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.