Due Monday 11/21/11 and Tuesday 11/22/11

1. Complete the grammar and notes handout by
writing the answers on the handout.
2. Complete Miscellaneous Writing #4, which will be due
at the beginning of each class period MONDAY and TUESDAY.
3.***WEDNESDAY 11/23/11 AND THURSDAY 11/24/11 ARE HOLIDAYS.

Due Wednesday 11/16/11 and Thursday 11/17/11

1. Read pages 563-575 (Sentence Variety."
See "Starting Sentences With an Adverb." Read
Practice 1 so that you can complete Practice 2.
For Pracrice 2, simply type the sentence number and
an adverb that can make sense.
2. On page 566 read "Join Ideas using an -ing verb form.
Read"Joinig Ideas Using an -ed verb Form."
3. On page 574 read "Joining Ideas Using An appositive."
4. Finally, read "Join Ideas
using an Adjective Clause."

Monday 11/14/11 or Tuesday 11/15.11

1.Continue to work on the Miscellaneous Writing #2 [you
have already written #3].
2. Submit your paper to SmarThinking for suggestions.
Submit it by Tuesday so that you can get it back in
time to make correction.
3. Correct the paper and hand in the corrected copy and the
copy that you received from SmartThinking. YOUR FINAL
COPY IS DUE WEDNESDAY 11/16/11 AND THURSDAY 11/17/11.0

Due Monday 11/07/11 or Tuesday 11/08/11

1. Read "Classification" on pages 218-223.
2. Read "Bad Roommates" on pages 228-229.
3. Select a topic, divide it into three sub-groups,
give the three sub-groups original names[do NOT use
names that already exist, such as High Income, Middle
Income, and Low Income]. Prepare an outline.
4. Type a draft, print the draft, edit the draft, make
corrections on the hard copy, correct the on-screen
draft, and print a final copy. When you hand the paper in,
be sure to include the hard copy with corrections.
Hand in in this order: Outline, final copy, the hard copy
with corrections,corrected, and any other prewriting
that you may have.
5. Miscellaneous Writing #3 will be due on Wednesday,
11/09/11, or Thursday, 11/10/11.

Due Wednesday 11/02/11 or Thursday 11/03/11

Assignment 6
1. Look up and type the meanings of these words:
all right and alright; patience and patients;
already and all ready; done, as in "I'm done studying;"
cannot and can not; may be and maybe; infer and imply;
and etc.; nowdays; anyway and anyways; any where and
any wheres.
2. Read "Make Pronoun Reference Clear" on page 502-507.
On page 507, complete Practice 6 by typing only the
sentence number and only any needed corrections in pronouns
Do not retype the entire sentence.
3. Review Parallelism.

Due Monday 10/31/11 or Tuesday 11/01/11

Assgnment #5
1. Using the plus-neutral-minus format to brainstorm,
draw the 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 format and brainstorm this thesis
sentence: All citizens should belong to a religious
organization. Do not read into the thesis anything that
it does not say. Don't say "People may not want to"
because "want to" is not a part of the thesis sentence.
In the Plus column you write positive actions that could
occur. In the Minus column you write negative that could
occur. In the Neutral column you write things that could
occur but are not positive nor negative. Have at least six
solid items in the Plus column and at least six in the Minus
column. This is NOT a silly assignment, so I want no silly
answers. Type this.It may be Portrait or Landscape.

2. You will have a multiple choice test on Parallelism. Study
your book and your notes. Bring a blue Scan sheeet.

3. Review the Intro paragraphs that we studied and also review
the closing paragraphs. Rely on the information on the
PowerPoint and in the text.

Due Monday 10/24/11 or Tuesday 10/25/11

1. Using your response from Smarthinking, prepare
the FINAL copy of your Narrative to hand in.
2. Hand in in this order: outline, final copy, draft
with corrections, and paper as returned to you by
SmarThinking. You should have four items.

2. Read "Parallelism" in your textbook on pages 553-
557. Be able to exampin what Parallelism means.

Due Wednesday 10/19/11 and Thursday 10/20/11

1. Complete the typing of your narrative. Type an
essay consisting of 450-600 words. I have increased
the maximum word count by request.

2. Save the narrative on a flash drive and
BRING THE FLASH DRIVE TO CLASS. If you do not have
a flash drive, see me immediately.

3. Print a copy of the draft and mark any errors or
changes on the draft. The value of this correctioned
draft is five points. Use this corrected draft to prepare
the final copy. Remember to save your final copy on a
flash drive so that you can bring it to class.

4. Hand in your essay in this order: Outline, Final copy,
corrected draft. The essay is due on Wednesday or Thursday.

Due Monday, 10/17/11 or Tuesday 10/18/11

1. Narrow your narrative topic to form a
thesis sentence and an outline for a 400-
550 word paper. Type the paper using character,
setting, plot, and specific diction. Type your
ouline and then at the bottom of the same page type [1]
the word "characters" and then what or who the characters are.
[2]Next type the word "setting" and describe your
setting. [3]Then type the word "plot" and describe the
plot. [4]Finally, type the words "specific diction"
list some specific diction that you plan to use.
All of the can fit on one page. Due Monday or Tuesday.

2. Type your narrative paper. You can type your narrative
first before you type the items [1], [2], [3], and
[4] listed above.

3. Save your essay on a flash drive or zip drive or
thumb drive. We discussed this on the first class day.
BRING the zip drive to class next Monday or Tuesday.

4. If you don't clearly understand the assignment, e-mail
me or come by to see me or leave a telephone message.

Wednesday 10/12/11 and Thursday 10/13/11

1. Review your Grammar Notes.

2. Select and narrow a topic for the narrative assignment.

Due Monday 10/10/11 and Tuesday 10/11/11

1. Read "Narration" on pages 745-748. Know the "Four
Basics of Good Narration." [test on these]

2. Read "A Close Encounter" on pages 749-751." On
page 752, TYPE your answers to all the questions in
"Summarize and Respond."

3. Read your notes on clauses, complete sentences,and
phrases. Be able to recognize them. Read your notes
on run-ons. It will greatly help you to read "Run-Ons"
on pages 418-428. You will have a test on recognizing
Correct sentences, Fused sentences, and Comma Splice errors
plus Phrases and Clauses.
We will use the back of the Scan sheet that we used before.

Due Wednesday 10/05/11 or Thursday 10/06/11

Label this Assignment 4 at the top of the first page.

ALL OF THIS IS TO BE TYPED AND HANDED IN.
1. Use ONE of these general, broad topics for this
assignment: Listening, Obligations, Problems, or
Disturbances. NARROW THE TOPIC.

2. With your narrowed topic, write all of these pre-writing
activities: (1)prepare a web or cluster or map for the topic;
then (2)free write about your selected topic for 5-10 minutes;
then (3)brainstorm your topic;finally(4)write five questions
about your topic. These prewriting activities are discussed
on pages 68-70. Omit "Use the Internet" on page 71.

3. Develope ONE THESIS SENTENCE when you have completed all four
activities. [Four activities, One thesis sentence the same topic]

4. All of this is to be typed and handed in as Assignment 4.

Due Monday 10/03/11 and Tuesday 10/04/11

1.Read "The Basic Sentence" on pages 385-400.

2. Read "Understand What Subject-Verb Agreement Is"
on pages 434-436.

3. Read "Commas in Compound Sentences" on page 676.
Know what a compound sentence is.

4. Read "a compound subject" at the top of page 389.
Compound verbs are connected in the same method as subjects.

5. Your next assignment is already posted. PLEASE READ IT
SO THAT YOU CAN GET A HEAD START.

Due Wednesday 9/28/11 and Thursday 9/29/11

1. Your first Miscellaneous Writing is due at the start
of the period. This writing will be graded. Be sure that
all papers are in order and stapled.

2. LEARN your class notes: clause, phrase, dependent words
and what they do,dependent clause, independent clause, fragments
[from PowerPoint], how to correct fragments,-ing words
as verbs.

3. From last week's PowerPoint and class notes: What are the
two parts of a thesis sentence? What are the four requirements
of a thesis sentence?
[All of this smells like a test to me. What do you think?]

Monday 9/26/11 and Tuesday 9/27/11

Homework Assignment #4:
1. Your first miscellaneous writing will be due on
Wednesday, 9/28/11 or Thursday, 9/29/11. Use any
topic on the Miscellaneous Assignment sheet, which
you have already received. If you do not have one, come
to my office to get a copy. Your paper should be from 250-700
words. Remember that you will write six essays on six topics
from this assignment sheet and that you cannot write on the
same topic more than once.
Follow the steps in this PROCESS:
1.] DEVELOP A THESIS SENTENCE.
2.] PREPARE A ROUGH DRAFT.
3.] PRINT THE ROUGH DRAFT.
4.] READ THE ROUGH DRAFT AND MAKE CORRECTIONS ON THE HARD COPY.
5.] FROM YOUR CORRECTIONS, PREPARE A FINAL COPY.
6.] HAND THE ESSAY IN WITH THE OUTLINE ON TOP; NEXT, THE FINAL COPY;
BELOW THAT THE ROUGH DRAFT; LAST, ANY PREWRITING THAT YOU DO.

2. The Formal Outline on the sheet with 44 items is due on
Monday 9/26/11 or Tuesday 9/27/11. You do NOT type the outline.

3. Read "Fragments" on Pages 401-413. Be familiar with the
fragments mentioned. Our next grammar test will be on Fragments
on Wednesday or Thursday.

Due Wednesday 9/21/11 or Thursday 9/22/11

Homework #3 [continued]
1. Read "Making a Plan" on pages 100-104. Know
the three orders and what they are. Know the outline
for a short essay on page 103.
2. Read "Write Your Own Plan" on pages 107-108.

Due Monday 9/19/11 or Tuesday 9/20/11

Homework #3
1. Read "Exploring and Finding Your Topic" on
pages 62-71.
2. Read "Making a Point" on pages 74-80. Understand
(1)a thesis that focuses on a single point,(2)a thesis that
is neither too broad or too narrow, (3) a thesis that
is forceful, not weak, and (4)a general topic and a
narrowed topic(page 80). Be able to explain each of these
four items.
3. Type Effective thesis sentences for the first three
sentences of: Practice 4 [p 81],Practice 5 [p 82], and
Practice 6 [83]. Do only the first 3 of each practice.

Due Monday, 9/12/11- or Tuesday, 9/13/11

Homework #1
If you have already turned this in, you're okay.

1. Read "Word Choice" on pages 633-642.Pay particular
attention to "Practice Avoiding Four Common Word-Choice
Problems" on pages 634-642. Type three of your own examples
for each of the four problems listed in blue print.
Identify each problem that your type and your examples.
2.Study "Commonly Confused Words" on pages 647-656. Be
sure that you understand the different meanings.

HOMEWORK #2
1. Read "Apostrophes" on pages 688-693. On page 694,
complete Editing Review 1 by typing the sentence number,
typing the error(s) as they appear, and typing the correction
next to the error(s). Do this for sentences 1-4.

2. On pages 696-701,read "Quotation Marks." On page 703,
complete Editing Review 2 by finding the errors in sentences
1-7 and underlining the errors IN YOUR BOOK. Do not type the
errors, just underline them.

3. On pages 712-717, read "Capitalization." On page 718,
complete Editing Review 1 by typing the NUMBER of the
sentence, counting the number of errors in each sentence,
underlining the errors IN YOUR BOOK,typing the NUMBER OF ERRORS
IN EACH SENTENCE. Do this for sentences 1-5.

4. Be ready for a test on Wednesday or Thursday over Capitalizations,
Quotation Marks, and Apostrophes. You will need a Scan sheet.

Monday, 9/5/2011 and Tuesday,9/6/2011

1. Read "Word Choice" on pages 633-642.Pay particular
attention to "Practice Avoiding Four Common Word-Choice
Problems" on pages 634-642. Type three of your own examples
for each of the four problems listed in blue print.
Identify each problem that your type and your examples.
2.Study "Commonly Confused Words" on pages 647-656. Be
sure that you understand the different meanings.

FALL 2011: Due Wed, 8/31/11 or Thur, 9/01/11

Engl 1301--FALL SEMESTER 2011
1. Type a correct final copy of the interview; remember to
type the word count two spaces below the last line. For
this writing, you can use any format you wish; just be
sure to type gramatically correct sentences.
2. Complete the Personal Information sheet.
3. Complete the handout on finding errors on Pam Andersons'
interview. Find the errors, count the errors, correct the errors.
4. Take the Grammar Pre-Test on D2L BEFORE 5 P.M. on 9/04/11.

Due Monday, 5/02/11, Engl 13301

1. Read pages 634-640,"Practice Avoiding
Four Common Word-Choice Problems." On
page 636, complete Practice 1 by correcting
and typing sentences 8, 9, and 10.
On page 638, complete Prectice 2 by correcting
and typing sentences 8, 9, and 10. Beginning on
page 639,complete Practice 3 by correcting
and typing sentences 8, 9, and 10. Type all
three exercises on ONE page.

2. Type an opening paragraph for an essay using this
thesis sentence: The speed limit on Texas highways
should be increased to 80 miles per hour.

Due Wednesday, 4/20/11, Engl 1301

1. On page 732, complete Editing Review Test 7
by writing the eleven types of errors and
writing the number of the sentence which contains
each specific error. On the top of the page, the
chapters which covered the specific errors are
listed.

2. Review your copy of the handout entitled
"Essay Guidelines" so that you will be familiar
with the essay errors listed and be able to make
any of these corrections to your essay.

Due Monday, 4/18/11, Engl 1301

1. Complete the take-home test that I gave you
on Wednesday. Follow the instructions carefully.
The top of the handout says "Review." This must
be handed in at the start of the period.

2. Be sure to attend class on time. You are going
to type an essay. You will be handed the topic when
the writing time begins. This will take 2 periods.

3. Keep in mind that another Miscellaneous Writing
is due on 4/18/11.

Due Wednesday, 4/13/11, Engl 1301

1. As previously announced in class, your will take
a test on Commas. Review the handouts on Summary
of Comma Uses, the exercise handout that you com-
pleted in class, textbook pages 673-684, and class
notes.You will need a blue Scansheet.

2. Another Miscellaneous Writing will be due Monday,
4/18/11.

3. The class had previously discussed Slang, page 637.
Complete Practice 2, page 637,by typing the numbers 1-10
and replacing slang terms with language appropriate
terms. Type ONLY the correction; do not type the entire
sentence.

Due Monday, 4/11/11, Eng 1301

1. Read pages 673-684 "Commas." Type a list
of the different uses of a comma as explained
in the textbook. For each use, type an example.

2. Go over the classification notes from class.
Prepare an outline on this Topic: people. Use this
Principle of Classification: The way they dance.
You do NOT type a essay; just think about the
topic and prepare an outline. Remember that you
must have at least three distinctive groups; the
groups cannot overlap; and the groups must be
orginal. In other words, you cannot write about
country dancers, hip hop dancers, and ballroom dancers.
Remember that in the last blog,I mentioned pages in
the text that explain and give an example of
classification. Just simply see the previous blog.

Engl 1301: Due Wednesday, 4/06/11

1. Continue to develop the prewriting method of
+, neutral, - that we began in class. Have at least
four plus items and four minus items. Don't think
of this as just an assignment but as a proposal that
you can promote or as a proposal that you can argue
against. If you would rather use another thesis
sentence, use this: "New mothers should give
authorities the name of the father or possible father
of the child." Write at least four pluses and four
minuses for this thesis sentence.

2. Read pages 228-229 "Bad Roommates." Note the three
types and the names given to the three types. These
are original, so they are described.

3. The next Miscellaneous Writing is due 4/06/11.

4. You copied five pairs of sentences from the PowerPoint
presentation.Combine those sentences using any of the
fifteen methods that we discussed. Each sentence must use
a different method. Identify the method that you use
for each sentence.

Engl 1301-Due Monday, 4/04/11

1. Last class we covered 7 different methods to join
sentences.Learn these 7 methods for the next class. Next
Monday we will add an additional 8 ways to join sentences.
Practice writing your own sentences joined by the methods
that we covered.

2. In case you would like to get started,the next Miscellaneous
Writing assignment will be due Wednesday, 4/08/11.

Engl 1301, Due Wednesday, 3/30/11

1. Study the grammar material we reviewed last class
session.

2. BE PREPARED FOR A TEST ON MODIFIERS. BRING A BLUE SCAN SHEET.

Due Monday, 3/28/11, Engl 1301

1. Review "Problems With Subject-Verb Agreement" on
pages 434-451.We will have a test on Monday, YOU WILL
NEED A BLUE SCAN SHEET.

2. Review "Coordination and Subordination" on
pages 539-547. We will have a test over this
material on Monday. You will NOT need a Scan sheet.

3. Write a five paragraph essay on one of the
quotations that I gave you Wednesday. I also indicated
the pages in the textbook that will help you with
your writing of this essay. Bring the outline, the final
copy, the corrected draft, and the quotation sheet stapled
in this order.

4. On WEDNESDAY, 3/30/11, your next miscellaneous
writing will be due.

DUE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2011

1. Read pages 539-549, "Coordination and Subordination."
2. Complete Practice 1 on page 541 by writing the numbers 1
through 5 and typing JUST the word BEFORE the COORDINATOR
that you would use to connect the sentences and the word
AFTER the coordinator. Do not forget the comma.
3. On page 544. complete Practice 3 by combining the
sentences with a semi-colon. Type the word BEFORE the
semi-colon and the word AFTER the semi-colon.
4. Complete Practice 4 by using the conjunctive adverbs on
page 544. Follow the same format as the previous two Practices
and complete the first 5 sentences.
5. Read "Using Subordinating Conjunctions" on page 546.
Complete the first 5 sentences using the same format as you
followed for the previous practices. Remember that Dependent
Word and Subordinatng Conjunction mean the same thing.

Engl 13012-Due Wednesday, 3/09/11

1. Read "The Simple Tenses" on pages 594-599; "The
Progressive Tenses" on pages 600-604; "The Perfect
Tenses" on pages 605-609. Look at the explanatory
rectangles that show you how to form these tenses.
Look in the Index to find more explanation and examples.

2. On pages 623-624, read "Prepositions" and go over
the various uses of the preposition. On page 390, look
over the Common Prepositions listed. On page 389-390,
read "A prepositional phrase is . . . .

3. Read your class notes to see if you understand
what we covered in class.

Engl 1301, due Monday, March 7, 2011

1. Review your notes on parallelism; review
textbook pages 553-557 on parallelism. On Monday,
3/07/11, we will have a TEST on PARALLELISM. No
need for a scan sheet; this will be a written test.

2. In class, you had previously received these
definitions: a PHRASE is any group of words that does
not contain a Subject and a Verb; a CLAUSE is any
group of words that DOES contain a subject and a verb.
An Independent Clause can be a sentence by itself (see
page 418), and a Dependent Clause cannot be a sentence
by itself (see page 403+ "Fragments That Start with
Dependent Words). Type these words and identify each
as being a PHR (phrase); an IND (independent clause;
a DEP (dependent clause); NO (none of these).
1.in the house; 2.as the river flooded; 3. the child fell;
4.drivng the car; 5.since it was cloudy; 6.when you left;
7. on the shelf; 8. that is due; 9. over the sink;
10.while you typed; 11.laughing out loud; 12.for example.

3. Brainstorm and type ideas about this thesis sentence:
Automobile drivers can take steps to use less gasoline.

Engl 1301, Due Wednesday, 3/02/11

1. Complete Miscellaneous Writing #3.
2. Review your class notes from Monday, 2/28/11,
and learn them.

English 1301--Due Monday, 2/28/11

1. Be able to define these terms which you will find
in your class notes or in the textbook:1.Plan of development;
2.parts of a thesis sentence;3.purpose of the introductory
paragraph; 4.prewriting techniques on pages 68-70; 5.define
chronological order, spatial order, and order of importance
(pages 100-101); 6.five methods to write introduction paragraphs
listed on pages 112-113; 7.three ways to write a concluding (or
closing) paragraph on pages 117-118. Type the terms and the
definitions on one page.
2. Type the definition of a dangling modifier and a misplaced
modifier.
3. Begin working on Miscellaneous Writing #3 which will be
DUE on Wednesday, 3/02/11.

Eng 1301--Due Wednesday, 2/23/11

1. Be able to explain what is meant by "parallelism."
Google the term, use your text, or any other means to
TYPE a self-explanatory definition. Try to explain it
to someone who is not in this class.
2. For Practice 1 on page 554,TYPE only the sentence number
and the words that you change to make the sentence
parallel. Do only 1-5.
3. For Practice 2 on page 556, TYPE only the sentence number
and the words that you change to make the sentence parallel.
4. Type an introductory paragraph for this thesis sentence:
A DNA sample should be taken from the mother and the father
of new born babies.You may use any opening method that we
have discussed. You can also look in the text book.
5. Type all of this assignment on one page. Be sure to lable
each particular exercise.

Engl 1301--Due Monday, 2/21/11

1. Read pages 185-201. You do not have to complete any
assignments. I want you to read carefully the writings
in this chapter because they teach you how to write
description, how to support descrition, how to organixe
description, and how to establish a main point. In the book,
read all of the examples by Florence Bagely, Alex
Espinoza, and Jennifer Orlando.
2. Read pages 553-557 on Parallelism. Complete and type
Practice 4 on page 559. Type the entire sentence.
3. This past week, I handed back the papers you had written
on your early childhood. PLEASE BRING THAT ESSAY TO CLASS.

DUE Wednesday, 2/09/11

1. Your first miscellaneous writing is due. Use one of the
topics on the assignment sheet. If you do not have one, come
to my office to get a copy. Your paper should be from 250-500
words. Remember that you will write six essays on six topics
from this assignment sheet and that you cannot write on the
same topic more than once.
PROCESS:
1. DEVELOP A THESIS SENTENCE.
2. PREPARE A ROUGH DRAFT.
3. PRINT THE ROUGH DRAFT.
4. READ THE ROUGH DRAFT AND MAKE CORRECTIONS ON THE HARD COPY.
5. FROM YOUR CORRECTIONS, PREPARE A FINAL COPY.
6. HAND THE ESSAY IN WITH THE OUTLINE ON TOP; NEXT, THE FINAL COPY;
BELOW THAT THE ROUGH DRAFT; LAST, ANY PREWRITING THAT YOU DO.

Engl 1301-- Due Monday, 2/07/11

1. You will have a Quotation Marks, Capitals, and Contractions
test; bring a blue Scan sheet.
2. We discussed Formal Outlines in class, and I gave you a
handout that contains 44 items. Group these items so that
you develop a Formal Outline using these 44 items. Do not add
any items and do not remove any items. When you read over the
items, you will begin to see which ones go together and what
order they should be in.
3. You received an instructional handout assigning your first paper,
which will be due on 2/07/11.Follow the instructions.

Engl 1301--Due Wednesday, 2/03/11

1. Read pages 75-79, "Practice Developing a Good
Thesis Stament."
2. Read pages 84-86, "Write your own thesis statement."
3. Read pages 100-102, "Understanding Ways of Ordering Ideas."

Due Monday, 1/31/11

1. Read Apostrophes on pages 688-693. On page 694,
complete Editing Review 1 by typing the sentence number,
the error(s) as they appear and the correction next to
the error(s).
2. On pages 696-701,read Quotation Marks. On page 703,
complete Editing Review 2 by finding the 18 errorss and
underlining the errors IN YOUR BOOK. Do not type the
errors, just underline.
3. On pages 712-717, read Capitalization. On page 718,
complete Editing Review 1 by typing the NUMBER of each
sentence and counting the number of errores in each sentence.
Next to the sentence number, type the NUMBER OF ERRORS IN
EACH SENTENCE..
4. In the book FROM PRACTICE TO MASTERY, read pages 209-211
and complete the Practice Correcting Capitalization
beginning on page 212. Type the sentence number and the
correct letter. The answers are on page 274.
5. Be ready for a test on Wednesday over Capitalizations,
Quotation Marks, and Apostrophes. You will need a Scan sheet.

Due Wednesday, 1/26/11

1. Read pages 688-694 on Apostrophes and do Editing Review 1,
which has 15 errors. On your paper, type the sentence number
and the correction for each of the errors.
2. Read pages 696-701 on Quotation Marks and read Editing
Review 2 on page 703 to see if you can find the 18 errors.
We will discuss them in class.
3. Read pages 712-715 and IN YOUR BOOK, mark the errors in
Editing Review 1 on pages 718-719.

SPRING 2011: Engl 1301-1011-Due Monday 1/24/11

1. Type a correct final copy of the interview; remember to
type the word count two spaces below the last line. For
this writing, you can use any format you wish; just be
sure to type gramatically correct sentences.
2. Complete the Personal Information sheet.
3. Complete the handout on sentences. You may write directly
on the exercise sheet. Select the letter choice that will
correct the error in the sentences.
4. Take the Grammar Pre-Test on D2L BEFORE 5 pm Sunday, 1/23/11.