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."