Tuesday

We'll work more on revisions tomorrow and topic and conclusion sentences.
Yea!

Goodnight.

Russ

Monday

Go ahead and finish the worksheet I handed out today. Yes, I know it's difficult.
Remember to meet in the computer lab tomorrow in SA#304.
We'll be starting our new paper soon, but we must practice grammar and also topic sentences and thesis statements more.

Goodnight.

Russ

Saturday

3rd drafts are due on Monday.

I met with 5 of you today to go over your drafts and any questions you had.

That's it.

Russell

ZZZZZZzzzzzzzz

Some pretty good comments there. Not everyone left one. Hmm.

I have so many of your papers to correct this weekend. Tonight, I'm simply too exhausted to do any more correcting.

Tomorrow, we'll look at some grammar in the book, and I'll answer any questions you might have.

Russell

It's Almost Friday! Hang in there!

Tomorrow is the Midterm. Are you preparing? Practice your outline writing, your Thesis Statement writing, your Parallel Structure writing and so on.

Russ

I want to watch the "Boob Tube!"

Students!

Similies and Metaphors. So fun, huh?
We'll go over them tomorrow.
I hope to have your papers corrected by class time tomorrow.

Russell

Tomorrow

Tomorrow we'll work on Similies and Metaphors.

It should be exciting.

Russell

Weekend Blog

So, second drafts of your paper are due tomorrow with a pre-written typed outline.
Also, find a narration online that you like and bring it to class. I would like everyone to bring it to me in my office before class if possible (before 10:40) if possible, so I can make photocopies of them.
We'll review for midterms this week.

Russell

Thursday

Whoops!!! I posted the wrong class' blog on this site again. Why do I always do this? Maybe I'm getting old.
Anyway, the homework is to find a narration paper that you find interesting and bring it to class tomorrow. Also, write on it. Circle the parts that you like and write why you like them. Be prepared to discuss it with me. We'll meet in SA304 tomorrow.

Russ

Articles

Articles and more Articles. Was it painful. Some of you looked like you were in so much pain. Sorry. I know it was a lot.
Homework: Grammar Book pp. 56-57, and then write a (short) story (2-3 sentences are OK) about a mistake you've made. Talk about a time when you gave someone your phone number, and that person stalked you. "I shouldn't have given my phone number." or "I should've given him a fake number."

Midterms will be on Wednesday and Thursday of next week.
I'll give you more detail on it tomorrow!

Please study that vocabulary and use it. We have a paper due tomorrow, don't we?
Do you need more time on it? Would you like more time with it? Please let me know by leaving a comment on the blog or emailing me.

Goodnight

Russ

Narration

OK, so the first draft is due tomorrow of your narration papers.

Make sure you have a typed Outline as well. I do not take first drafts home; I will look at them and you need to make appointments to come meet with me as well. Friday morning and Friday afternoon are good times for me.

Russell

Tainted Textbooks

It has come to my attention that several students have books that have answers written in them. This is against school rules and is "Plagiarism". If you have a book with answers written in it or if you have the TEACHERS' VERSION of a textbook, please buy a new book and return the teachers verson ASAP.
Thank you.

Russ

Dictionary

Did anyone leave a dictionary in the computer lab? It's in the teachers room.

Dictionary

Who left a dictionary in the computer lab? It's in the teachers room.

Dictionary

Who left a dictionary in the computer lab? It's in the teachers room.

Russ

Tuesday

OK, tonight you need to think of a topic and start your free-writing. Also, produce an outline (typed) by tomorrow. We'll continue then.

Goodnight

Russell

Sunday Night

Students,

Hello. I hope all of you have had nice weekends. I did. I picked some pumkins from a pumkin patch in Puyallup which was a lot of fun.
Today, I went to Costco and did some shopping. I'm pretty sure it's going to be rainy and cold for a while now.
Anyway. Tomorrow third drafts are due. Please also hand in your second drafts and outlines. Make sure you have each set of drafts stapled to each other. We will also have a quiz tomorrow and start on the topic of our next paper.
I'll be in the office from 8:15-10:55.

Have a good night.

Russell

Thursday

OK, so your job now is to explore further possiblities for your paper. This will involve a lot of rewriting and conculting your book and notes for ideas. Like I said, you should be spending 45 minutes to an hour on each sub topic (body paragraph) and intro and conclusion paragraphs.
I'll be in the office Fri. 8-11 and 3-7 so come and get help. Please come with good questions.

Russ

Wednesday

OK, this is the correct blog for the correct class (Thank you, Maki). What is homework for tonight? pp. 366-367; #2 (consequently), #3 (although), #4 (furthermore, and #5 (nevertheless). pp. 368-370 (All).

Remember to finish re-writing the second paragraph for the ditto to turn in tomorrow if you didn't have it finished today. They will be counted as late, though.

That's it.

Russell

Tuesday

Homework: Grammar Book pp.29-31 (Past Perfect Tense)

Continue with the pre-writing and the free-writing of the Transportation idea. Beprepared to show me your "new" ideas tomorrow.

Read pp. 26-47 in "Holes" this week. Do not watch the movie; it will ruin the book - believe me.

Have a good night.

Russell

Monday

OK, I will try to correct your papers tonight. Plese finsih the ditto I gave you today. Take notes of possible changes/ improvements you can make to it and prepared to share them witht e class tomorrow.
Also, complete the "Comma" ditto and do pp.445-449 (Prepositions).

Whew! That's all.

Russ

Homework

Today was a grammar day.
The average score from Friday's quiz was 68%. That's not very good, so make sure that you actually study your new vocabulary and grammar.

Homework tonight:

Finish the preposition sheet
Complete pp. 26-29
Finish reading pp.1-25 in Holes and answer the questions on the worksheet.
Turn in your article summary tomorrow (if you didn't turn it in today) and also turn in your vocabulary notebook tommorow.

Tomorrow, we will discuss Holes.

Any questions?

Russell

Wednesday

OK, make thos appointments with me to go over your first drafts. Second drafts are due on Monday. Do pp. 294-299 in your book and we'll go over them tomorrow. Also, do your 3rd conditional homework. Tomorrow, we will begin work on semicolons.

Russ

Cancelled Class

Class,

I'm sorry that I cancelled today's class, but I did not feel well enough to teach today.

I should be better tomorrow. Turn in your first draft papers on Wednesday.

See you tomorrow.

Russell

Monday Monday

I feel sick..so sick...I've just taken some medicine which will make me sleepy and then I will go to bed...
Anyway, what did we do today? We went over Friday's quiz. We also went over your outlines.
The first draft (typed) of your paper is due on Wednesday. Please do either cause or effect (probably not both, though). If you want to meet me to discuss some ideas, please come to see me either tomorrow morning from 8:30-11 or Wednesday morning at the same time.
I will help you out.

Homework: pp.294-299 Try to read and complete this. If you can't finish it all, it's not the end of the world.

Goodnight.

Russell