Day 9- Peer-Review; Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Quoting

Class Today:

• 8:00 AM
• Announcement: New Unit- Summary
• Summarizing, Quoting, and Paraphrasing
• Powerpoint
• Discuss the answers on the first part as a group and share them in this google doc.
• Informal Early Feedback
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• 3:30 PM
• Informal Early Feedback
• Announcement: New Unit-Summary
• Peer-Review
• Using this document to help you, give a classmate feedback on their memo drafts. 
• Continue Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Quoting (if time)
• Warm-Up
• What is the difference between paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting? 
• What are the steps for paraphrasing?
• Share your answers in google docs. 
• Practice Paraphrasing more in class

Next Class: Continue Summarizing, Quoting, and Paraphrasing, Start lesson focusing on Summarizing

Homework:
1. Finish the final draft of the memo diagnostic revision. The memos are due September 25th by 4PM.
2. Do the plagiarism tutorial through compass.
3.  Read The Ketchup Conundrum

Day 8- Peer Review and Plagiarism

Class Today:

1. Review PIE Structure

• In groups of 3-4, come up with a paragraph to persuade your friends from abroad to visit Urbana-Champaign. 
• Share your paragraph in this google doc. 

2. Consequences of Plagiarism- Discuss the Article

3. Peer-Review Workshop

• Find a partner and read each other's memos. 
• Use this handout to guide you. 

4. Avoiding Plagiarism-Paraphrasing and Quoting (if time)

• Powerpoint
• Worksheet

Next Class: Paraphrasing and Quoting, Summarizing

Homework:

1. The final draft of the Memo Diagnostic Revision is due September 23rd by 4PM. Every day the assignment is late, the grade will drop 25%. Weekends are included. A day is a day.
2. If you haven't already, read Revision and Rhodes. Answer these questions in preparation for our discussion.

Day 7-Paragraph Development, Memo Workshop

Class Today:
1. Announcements

• Writers' Workshop
• Getting Extra Help
• EPT Test
• Office Hours

2. Review Writing a Reader Centered Memo

• What are some ways to make a memo "you" or reader oriented? List two ways in this shared google doc. 

3. Paragraph Development for Memos and Beyond

• Open this Prezi
• Now with a partner, do this worksheet.

4. Peer-Review Workshop

• Find a partner and read each other's memos. 
• Use this handout to guide you.

Next Class: Avoiding Plagiarism

Homework:
1. Do the following:

• Read my feedback on your draft. Revise.
• Read the feedback from a classmate. Revise.
• In other words, revise :)

2. The final draft of the Memo Diagnostic Revision is due September 23rd by 4PM. Every day the assignment is late, the grade will drop 25%. Weekends are included. A day is a day.

3. Read Revision and Rhodes. Answer these questions in preparation for our discussion.

Day 6- Writing a Reader Centered Memo

Class Today:
1. Review Writing Persuasively

• What are the four components of writing persuasively? (hint: AIDA)

2. Writing a "you" oriented memo.

• Warm-up
• What's wrong with this memo?
• Now check out the revised memo. How is this an improvement?
• While I show you this powerpoint, follow along with this handout.
• Now, revise this memo to be more "you" oriented.
• Answers to handout, here.
• Answer to revised memo, here.

Next Class: Review "You" orientation, PIE Paragraph Development, Workshop

Homework:
1. I will have feedback on your Memo revision by the end of the weekend. The final draft of your Memo Revision is due September 23rd by 4PM. If an assignment is late, the grade drops 25% every day.

Day 5-Memo & Purpose

Class Today:
1. Contribute to Assignment Anthology. Click this link.
2. Review Audience Analysis and Types of Memos

• What type of memo is this memo? Why?
• Who is the audience? Why?

3. Deciding Purpose in a Memo-Writing Persuasively

• Watch this prezi. After each point, refer the paragraph on p. 106 in our textbook.
• How would you adapt your memos to be more persuasive? 

Next Class: Writing a Reader Centered-Memo, Memo Workshop

Homework:
1. The first draft of the Diagnostic Memo Revision is due Thursday, September 11th by 4PM. Please turn in your draft to compass. Remember this is just a draft.

2. Read Ch. 5 of Improving Business Communication Skills and then evaluate your memos based on the checklist on page 115. Bring your draft to class on Thursday.

Day 4- Memo Audience

Class Today:
1. Announcements

• SEC

2. Review Memo Basics

• Look at the the sample memo I will give you. Evaluate it based on:
• The 7 C's
• What we learned about Memos on Tuesday 
• Then, write how you would change the memo.

3. Memo & Audience

• First, watch let's watch these three youtube videos. 
• One, two, three
• Who is the audience in each of these videos? Why?
• Using this handout to help you, design a presentation in groups persuading one of the following groups to eat at McDonalds.
• A child under 10
• A Health-Conscious Business Person
• A Graduate Student
• A Couple with 3 Children

Next Class: Memo & Purpose

Homework:
1. pg. 68 Exercise 7 "Courtesy" based on reading pg.54
2. pg 95 Exercise 1 "Identifying Direct and Indirect Writing Strategies" based on reading pg.87-90
3. pg. 95 Exercise 2 "Positive Writing Strategies" based on reading pg.93-94

Day 3- Memo Basics

Class Today:
Today, we will learn about the basics of a memo.
1. Let's do this warm-up activity with partners. You may use the book to help you.
2. Next, let's watch this youtube video.
3. Now, let's do this handout together.
4. Now using your textbook, figure out the types of memos in groups with this handout.

Next Class:
Memo Audience & Purpose

Homework:
1. The first draft of your memo is due September 11th by 4PM. Please submit your memo draft to compass.
2. Using this guideline to help you, rewrite your memo to follow the right structure.
3. Review the description and rubric for Diagnostic Memo Revision.
4. If you haven't already, please upload a photo of yourself to the shared box folder. Everyone should be invited.

Day 2- Diagnostic

Class Today:

• Diagnostic
• Memo Warm-up

Next Class: Memo Basics

Homework:
1. Read this handout on professional e-mails and send me an e-mail through your preferred e-mail. Make sure the name on your e-mail is written in the roman alphabet.

2. Review the course policies handout and course policies prezi. Contact me if you have any questions.

3. Read Ch. 6 of Improving Business Communication, our course textbook.

Welcome to ESL 505- Day 1-General Introduction

Class Today:

Today we will get an introduction to each other, introduction to the class, and introduction to business writing.

• Introduction to each other
• Let's watch this youtube video.
• Next find a partner and shake his or her hand.
•  Then ask him or her the following questions:
• What is your prefered name?
• Where is your hometown?
• What would you rather be doing right now?  (Not sleeping or work related)
• Why UIUC?
• What would be your dream job?
• Next, introduce the person you interviewed to the class. 
• Introduction to the Course
• Course Policies Handout
• Course Policies Prezi 
• Introduction to Business Writing
• The 7C's
• Compare letter A with letter B. Which do you think is better? In groups discuss why.
• Complete
• Clear
• Concise
• Correct
• Concrete
• Courtesy
• Character

Next Class: Diagnostic, Introduction to Memo Basics

Homework:
1. I will invite you to a box folder. Upload your photo with your preferred name. For instance, I would name my photo kat.jpg. I am terrible with names and faces, so help me out!

2. Fill out your contact information on this form. Your e-mail address name should be in the roman alphabet. This is the e-mail address I will use to communicate with you throughout the semester.

3. Fill out "Getting to know you" form, here.

4. Bring your laptop to class on Thursday, especially if you have poor handwriting.