August 8-12 2012

Good Afternoon,

This week we will continue working with letters of complaint. Please review the following words and be prepared to discuss how they tie into the letter of complaint.

• concise • authoritative • factual • constructive • friendly

October 1-5 2012

Good Afternoon,

The following is a list on all that will be covered this week.

The topic sentence (continued/review),
Paragraph writing (continued/review),

Definitions:

What is a Paragraph?

What are the various types of paragraphs?

The five paragraph essay,

Review samples of memos, letters, resume

Resources:

Page 207 The basic structure of a paragraph

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/paragraph<

http://www.studygs.net/fiveparag.htm

http://homeworktips.about.com/od/essaywriting/a/fiveparagraph.htm Assignment:

Write a 5 paragraph essay - Topics to be discused in class.

Research the following:

Letter of Complaint Letter of adjustment

Research Due: Wednesday October 03rd 2012

READING ACTIVITY

History is full of cases where dreams have been a pathway to creativity and discovery. A striking example is provided by Dr. Otto Loewi, a pharmacologist and winner of a Nobel prize. Loewi had spent years studying the chemical transmission of nerve impulses. A tremendous breakthrough in his research came when he dreamed of an experiment three nights in a row. The first 2 nights he woke up and scribbled the experiment on a pad. But the next morning, he couldn't tell what the notes meant. On the third night, he got up after having the dream. This time, instead of making notes he went straight to his laboratory and performed the crucial experiment. Loewi later said that if the experiment had occurred to him while awake he would have rejected it.

Loewi's experiment gives some insight into using dreams to produce creative solutions. Inhibitions are reduced during dreaming, which may be especially useful in solving problems that require a fresh point of view.

Being able to take advantage of dreams for problem solving is improved if you "set" yourself before retiring. Before you go to bed, try to think intently about a problem you wish to solve. Steep yourself in the problem by stating it clearly and reviewing all relevant information. Then use the suggestions listed in the previous section to catch your dreams. Although this method is not guaranteed to produce a novel solution or a new insight, it is certain to be an adventure. About half of a group of college students using the method for 1 week recalled a dream that helped them solve a personal problem.

Coon, Dennis. 2004. Introduction to Psychology, 10th Edition, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth (page 285)

SENTENCE WRITING EXCERCISE

Write ten sentences about any subject—your favorite color, for instance. Keeping your subject matter simple in these sentence writing exercises will make it easier to find your sentence structures later. After you have written your sentences, go back and underline your subjects once and your verbs twice. Use your own paper, and keep all of your sentence writing results in a folder. When you have completed your editing post your paragraph in the comments section of this post and also as a post on your personal Blog.

PARAGRAPH EXERCISE

In the comment section below: Type the subjects in UPPERCASE letters
and type the verbs in lowercase letters

“Al Levis invented the popular snack Slim Jims. Slim Jims are stick-shaped meat snacks. Levis was a high-school dropout but eventually made a fortune from his snack product. Slim Jims originally came in jars full of vinegar. In the 1940s and 50s, bar customers ate Slim Jims with their cocktails. Then Levis’s company offered Slim Jims in individual packages. People ate them on camping trips and at sporting events. Levis sold his invention in the late 1960s but continued his good work. Before his death in March of 2001, Levis donated millions of dollars to worthy causes.”

The least your should know about English Page 68

September 24th-28th 2012

Good Morning,

I am pleased to report that most people did well on the test. Congratulations!

Plans for this week:

As I mentioned in class we will now be moving on to Part 2 of our book and your first assignment is to:

a.) Complete Exercises 1-5 from pages 65-68.
This is due Wednesday September 26th 2012.

b.) You are also to complete blog component which will consist of three posts.

1. Sentence Writing Exercise

2. The Paragraph Exercise

3. The Reading Exercise

Simply post your work as a comment at the bottom of each exercise.

c.) A comprehension exercise will be given as an in class activity at the very start on class. As usual this will be based on the reading activity. This exercise is an excellent opportunity for you to boost your grades so make sure to do your best.

I look forward to an exciting week with you. Prepare.. Prepare.. Prepare!

Test Time :-)

I am so excited about this test later this evening. I am looking forward to some great results. Please be sure to review. (Part 1 of your text; past quizzes and assignments on the following topics.

a. Words commonly misused

b. Parts of speech

c. Contractions and possessives

d. Capitalization

e. Fragments/Sentences/Run on

f. Parallelism

I’ll be in class at 5:00 pm. Come early if you would like to see me.

Do not panic just take your time. You will be fine as long as you have adequately prepared for the test.