Day 14- Plagiarism Test, Writing Concisely, and Peer-Review

Class Today:

• General Housekeeping
• Common issues in summary drafts
• Punctuation
• Format
• Spelling/Usage errors
• Citation
• Not paraphrasing
• Box folders
• In-Class Plagiarism Test
• Go to Compass 2g 
• Writing Concisely Activity
• Peer-Review

Homework:
1. Final draft of summary due Sunday, October 12 by Midnight
2. Read Ch. 9 of our textbook. There may be a quiz :)


Next Class: New unit! Oral Presentation

Day 13- Academic Language and Style

What you will learn today:

Learn what constitutes a formal academic tone

Understand the difference between a formal academic tone and tone for e-mails and memos.

Class Today:

• Powerpoint
• Verbs Worksheet
• Formal Grammar Worksheet

Materials:
1. Academic Style Powerpoint
2. Verbs Worksheet (Answer Key)
3. Formal Grammar Style Worksheet

Next Class: In-class Plagiarism Test, Review Unit 2

Homework:
1. Study for in-class plagiarism test
2. Revise your summary draft to include more formal language.
3. Final draft of your summary is due Saturday, October 11th by Midnight