In-Class Work: 10/29

During today's class, we continued our in-class CATW practice and discussed last Monday's CATW Field Test. We also analyzed sample paragraphs from Andrew Marantz's article "Annals of Psychology: Unreality Star," identifying their parts. Please see the "Parts of Paragraphs" handout for details.

Good Body Paragraphs

During today's class, we discussed the different parts of body paragraphs and how to use paragraphs to organize and develop your ideas. We also looked at a sample paragraph, collaboratively wrote a paragraph of our own on the board, and completed an exercise in identifying the parts of body paragraphs. Please see the "Using Paragraphs" handout for details.

In-Class Work: Monday 10/6 and following

Most of our in-class work for the next several weeks will focus on practice writing, using our CATW Prompts handout. You'll start with the first prompt, make an outline to organize your thoughts, and begin your draft; please see the outline we've discussed in class for guidance, though it's possible that your finished essay will be organized a little differently.

As you work on your draft, I will be available to give you immediate feedback -- just raise your hand. When you have a finished draft, call me over to review it: at that point I will either tell you how to revise your work or I will approve the work. Once I approve the work, you may post it to your class blog and go on to the next prompt. Remember that your grade for the class is based partly on how many practice essays you complete.