3/3)! Review your notes and handouts on
2. identifying explicit main idea (topic sentences)
3. The Four Bases of Effective Writing
4. identifying subject and predicate
Bring a 882-e Scantron!
We have a quiz Tuesday (2/25)! Review your notes and handouts on
2. identifying explicit main idea
3. The Four Bases of Effective Writing
Bring a 882-e Scantron!
Create a Word document and share it with me. This document will contain your essay writing for this semester. Instructions:
- Log into your Compton.edu account. If you do not remember your login or password, visit the Registrar after class. You will need access to complete this course.
- Open up Google Chrome and go to compton.edu.
- Select the "My Compton " box in the upper-right of the screen. Sign-in.
- Once you're in "My Compton," scroll down and select "Office 365." It may take a moment to load.
- In "Office 365," select "Word" and then "black new document."
- In the top center of the document, select "document" and rename it using your first name, last name, and "English 101/101S"
- In the upper right, select "Share" and share the document with me. Click on "anyone with this link can edit" and change it to "specific people." Enter my email: dcapozzolo@compton.edu, and select "send."
- In the toolbar (top of the screen), select the font ("Calibri") and change it to "Times New Roman." Change the font size ("11") to "12."
- Create a MLA heading for this class. Here is an example.
English 101 (Friday)
6/7: 101: Here are instructions for your next writing assignment. It is due at the end of Friday. Also, here is a link to your final exam. It is 100 questions, so give yourself ample time to complete it by the end of Friday. You may retake the exam up to three times (Just add a number after your name when you sign-in). I will record the highest percentage you score.
6/4: Need extra support? Melvianne has scheduled a Zoom workshop for June 9, 2020 at 9:00 am. Here is the link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/99329438958
6/1: Here is another credit opportunity. You need to earn $500,000 to receive credit (5 points). It's due at the end of Friday.
5/31: Be sure to complete your next writing assignment in formal tone. It's due at the end of Friday.
5/26: Need extra credit? Complete this Kahoot! Challenge by Friday. You'll need at least 70% to receive 5 points extra credit. Didn't get 70% or better? Take it again.
5/25: As you complete your next writing assignment and revise your previous paragraphs be sure to (1) maintain formal tone in your writing (no "you" or "I") and (2) include textual evidence. Readers need to know where you're getting the information. Here are instructions for the next writing assignment. It is due at the end of Friday (5/29).
5/18: You have a new writing assignment. Make sure you follow directions and place the writing in your previously shared Word doc (Don't make a new Doc file. I will ignore it). This is due at the end of Friday (5/22).
5/18: Missed an assignment? Need extra credit? Complete this Gimkit on identifying topic (main idea) sentences. You need to score $500,000 to earn 10 extra credit points. The Gimkit will close on Friday (5/22) at 11:45 p.m.
5/10: Please read the following articles in preparation of our next writing assignment. After you read the articles, complete this quiz. You can retake it as many times as needed, but you need a 70% to earn credit (8 points). This is due at the end of Friday.
5/4: Please read this presentation on creating a “Works Cited” page. Once you finish this presentation, complete the Gimkit review on it (8 points). Next, start building your “Works Cited” page. Here are the instructions. Here are the sources. Notice that they’re already formatted for you – you just need to select the ones you used and copy them to your “Works Cited page”. Need extra essay help? Email melvianneandersen.engsi@gmail.com. She's available Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The “Works Cited” page (and Gimkit review) are due Friday at 11:59 p.m.
5/3: Missed an assignment? Need extra credit? Complete the Grand Review II and earn $700,000. This is worth 10 extra credit points.
4/28: You have a new writing task (due at the end of Sunday) and Gimkit assignment (due at the end of Friday). The details are here.
4/21: Here's a link to another extra credit opportunity. Make sure you use your actual name. You can take it as many times as you need, but you'll need an accuracy of 70% or more to receive the 5 points of extra credit.
4/19: 101 students: I hope you had a pleasant spring break and are doing well. Watch this video on subject-verb agreement and complete this assignment. It's worth 8 points and due at the end of Thursday. Also, here's a 5 point extra credit opportunity, but you need to complete it by Wednesday. Need more extra credit? Here's another extra credit opportunity for 5 points.
4/8: Complete this review activity on the difference between formal and informal writing. Sign in using your full name or first initial and last name (no nicknames!). This is worth 8 points and due by the end of Friday (4/10). You need to earn $500,000 to complete it.
4/3: We're moving on to writing introductions. The first step will be writing a hook. Here's a presentation and a video to watch. Next, complete this Kahoot! Challenge. You need at least 50% right to receive credit (8 points).
Afterward, start your next writing task. It is due at the end of Tuesday (4/7). Be sure you also read and revise your previous paragraphs!
3/30: Here is your next writing task. It's due by the end of Thursday (4/2). FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AND USE THE LINKS. ALSO, make sure this paragraph has textual evidence. Here is a presentation and video. Make sure you watch both before taking this Kahoot! Challenge which is also due at the end of Thursday (4/2).
3/23: English 101 Friday, you have a writing assignment. Your directions are here.
This assignment is due Thursday (3/26) before midnight. ALSO DUE THURSDAY: Here is a presentation on informal and formal tone. Please also watch this video. Next, complete this Kahoot! Challenge by Thursday (3/26), 11 p.m. You need at least 50% right to receive credit (8 points).
3/22: Let's take a moment to review body paragraph writing. Read this presentation on the TREE strategy. Next, complete this Kahoot! Challenge by Tuesday (3/24), 11 p.m. You will need to score at least 50% to receive credit (8 points). Use your name (not an alias) if you want credit.
3/18: Now that we've covered comma splices, it's time to cover run-ons. Make sure you also watch my presentation on run-ons. This video is also helpful.
Also, complete this Kahoot! Challenge (Pin: 0229941) by Sunday (3/22). To receive credit (8 points), enter your first and last name - NOT THE PIN NUMBER! Top 3 will also receive extra credit.
3/16: This week in sentence skills, we're covering a common error in student writing, the comma splice.
Here's another video. Also, refer to this presentation I made. It explains this error in detail.
For homework, make edits to your Office 365 doc and complete this Kahoot! Challenge (Pin: 0901105) by Friday (3/20). To receive credit (8 points), enter your first and last name (no aliases). Top 3 will also receive extra credit.
Be prepared to identify and correct comma splices on future quizzes and in your writing.
3/13: Here is a copy of the sources we're using for our first essay. The citations are included.
We have a quiz Friday (3/13)! Review your notes and handouts on
2. identifying explicit main idea (topic sentences)
3. writing topic sentences (identifying implicit main idea)
4. The Four Bases of Effective Writing
5. identifying subject and predicate
We have a quiz Friday (3/6)! Review your notes and handouts on
2. identifying explicit main idea (topic sentences)
3. The Four Bases of Effective Writing
4. identifying subject and predicate
We have a quiz next Friday (2/28)! Review your notes and handouts on
2. identifying explicit main idea
3. The Four Bases of Effective Writing
Bring a 882-e Scantron!
2/21: Create a Word document and share it with me. This document will contain your essay writing for this semester. Instructions:
- Log into your Compton.edu account. If you do not remember your login or password, visit the Registrar after class. You will need access to complete this course.
- Open up Google Chrome and go to compton.edu.
- Select the "My Compton " box in the upper-right of the screen. Sign-in.
- Once you're in "My Compton," scroll down and select "Office 365." It may take a moment to load.
- In "Office 365," select "Word" and then "black new document."
- In the top center of the document, select "document" and rename it using your first name, last name, and "English 101"
- In the upper right, select "Share" and share the document with me. Click on "anyone with this link can edit" and change it to "specific people." Enter my email: dcapozzolo@compton.edu, and select "send."
- In the toolbar (top of the screen), select the font ("Calibri") and change it to "Times New Roman." Change the font size ("11") to "12."
- Create a MLA heading for this class. Here is an example.
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