IN CLASS:
We reviewed Response to Content and Analytic Response per you text and our recent grades on the Gettysburg Address and Other Famous Speeches Activity. Some students did well; others are still struggling with how to defend the claims with make with specific evidence from the text. So, we reviewed to straighten-out these misconceptions. You may redo your exercise if you are unhappy with your score and think you can do better.
Then we proceeded to learning about The Evaluation Response and The Research Response (THERE ARE NOTES FOR THESE CONCEPTS!) This information can be found on pages 7-8 in the text.
We then continued on to discussing active reading (pages 11-12), pointers for writing summaries (pages 14-15), and acknowledging sources informally (pages 17-18).
We discussed the teen drinking essays in the textbook on pages 91-95, and the Associated Press article about lowering the drinking age on college campuses to 18.
Students submitted their four question in regards to the three essays.
There is no HOMEWORK.
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- Coop
- My basic social character is that of thirty year-old, rambunctious and FULL of energy, 5’3”, red haired, green eyed, sportier of retro/ colorful clothing who lives in an old Victorian house. I teach Critical Thinking, English Composition, and Effective Speech at Pittsburgh Technical Institute (PTI), and I was born in Pittsburgh, but raised in Butler, PA; I was formerly a senior high school English teacher who taught British Literature to seniors for four and a half years at Butler Area Senior High School (BSHS, Butler, PA). I have been teaching college classes since 2008, when I graduated with my Master's degree in Instructional Leadership and English.