English 11 week of May 4

Contemporary author research due on Friday, May 8

Monday - turn in introductory paragraph
Tuesday - conference with Luttke

To Improve Your Learning Target

 Formal language

http://www.vcestudyguides.com/formal-and-informal-language

MLA in text citations and formatting

http://www.ehow.com/how_8230030_do-intext-citation-mla.html

Elaboration; Elaborating on examples

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/few/685

Transitions

http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/how-to-use-transition-words?page=all

Comma usage/Avoiding Comma Splices

http://www.crosswaterfarm.com/commas/2ic.html

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon

Types of sentences for flow

http://www.writersdigest.com/qp7-migration-books/on-writing-fiction-excerpt

Adding examples; Introducing examples with transitions

http://prtl.uhcl.edu/portal/page/portal/WC/Files/Tipsheet%20Quotes%20-%20A/Introducing%20Quotes.pdf

Subtle transitions

http://englishwritingteacher.com/category/transitions/

Strong conclusions; Complex sentence review

http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/conclude.html
http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Orange%20Level/O4%20Complex%20Sentences.html

Wednesday - wrap up rough draft

Questions to answer for critique section of your paper:
1. Mention the name of the piece and when it was published?
2. Accurately summarized the piece being critiqued?
3. Mainly focused on critical evaluation?
4. Used examples from the piece itself to back and illustrate my assessment of the writing? Remember to include in text citations for the examples.
5. Formed an overall evaluation of the piece based on critical reading?

Thursday - Learning target area - identify information that helps you improve

Friday - Turn in Contemporary author research