Homework for Week 11 (due 11/28)
Assignments:
1.Are you glad to be done, almost, with your research papers? As we discussed in class, I am asking you all to do one last final final draft of your research paper to clean up any minor issues, and to refine your style.
2. Complete all of the assignments shown for Unit 2, Week 11 above, and on the schedule in your in your book page xxvii). This takes you through the end of Module Five.
Notes:
Use your grammar handouts, your verb list handouts, and the transitions handouts to help your refine your research paper. Refer back to the expert model on pages 13-17 of your text to fix any formatting errors.
Module 5.3: Study the Expert Model carefully. This is your guide to your new writing assignment. The author has granted permission to photocopy these pages to keep handy as you write your papers. You can also bookmark, tab, or dog-ear the pages.
Modules 5.6: Before you conduct your survey, come up with your questions. Try to avoid questions which can only be answered with a yes or no. Watch this short video for tips on asking better questions.
Asking Better Questions
Module 5.7-5.8: Fill out your chart completely. If you need more space, use a seperate piece of paper. To analyze the responses, you will count up those responses which are quantitative (they can be counted), and summarize the rest. Read 5.8 for more details.
Module 5.10: You will conduct interviews with at least two people who have experience planning a vacation. (See pages 136-137.) Think ahead of time about who you would like to interview. It could be a family member, a friend, or a trusted travel agent. It must be someone with experience in planning a trip. Again, preplan the questions which you will ask. Use questions which ask "How," "Why," "Should," or "Would" when possible to get bigger answers.
Module 5.11: Use safe, reliable, verifiable websites to conduct your research. Refer back to Modules 1.9-1.10 on pages 25-30 for detailed information on using the internet safely. Fill out the chart with three to four possible destinations.
Module 5.12: Based upon your preliminary research, pick a destination. You must be able to back up your choice with reasons which will convince each of your traveling companions that it is the best choice for your vacation.
Module 5.13: Don't forget to complete this module's Word Sleuth! Use a thesaurus, visit thesaurus.com or another online thesaurus.
Thesaurus.com - The world's favorite on...
“Don’t use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us to feel about the things you are describing. I mean, instead of telling us a thing was ‘terrible,’ describe it so that we’ll be terrified. Don’t say it was ‘delightful’; make us say ‘delightful’ when we’ve read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous, exquisite) are only like saying to your readers, ‘Please, will you do my job for me?'” --C.S. Lewis
If you have questions, email me before Tuesday @ [email protected]
Module 5.10: You will conduct interviews with at least two people who have experience planning a vacation. (See pages 136-137.) Think ahead of time about who you would like to interview. It could be a family member, a friend, or a trusted travel agent. It must be someone with experience in planning a trip. Again, preplan the questions which you will ask. Use questions which ask "How," "Why," "Should," or "Would" when possible to get bigger answers.
Module 5.11: Use safe, reliable, verifiable websites to conduct your research. Refer back to Modules 1.9-1.10 on pages 25-30 for detailed information on using the internet safely. Fill out the chart with three to four possible destinations.
Module 5.12: Based upon your preliminary research, pick a destination. You must be able to back up your choice with reasons which will convince each of your traveling companions that it is the best choice for your vacation.
Module 5.13: Don't forget to complete this module's Word Sleuth! Use a thesaurus, visit thesaurus.com or another online thesaurus.
Thesaurus.com - The world's favorite on...
“Don’t use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us to feel about the things you are describing. I mean, instead of telling us a thing was ‘terrible,’ describe it so that we’ll be terrified. Don’t say it was ‘delightful’; make us say ‘delightful’ when we’ve read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous, exquisite) are only like saying to your readers, ‘Please, will you do my job for me?'” --C.S. Lewis
If you have questions, email me before Tuesday @ [email protected]