test

On wednesday, we took our test. I found it quite difficult. I just really hope that I did well. Good luck to evryone. I hope we all did well

test#1

On Wednesday, we had our first test. We all saw how the first test was like, so now we know what to expect on our future ones. I was nervous about it and there were some I didn't really know how to explain in detail , but i tried my best. I like how we had so many extra credit questions. I know that will help us out a lot. But other than that, i really like how the test is structured!

Have a great weekend everybody! See you next week Wednesday!

"Our First Exam"

Hafa Adai,

On Wednesday we had our Test, which consisted of Chapters 1 through 4. I studied 2hours before the class. Instead of reading the whole chapter, I read and reviewed the Guidelines at the end of each chapter. I didn't know about the guidelines until after I had read all of chapter 1. The test wasn't all that bad, I didn't know a few of the answers, but other than that it was great.....

Sincerely, Catherine Techaira

Test...Test

We had our first test on Wednesday, September 28. Although there were a few moments where I had a mental block, I think overall I did well. I liked the way the test was structured, especially with the extra credits. I answered what I could and hopefully it helps with the end result of my score. Chapters 1-5, the sound of it for a test seems pretty intense, but with the idea of blogging every week after each chapter helps to instill some of the writing techniques and methods into our memory bank. I'm sure the end result for everyone will be great!

First Test!

On our wednesday class, we experienced our first test. It was a combination of multiple types of tests such as multiple choice, fill in the blanks and true or false. It was quite interesting to have taken a test that way. I feel confident about my score and I'm looking forward to to seeing it.

Test #1

I was very nervous when I entered the room. The atmosphere seemed a quite serious. After all, we did have our test today. Hopefully we all did well and that we shall continue our studies as we improve our English together.

Test #1!

A whole hour and twenty minutes was all the time we had to finish a 4 or 5 page test. I really did not know what to expect on this test and I must say there were a few questions that i hadn't gone over during study time. I think the hardest part for me was having to describe in detail what the tools in writing were. There are so many tools. I know I did my best and hopefully everyone else too.

First Test!

Today, we had our first test and it was about Chapter 1- 4. For my point of view the test was somewhat difficult but I hope that everyone did well. Now that the first test is out of our way and we know how the tests are going to be in the future then I think we will have more idea of what to study on.

Have a great Weekend everyone. :]

Test Day

Today, I Have Taken Our 1st test. September/28/2011. Hopefully I passed. The test was about multiple Questions and essays. True or False. Good luck, again to my fellow classmates in your test and Have a Nice Weekend.

TEST DAY!!

Today is our very first test for our English class! Are you all ready? I hope so! The test will be on Chapters 1~4 so make sure you study these chapters well. Also take a look at the Writer's Guidelines at the end of each chapter to further help you study. Good luck everybody!! Do well!

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TEST TIME!!

So basically, the only thing scheduled for today's class is our TEST #1.
This test covers everything we have learned since day 1, (chapters 1 through 4). I hope everyone had the chance to study well and I wish everyone good luck ;) Don't forget that our next class on Oct 3, is going to be an online session! So I'll see everybody again next week Wednesday! Have a safe weekend...

Our last meeting in EN100, we went through chapter 5 and half of chapter 6 pretty quickly. In Ch. 5, we learned that there are four different kinds of paragraphs. Introductory, Developmental, Transitional, and Concluding. The Chapter gave us many examples of paragraph patterns. I must say, it was quite interesting to find out that there is more to paragraphs and essays then just sentences. In Ch.6, we read that the four types of paragraphs is actually what make up the essay. Each paragraph with the function of supporting the controlling idea of course. We did some exercises on writing the introduction part of an essay and also learned how to determine topic, supporting, and concluding sentences. I am surely not excited for Test#1.

iNTRODUCTiONS!

   Today we learned some introductory methods. They are direct statement of thesis, background, definition of terms, quotations, shocking statement, questions, and  combination of two or more methods on the list. All of these methods are very useful. You just have to find what works with you the best. Try to use all the different kinds of methods. It will help you write successfully! :)

MONDAY CLASS !!

Today in class, we discussed about three parts in a developmental paragraph which is the subject, the topic sentence and the support. There are two patterns on convetional paragraph. One pattern states the controlling idea, the topic sentence and develops it and the other pattern adds the concluding sentence that follows the development. We also went over chapter 6 which is Writing The Essay. The introduction of an essay should always introduces and states your main idea and attracts the readers interest in your writing. There are 6 introductory methods: Direct statement of thesis, Background, Definition, Quotation, Shocking statement and Questions and Questions and a definition. We also had an exercise today that could help us understand more about the introduction.

Chapter 5 & Chapter 6

In class today, we performed exercises in Chapter 5 and Chapter 6. Identifying the topic sentence, support, subject and focus. We were also able to learn different types of introductory methods which include a direct statement of the thesis, background, definition of terms, quotations, a shocking statement, questions and a combination of two or more methods on this list. I think these hands-on exercises helps us to better understand and absorb the material.

Oh my Monday!

Oh it is Monday again, the most exciting day of the week! In class we read over the book and went over chapter 5 and 6. We all know there are four different types of paragraph and each one has a different purpose. Introduction, development, transition and, conclusion these are the four types of paragraphs. We also covered the different types of introductions.

Today in class we finished off chapter five and moved on to chapter 6. In the process we did a couple exercises dealing with analyzing the paragraph and writing an introductory paragraph. I found both these exercises very helpful just like the rest that we've gone through.

9/26/11

Today we discussed the four different types of paragraphs, which are introductory, developmental, transitional and concluding. A developmental paragraph should include an idea and support. Our first exercise involved reading a paragraph and determining the type. The second exercise, we practiced writing introductions using different methods.

blogging

Today we reviewed chapter 5. Then, we moved on to chapter 6 "writing the essay". We also did some exercises with this. We did exercises with the introdution of an essay. We learned 6 different types of introductions.

MONDAY :(

Today in class we discussed the two different patterns if writing an essay. In my perspective there was not that much difference between the two paragraphs, being that pattern A doesn't have a conclusion or restatement of the topic sentence but pattern B does.

Writing theParagraph

Today I have learned Developmental ,Transitional, Concluding,Paragraph patterns, Introductions on direct statement of thesis, Background,definition,quatations,Shocking, Statement,Special Paragraphs within the essay, Also, including direct statement of thesis background, definitions,Topic sentence, Outline,Rough draft Writing,revising,editing, Coherence,Language, usage,tone,and diction,unity,emphasis,support,and sentences, Capitalization omissions, punctuation and spelling

Writing the Paragraphy

Today I learnd about the developmental paragraph is a group of sentences ,each with the function of stating or supporting a controlling idea called the topic sentence.The developmental paragrphy contains three parts: the subject, the topic sentence, and the support.The two main patterns of the developmental paragrphy are(A) topic sentence and support, and (B) topic sentence, support, and concluding sentence.

Today we went over Chapter 5:Writing the Paragraph and Chapter 6: Writing the Essay. We learned the basic paragraph patterns. The only difference between Pattern A & B is that Pattern B has a concluding sentence. You can approach both the developmental paragraph and the essay in the same manner- by working through the three stages of the writing process. The developmental paragraph is a group of sentences, each with function of supporting a controlling idea called the topic sentence. The essay is a group of paragraphs, each with the function of supporting a controlling idea called the thesis. I learned pretty much today!

See you all on Wednesday, Good Luck on the test! =)

Reviewing for Wednesdays Test

In todays session we went over chapter five, Writing the Paragraph and also chapter six, Writing the Essay. Other then going over the four types of paragraphs in chapter five, we also reviewed all the important subjects in the previous chapters. The reviews were very helpful for the upcoming test this Wednesday. In chapter six, we talked about the four important parts in writing an essay. Todays session was very useful and it better prepared me for our first test this Wednesday.

Analyzing the Paragraph and making essays.

Being able to analyze the paragraph was quite difficult. The topic and support sentences were quite hard to find. With some help though, I feel like I learned a little about discovering how to find certain parts of the paragraph. Also, it's quite interesting how a paragraph and an essay have the same format. Hopefully by keeping this in mind, we can create paragraphs and essays more easily.

Today, I learned about seven different types of introductory paragraphs. The seven different types of introductory paragraphs are Direct Statement of These, Background, Definition, Quotation, Shocking Statement, Questions, and a Combination of two or more Methods. I am new to these types of introductory paragraphs. I never knew that there were different types of it. We also learned about Writing the Paragraph in chapter 5. There are different patterns in writing a paragraph. The first pattern starts with a topic sentence with support in the paragraph. The second pattern starts with a topic sentence and ends with a concluding sentence. I hope to learn more about this in the future.

September 26, 2011

Today in class, we learned that there are two basic paragraph patterns. Pattern A is the topic sentence/development and Pattern B is topic sentence/development/restated topic sentence. We also learned the different methods for writing our thesis statement. Practicing these methods will enhance our thesis writing ability so that the next time we write a thesis it will be strong. Next class we are having our first test frim Chapte 1 - 4. Good luck to all of us and I hope we all study and do well on our first exam for the semester :)

Chapter 5 - Writing the Paragraph 09/26

Todays lesson we covered the section on The Paragraph Defined and Basic Paragraph Pattern. This lesson allowed us to further understand the structure of a paragraph. The topic sentence, support and concluding sentence make up the structures of the paragraph. We did an exercise where we had to identify the type of paragraph as well as to acknowledge where the topic sentence is and the support that follows. We got to know more about organizing our paragraph for a free flowing essay.

Chapter 5 and 6

Today, we review chapter 5 and chapter 6. They both talked about the four different kinds of paragraphs. It is the introductory, developmental, transitional, and concluding. The introductory paragraph is usually the first paragraph and it states the thesis. The developmental paragraph contains the subject, the topic, and the support. The transitional paragraph is paragraph that directs the reader from one point to another. The concluding paragraph is usually the last paragraph and its makes the final comment on the topic. The exercise we did on chapter 5 was really quite easy.

''Paragraph Writing"

Hafa Adai,
Our learning depends on what type of learner we are. We have reviewed The Topic sentences, the support, and the concluding sentences. We went over Chapter 6, which starts with the Introductions. There are methods for writing an introduction that includes a direct statement, background, the definition and so on. Rmember that the focus is the same as the treatment. When writing an essay is having written 3-5 paragraphs. If you are writing 3 paragraphs, make sure you can introduce all your information in the paragraphs. We did a few exercises that had to do with us trying the different methods. The thesis is the assertion or controlling purpose.

Sincerely, Catherine Techaira

Essays&Paragraphs

For today, we did a review on chapter five; writing the paragraph. In chapter five, we covered the basics in writing a paragraph. Like how we reviewed ourselves we know that there are four types of paragraphs (introductory, developmental, transitional, and concluding). Also the two types of patterned paragraphs. Pattern A states the controlling idea, topic sentence, and develops it, while pattern B adds a concluding sentence following the development.

Chapter six; writing the essay. In writing an essay it is fairly like chapter five, although it has a little twist of it's own. An essay has a group of paragraphs and each functions a supporting idea called the thesis. Another good pointer that was covered in chapter six was the six types of introductory paragraphs to draw your readers attention. To name a few, there are the background type, direct statement if the thesis, question(s), and definition of terms.

Writing the Paragraph

Last class held online, we had to review chapter 5 which was writing the paragraph. Today, we just went over it again as a class, refreshing our minds that the four paraprahs in an essay are the inreoductory, developmental, transitional, and the concluding paragraph. After reading through it, we completed exercise 1 which I found very easy. All it asked us to do was determine whether the essay given was an example of pattern A or pattern B, then we had to identify parts of the essay by underlining and annotating. The next reading that we went through was "student demonstration of all stages of the writing process" which was basically a recap of all the stages we have learned throughout the first four chapters and the book also gave examples of each stage to help us remember.

We continued on to Chapter 6 which was writing the essay. The first topic we learned about was introductions and the book gave us some introductory methods to remember and they are: a direct statement of thesis, background, definition, quotation, shocking statement, and questions and a definition. After reading through those methods, we completed exercise 1 that required us to choose any of the following theses listed and writing at least three introductions for it using a different method for each one. I think that this exercise was sort of difficult to do. I wasn't really sure how to use SOME of the different methods to construct an introduction...

~DON'T FORGET TO STUDY FOR TEST #1 ON WEDNESDAY!~

Reflection on paragraph writing

I learned that writing is a specialized process, not just a product, which means that our piece of writing is never complete; that is, it is always possible to review and revise, and review and revise again. As we write, we will need to change what we have already written .we will find that writing requires a serious of drafts in order to present our ideas in the beat way.

Writing the Paragraph

In the writing process is producing a rough draft. A rough draft translates your list of details into sentences full of description, action, and detail. Once you have written the first draft, the real work begins. As you edit your draft, you will analyze each sentence for clarity; you will evaluate your overall sentence structure to be sure you have variety in your sentences; you will look at the words you've chosen to be sure they are accurate. As you go through additional drafts you will also evaluate the grammar and mechanics of your sentences to be sure that you don't have any grammatical errors. Once you have edited the paragraph, you are almost finished with the writing process. All that remains is the Final lines.

4 types of paragraphs

There should be four types of paragraphs when writing your essay. The first is the introductory, next is the developmental, then the transitional and lastly is the concluding paragraph. All of these are necessary in writing an essay because it will help the readers understand clearly the point of your writing or your main idea. I strongly encourage all people to try and include these four types of paragraphs when writing.

MOOOOODLE, Online session!

Chapter 5 is all about wrting the paragraph. Having read chapter five, we all know there are four different kinds of paragraphs with it's own purposes. Introduction, developmental, transitional, and conlcusion. The most important point about a paragraph is to always state your ideas and support it! See you all on Monday, Cheers to the weekend (;

ONLINE!!!

Well, our online class is basically to talk about what we had previously discussed in class which is about how to write a proper essay. To do that successfully, you must be as organized as possible. You start off with an introduction paragraph stating your 3 main points then give each main point a paragraph for you to talk about it which makes up your next 3 paragraphs. Afterwards you must conclude your essay which is a restatement of your introduction. Those are the proper methods of writing a college worthy essay.

Writing the Paragraph

Have learned in Chapter 5 the different paragraphs that consist of introductory, development, transitional, and concluding. All part of an effective write-up. Further into the developmental pragraph, it contains the subject, the topic sentence and the support. The main focal point, having observed all the techniques is ensuring to state the idea and supporting it, also being clear, concise and to the point. Applying these different paragraphs, coupled with all other mechanisms make known to us from the other chapters will undoubtably make a great writing piece.

Writing the Paragraph

As I've learned today, there are 4 types of paragraphs. The 4 types are introductory, developmental, transitional and concluding. With these types of paragraphs you can create a easy-to-understand essay. They really put down the basic information in which you can deliver a decent thesis.

Online Class

Todays session was held on the Moodle room. We were assigned to read chapter 5 and explain the types of paragraphs and their importance in writing an essay. This was the easiest chapter so far. Although I didn't learn anything new, it was still fun to review. Hope everyone has a safe weekend and see you all Monday!

RainyDays`

Hey guys! It's rainy Wednesday hope all is safe! Today's class we are in moodle and blogger! In my mid evening I was going over the four types of paragraphs and it reminded me of how I would think about writing my essays last semester. The book gives good brief steps to remind us and make our writing beautiful. Hope it helps everyone more in writing their essay as it does for me! Night!

rainy wednesday

hello classmates
today we have online class. Its a very rainy day. I hope everyone is safe. Remember the roads are slippery. I hope everyone completed what their suppose to do.

Today our class is held in our moodle room. Once again, my FAVORITE place to have class. We had to read Chapter 5, which is about Writing a Paragraph. I learned the four different types of paragraphs and their purposes in an essay. There is Introductory, Developmental, Transitional, and Concluding. They are all important in developing a well constructed essay.

September 21, 2011

Today our class was held online and we are supposed to post our blog and discussion about the different types of paragraphs and its importance in our Moodle room. I learned that the four types of paragraph in an essay are the Introductory, Developmental, Transitional, and Concluding. If we practice to do all of these kinds of paragraphs then we may be able to write an alomost perfect paper.
Have a great weekend everyone and see you all on Monday :)

RAINY WEDNESDAY!!!

When writing a proper essay it is best to stay organized and exact to prevent a too long compilation of paragraphs unless you have to. By starting off with an introduction is the best and easiest way to stay on track and to know what you are to write about next in your essay. The following three paragraphs are a compilation of your three main points, having each point in its respected paragraph. Then you end with a conclusion which is basically a summary of your entire essay. That is a useful and proper way to write an essay.

Moodleroom 09/21/2011

Today is once again the day we meet at our Moodleroom. We must go over Chapter 5 - Writing the Paragraph and discuss the different types of paragraphs and how each one contributes to an essay. There are basically four types of paragraphs and they are: Introductory, Developmental, Transitional and Concluding. The Introductory paragraph is a significant part of the essay because it holds the main idea of your essay which is the thesis. The Developmental paragraph of the essay comprises of several sentences which expands on an idea, whereas the Transitional paragraph directs the reader from one point of the essay. Finally, the Concluding paragraph is most commonly the last paragraph of the essay and makes the final comment of the topic. It is crucial to have all these four paragraphs to execute a smooth flowing essay.

Have a good weekend! See you all next week.

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Writing the Paragraph

SEPTEMBER 21:
Class was held online and all we had to do was read the next chapter in our textbook which was writing the paragraph. Then we had to name the four different types of paragraphs and how they contribute to an essay. The four types of paragraphs are introductory which is the first paragraph in an essay and it introduces the topic along with the thesis statement, developmental which basically expands ideas, transitional which is very brief and it directs the reader from one point to another, & lastly, would be the concluding paragraph which closes the essay. It may seem like a lot but they are actually very simple terms to remember and just by knowing these paragraphs can really help our essays sound almost perfect.

Sick

Today, I wasn't able to attend class because I was ill. I still managed to follow the lesson plan and look over the next chapter. I attempted the following exercises, which required the COPS and CLUESS processes. I had a bit of difficulty at first, but after reviewing my notes, I completed the exercise. It would have been nice to attend class today, but with the random weather we've been having lately, staying healthy was a bit of a problem. I apologize for my absence but I hope to see you all on our next class meeting.

COPS & CLUESS

In class today, we reveiwed the editing part of the writing process. We did two exercises which required us to edit the writings. In these exercises, we had the chance to use the COPS and CLUESS writing tools to make changes to the sentences. It was not easy, but once you understand what you are reading, it will be much easier to rearrange, ad, or delete words, phrases or even sentences. This stage really helps make a writing much more understandable and clear to readers.

September 19, 2011

Today we reviewed what we learned in the previous chapter, about freewriting, clustering, brainstorming, and organizing. We also reviewed about CLUESS, which stood for Coherence, Language, Unity, Emphasis, Support, and Sentences, and COPS, which stood for Capitalization, Omission, Punctuation, and Spelling. After reviewing, we did a couple of exercises. The first exercise was really quite easy, but I had trouble on the second exercise. I believe that we all had different opinions on the exercise. I hope to learn more about CLUESS and COPS.

9/19/11

Today we discussed editing. We had two brief editing exercises, in which we had to apply the COPS requirements. That is, Capitalization, Omissions, Punctuation and Spelling. These two exercises were good practices that will benefit us when editing our own essays.

hey class!
Today we learned about COPS and CLUESS. We all probably know what it means by now. Well, we should. We discussed this in class. I thought that today's class was really interesting. I think for the rest of my life ill remember COPS and CLUESS.

Today in class we learned about COPS and CLUESS and applied it to the exercises we did on revising and editing. Editing is not that easy as from what we did today.

Editing

Today we read and practiced exercises about "editing," the final stage of the writing process. In the editing process, a helpful acronym to remember would be C.O.P.S, which stands for capitalization, omissions, punctuation, and spelling. We learned that before you submit your writing to your instructor, it always important to read your material aloud either to yourself, or to a willing audience, to catch any awkward expressions, misplacement of words or other problems overlooked by an author. We edited several drafts from the book. Editing is not an easy task.

Today in class

• Today in class we went over the editing process of writing. COPS & CLUESS, we should all be familiar with this by now. The editing step is efficient when finalizing a paper, it involves a careful examination of your work.
  

Editing

Today we performed two exercises in class - editing essays in the work book. By performing these exercises, we had the opportunity to make some grammer corrections, word inserts, changes, punctuation insertions, basic editing. For me, aside from what we have learned, the significant part of editing is to ensure the flow of the essay continues and the message or point to the essay is easily identified.

Today's Activity

Today was a really interesting class for me because when we edited those essays from the text book, I changed a few things around in a different way as to be compared to the corrections we discussed. I found that this activity is very useful because it allows us to properly correct our papers when we edit or to correct someone's paper properly when asked.

Today we went over the final stage of the writing process, which is editing. It involves a careful examination of your work. It is mainly looking for problems with capitalization, omissions, punctuation, and spelling (COPS). We discussed how Betsy Jackson worked through the entire writing process. Then, we did exercises on revising and editing. I learned that it is not easy to edit your work. It gets really complicated.

MONDAY CLASS !

Today in class, we discussed about editing. This is the final stage of the writing process. At this stage you will need to use the COPS ( Capitalization, Omissions, Punctuation and spelling ). This will help you edit your writing and you will know what mistakes you made and what you need to change about it. Editing your writing, read it several times or read it out loud to someone who is willing to hear it. The person who listens to your writing can also help you edit your paper and know what word is appropriate and best for the sentence. We also did two exercises on revising and editing our first drafts. The exercises were very helpful and you will get to use the COPS to edit a writing.

Editing

Editing drafts was quite difficult for me. Some words seemed correct as I was reading through the exercises. I know that editing is essential for us to become better writers. Hopefully, I can learn to proofread and edit more to become better.

September 19, 2011

Today, in class we reviewed about using COPS and CLUESS when editing our paper. And how important it is to use them so, that our paper is polish before turning it in. We also did some exercises that we had to edit and for me it was quite difficult to do so. It seems like all the sentences are correct and also the punctuations and spelling. I really hope that I can get use to using these so that before I turn in my paper it might not be perfect but maybe close or half way to being perfect.

Editing & Revising

In todays class 09/19/2011, we went over the section of Editing. This further made us understand the importance and different strategies that come with editing. Before we continued todays lesson, we have gone over the Three Stages which are Explore, Organize and Write. To further improve our editing skills, we did Exercise 2 which involved us to edit and revise an essay. It was a bit difficult at first but as we did Exercise 3, we got the hang of it. Editing is a tricky task, therefore you must always pay attention to Capitalization, Omissions, Punctuation and Spelling (COPS).

Revising and Editing a First Draft

Write your first draft,paying close attention to your outline,list,or cluster.Do not concern yourself with perfect spelling, grammar,or punctuation.Revising:Coherence,Language,Unity,Emphasis,Support,Sentences.Editing :are all problems in such areas as capitalization, omissions,punctuation,and spelling(COPS) corrected?I will get how to write a first draft and final draft.

editing.

Today, we simply went over "editing" in our textbook. We've been through this reading when we were assigned to the moodle room last week, so today was just a refresher on what editing is. It is always important to remember (COPS): capitalization, omission, punctuation, & spelling check. As well as (CLUESS): coherence, language, unity, emphasis, support, and sentence check. Towards the end of the reading, two exercises were given to us that required us to revise and edit the first drafts that were shown in the textbook. There was one last exercise in this chapter that had us write, revise, and edit our own essays using the topic we used in the earlier chapters; 2 and 3. I came to find that editing is not quite THAT easy...But I know that with practice and practice, we can all perfect our essays and writing skills.

Don't forget that next class is ONLINE! See everyone NEXT WEEK! :)

Editing

Hafa Adai,
Today we went over editing and revising in the last section of the Writing Process. We have also learned how to edit and revise someone's paragraphs. We reviewed the stages, which include: Exploring, Organizing, and Writing. Editing is the final stage, in which we review and finalize our corrections. After writing an essay or research paper, we should have some one else look over it for any incorrections, and other problems. My favorite part about editing is going over the exercises as a class and compared our answers.
Sincerely, Catherine T. Techaira

Editing

Today, we have learn Editing, Cops, Capitalization, Mission, Puncuation, Spelling, And also, Clues, Conherence, Language,Unity,Emphasis, Support, and Sentences. We have learn Exercise#2 Revising and editing, a first Draft. One evening in 1968 while, I was working the swing shift at the general tire recapping plant I came up with the greatest pain of my life because, of a terrible accident raw rubber , was heated up in a large tank. Prior towards. being fed into an extruder. When the lowering platform, was in the up position the chain snapped. It sending the heavy platform, was in the up position the chain snapped. it sending the heavy platform crashing down into the tank. Unfortunatly. I was in it's path. The wave hit my back just above my waist Then suddenly pain took my breath away. Another, we had completed the exercise of Variety of sentence patterns, Variety of sentence patterns, fragment, Comma spice, run ons and editing, Clustering, Brainstorming.

Exercise#2 Today we also when through Revising and editing a first draft.
Exercise# 3 Same as exercise 2 writing and deleting words that did not make any sense at all.

Editing`

Afternoon guys! Today we went over editing, covered COPS (Capitalization, Omission, Punctuation, and Spelling) and CLUESS (Coherence, Language, Unity, Emphasis, Support, and Sentences). Also we went over the big six questions. Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How? All of these tips for writing essays create a greater paper and without these techniques our papers would be confusing and out of line. At the end of the lesson we did some exercises to practice revising and editing and we did a pretty good job! :)

Friendship

In our llife we will meet a lot of people.Most of them are nodding acquaintance,few of them are true friends .
I have a roommate just for a year,my feel to her not too bad and not toogood,i should say honest this kind of people i do not want to know much.

First drafts

These things are very useful because we would always make some type of error in our writing. By doing this, we can hope to improve our paper to sound better and more professional. It will make our paper clear of error as long as we keep reviewing over the first draft and following drafts to come. We'll have better essays to be proud of if we use CLUESS and do first drafts.

"The Writing, Revising, and Editing Process"

Hafa Adai,

In this stage, we learned how to write our first drafts. I believe that drafting and free writing are in some way related. When revising, you are looking for organization, content and language effectiveness. When editing, you are finalizing your correction of spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. I find the acronym C-L-U-E-S-S very useful, especially when it comes to writing an essay or research paper. I think we've been using the acronym before we knew about it now.

Sincerely, Catherine Techaira

CLUESS

Chapter 4 was quite extensive. It speaks further into detail on how a writer should articulate the expression in writing using the guidelines as follows: CLUESS.. coherence, language, unity, emphasis, support and sentence. The first draft is not expected to be the first and final, as afterwards there is an exercise on revision: ensuring the organization, content and language is effective; then editing: the final grammar corrections. Alot was covered under this chapter.

Wednesday Online class

So on Wednesday, we had our class online. We had to discuss stage three of the writing process. Stage three consist of writing, revising and editing. All of these are very important. First you write the first draft, then you proofread it an then edit it. After doing all of those you then go on to writing it with the corrections that were made.

Our class was held online in our moodle room! My favorite place to have class...saves us from a long drive. We discussed the importance of The Writing Process- Stage Three. We had to read about it. There are Writing, Revising, and Editing. I learned about "COPS" in editing, which stands for capitalization, omissions, punctuation, and spelling and "CLUESS" in revising, which stands for coherence, language, unity, emphasis, support, and sentences. I like how they came up with acronyms to help us easily remember them.

Zianna Tajalle

September 14, 2011

So, today we had our another online class again and we have to read the Writing/Revising/Editing which is the third stage of the writing process. I think that editing our papers before turning it in will be really helpful for us. And also to make someone proof read it for grammatical errors and such. i hope read more about this chapter and also be able to understand.

Have a great weekend everyone and see all of you on Monday! :)

encouragement

hey guys its me. Once again we have an online class today. I hope everyone did their part. I really hope everyone is on track. We can do this all of us. We can get through this semester. I know WE ALL can.

Wednesday Class :)

Today we had an online class on Moodle. We had to discuss the importance of stage three which is writing, revising and edting. Using your outline and all your informations will help you create your first draft. Revising and editing will help you complete your essay and you will be able to see what you need to correct in your writing. CLUESS is another technique that can also help you write your essay and you will be able to grab attention from different readers. See you guys on Monday. Have a good weekend :)

Moodle Room

Today's class will be held in our Moodle Room. We must discuss the importance of Stage Three - Writing/Revising/Editing. This lesson is fairly simple as it mainly goes over the stages leading to writing the first draft of the essay. I hope we also get to go over this section in class so we can fully understand it. Until then, everyone study hard and do your best!

See you all next week.

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Online Class

Today, our class was held online again, in our class moodle room. We had to reply to Dr. Rivera discussing the importance of the stage three strategies which were writing, revising, and editing. I learned the "COPS" in editing and the "CLUESS" in revising. This chapter basically just teaches us the techniques and how to finalize or polish up our essays or papers correctly for the final draft. Hopefully we can refresh everything as a class because I know that everyone, including myself better understands the lessons when we go over it IN class. See everyone next week!

~Chelsea

The Writing Gym

The Writing Gym

Need help with essays, poetry, or papers?

Come to the Writing Gym!

Tutoring available Monday – Friday

Room EC204

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