Welcome to English 101. This quarter we are going to be reading, thinking and writing about notions of liberty using the writings of John Stuart Mill, one of the world's great minds, as our starting point (in conjunction with what we know/think/believe already of course). All of our class materials will be posted in this blog and rarely will I hand out anything printed on paper. If you have questions about what is due any particular day, what assignment expectations are, this is the place to begin looking for answers. This is also the space in which we will be doing a good bit of our work, so spend some time poking around the materials so as to familiarize yourself with the site. All of the pertinent materials can be accessed by clicking on either the syllabus, assignments or schedule links in the upper right of this page. (Click the "read more" link below)

Use this for preparing for your test.

Here is the Power Point presentation that I have been talking from this week.

For 10-29-08 you were asked to take one of the articles you found on note taking and take notes using the outline style of note taking.

For 10-30-08 you were asked to take a different article on note taking and take notes using the cluster style of note taking. You will use a third article and take notes using the paragraph style.

For 11-3-08 use yet a different article on note taking and use the note card style.

For 11-4-08, guess what? New article, Cornell style of note taking!

Check the schedule for what is due and what we'll be doing in class.

We'll be looking at brainstorming webs that you should be bringing to class in order to kick-start your response to one of the three articles we read last week.

For Monday, bring a draft summary of either chapter 38, 39 or 40 and 41.

Tuesday is the due date for Writing Task 1.2.

Drafting the Summary

1. Opening sentence should contain text’s title, author’s name, and the main idea.
2. Provide major details of the text by changing the major detail phrases into complete sentences.
3. Provide minor/secondary details as needed/allowed to explain or clarify the major details but keep them to a minimum.
4. Must be written primarily in your own words. More than three words from the original requires use of quote marks. Do not string together a series of quotes.

Here are some attachments that describe different after reading activities.

Here is what we're looking for for book clubs.........

Any questions, just ask!

Just in case you were absent or need a refresher, here is the PowerPoint I used in class. I'll also attach the assignment that goes with it. (Thanks for reminding me Kaylee!)

Any questions, just let me know!

So, I guess I can't attach the file because it's too big! So if you want the PowerPoint, shoot me an email and I'll send it to you that way.

The essay, "Sport in Society: An Inspiration or an Opiate?" contains paragraphs stuctured in an effective manner, one that you would do well to emulate. Each paragraph contains the following elements:

1. A Topic Statement: this sentence makes clear the point of the paragraph, what the paragraph is about.
2. A brief explanation as to why the topic matters
3. Examples to illustrate the topic.
4. Explanation as to how the examples illustrate the importance of the topic.

Each element should be at least once sentence; however, when it comes to examples and explanations, more than one is often needed.

For Monday, bring a rough draft of your assignment 1.2 paragraph. Use the above format, labeling each of the sections. We'll spend some time looking at them and going over other writing focused concerns.