Monday

Sorry, gang: flooding problems has me mopping.

For Wednesday, 250 words on one (1) thing for which you are grateful. It cannot be a parent, sibling, pastor, or other familiar/over-used/cliche topic.

Thesis statements

1. Love hurts.
2. Fire bad.
3. Travis and Leonard are alike but also different.
4. Children should exercise.
5. Georgia's drought was preventable.
   

In-class

15 minutes on what has been surprising to you as a new college student. What has been the biggest change or adjustment? How does your role as student differ from before?

In-class writing / Schedule

For Nov. 7th:

Spend time in class writing on a possible guilty pleasure, in advance preparation for your essay 4 assignment. Be prepared to share what you may write your essay about.

IMPORTANT NOTE: There will be no class Friday, November 9th.

ENG 1101
FALL 2007
Paul Guest
TLC 1113B
paulmguest@gmail.com


Everyone likes, even loves, something they probably shouldn't. A bad TV show or bad movie. Old comic books. Cartoons from their youth. Guilty pleasures, they're called. You might feel embarrassed about yours but you probably don't. Write an essay that identifies and explains why you love what you do. Reasons like "Because it's awesome" or the like will be grounds for a failing grade.

Enjoy this, have fun with it, but keep in mind I continue to expect progress and improvement in your basic writing skills. A successful paper will have:

• A clear, specific, developed thesis
• A strong introduction
• Memorable writing, free from padding, lazy thinking
• Correct grammar

Missing any of these begins you with a C and from that point your grade will continue to lower.

LENGTH: 1500 words

DUE: Wed., November 14th

Printed out and stapled required.

Quiz

1. Joined at the head since birth, the Wilson twins boarded the roller coaster, it was their first and last time.
2. Wondering why you said I was practically porcine.
3. The roadster came to an apocalyptic halt the flames glowed orange in the night.
4. Three gallons of mayonnaise, he said, is all I ever wanted.
5. She used ingredients like fatback and scrapple.

Identify the errors, if there are any, using exact terms in the above sentences and then correct them. For credit, you must have both parts correct.

Wednesday

Open class with 10 minute/250 word writing on assigned topic.

Group work: create 15 run-on sentences. Remember that a run-on sentence is a sentence in which two or more independent clauses are joined without punctuation or conjunctions.