Day 11- Writing a Good Summary

Today you will learn:

• How to write a good summary by:
• Finding the main ideas from a summary
• Writing a good thesis statement that focuses on the most important main idea in the article.
• Writing strong supporting paragraphs and a good conclusion sentence
• Use reporting verbs to make your writing more coherent

Class Today:

• Warm-Up: 
• Please show me the annotated article and comprehension questions.
• Look at two summaries from last semester. 
• "A" summary
• "B" summary
• In groups of 4, discuss why the first summary earned an A and the second summary earned a B. 
• Guided Practice: Part II Powerpoint
• Do this worksheet as we watch the powerpoint.
• Use the Reporting Verbs Handout to help you with part IV. 
• Refer to "The Kitchen Conundrum."

Materials used in class:

• Part II Powerpoint
• Part II Worksheet
• Reporting Verbs Handout

Homework:

1. Read and annotate one of these articles:

• Why Bitcoin Could Fail
• Why Minimum Wage Makes Sense
• Bringing Jobs Back to the US is a Bruising Task

2. After annotating, write a thesis statement, three supporting ideas, and a conclusion sentence. You do not need to write paragraphs yet. Please do this for class on Thursday.
3. You should finish the plagiarism tutorial on compass by Wednesday, October 1st at NOON.
4. First draft of summary is due Saturday, October 4th by Midnight.
5. Final draft of summary is due Saturday, October 11th by Midnight.

Next Class:

1. Review Summarizing
2. Using Transition words
3. Documenting Sources

Day 10- Continue Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Quoting

You will learn today:
1. How to write a paraphrase well.
2. How to annotate a reading, so you can understand a reading more clearly.
3. What a summary is and how to use it in your writing.

Class Today:

• Announcements:
• Responses to IEF
• Course Website Explanation
• Group Work Vs. Individual Work
• Gap between other classes? 

• Review Paraphrasing
• Practice Paraphrasing - Paraphrase a quote in google docs. 

• Summarizing
• Warm-up: In groups discuss ways you use summarizing for assignments in this class or others. 
• What is a summary? Let's look at Summary: Part I powerpoint
• How to annotate a reading
• How do you read? Discuss answers briefly in groups. 
• Active Reading Powerpoint

Homework:

1. Read and annotate "The Ketchup Conundrum." I strongly suggest printing it out.
2. Read and answer the comprehension questions for "The Ketchup Conundrum," here.

Next Class: Continue Summarizing

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.