Today was the same as usual. We all read short stories from the books then afterwards analyzed them. We then had to answer critical thinking questions. I like analyzing, it's fun. As a class we then discussed what the main idea was or what was the topic sentence or support for the whole essay. Then when we were done with all that we skipped to the end of the chpter and discussed the writers guidelines. I find the writers guidelines to be very helpful because they are like a guide for us to follow.
Whenever we have to post on the forum, I would read the Writer's Guidelines first and then the chapter itself. It helps me focus and get an idea of what to write.
Fix your grammar, your embarrassing me. ( its spelled CHAPTER, not CHPTER ) haha just joking. Anyways, yes the writer's guideline is helpful. haha , by the way I deleted it so i'm right now :)
I also like analyzing the passages we read because it helps me get a better understanding of the reading. It also allows me to listen to the different answers our other classmates have.
Today in class, we did two readings called “Yearning for Love” by Chantra Shastri and "Rituals as Comfort Food for The Soul” by Adam Rensky. For both of these readings, we did the exercises that were followed by the readings. After reading and doing the exercises, we jumped to the end of the chapter and read the Writer’s Guidelines. In the Writer’s Guidelines it went over Narration and Description. Reading the Writer's Guidelines really helps explain what Narration and Description means. We also learned about MLA citation. Overall, it was a good day. “Learning is on going”
Class sessions are always better for me since I have a better understanding of what we're studying since I'm hearing people's opinions to the subject matter. Also, real time education - whoo! But I also love that our learning is always on going in or outside of the classroom.
Nice summary. I noticed you included the MLA citations also. I forgot to include that in my summary. Oh well, it shows that you have good memory skills.
The writer's guidelines really do help review our lesson. It's a much more condensed version of the chapter and it is also a helpful study guide. Also, going over MLA citations was a helpful tip. It's is a way to prevent plagiarism and help readers know where you got your ideas from.
Today in class, we learned so much about how to analyze a story. We had exercises that showed us how well we understand the story that we went through. After we read one more passage out loud as a class, we reviewed and understood what exactly was needed in a descriptive narration essay or report.
The examples of descriptive narratives were very helpful visual aids. They clearly displayed the format of a descriptive narrative by using annotations. And the following exercises were a good way to better understand the passages.
Today's session focused on Student Paragraphs, Essay, and Report, which we all read sample paragraphs from students following with a discussion and critical thinking. It was great to discuss today's reading to get a better understanding on how to write (helped with annotations and some of the questions in the critical thinking part.) At the same time, we analyzed the essays as a class and gave our inputs on the question. It wasn't a long chapter but after reading three essays, we went straight to the Writer's Guidelines to summarize what we had just focused on.
I thought that today's activites were very good and very helpful. It gave me a better understanding of the writing process and all that really goes into it. The essay we read titled "The Drag" was one of my favorite to read. The author was very descriptive in his essay and it really gave me a good sense as to what drag racing is really like. He used both description and narration to make his paragraph strong and it made me want to read it. I hope to use the methods we learned by reading the examples and from what we discussed in the Writers Guidelines in my writing and hopefully improve.
I love The Drag essay too. I love how the writer was descriptive but it wasn't overbearing. I also like Yearning for Love - I felt the writer's pain even if we have different cultures. I know what it's like to feel trapped because of a person and that sucks.
I agree, "The Drag" was a great example for descriptive narration. Today's lesson was really helpful and explained a lot about the two different narratives.
Today we got our first test results back. I was so happy to receive such a good grade! For class time, we read the end of chapter 7. It was about practicing useful writing techniques, using description, and narration. We read through several passages and did exercises 11 & 12. In the exercises we analyzed the example essays and pointed out descriptive and narrative parts. Today's session was a breeze. The only thing to worry about is to submit a good Mid-Term Self Reflection on Wednesday.
I also felt that today's lesson was easy since we often repeat what we learn. Being repetitive is a helpful learning technique so I do not mind discussing our lessons a few more times.
In class, we read over some passages and used critical thinking to develope a deeper understanding with the reading. Critical thinking makes us ask questions of what we read. There are two different kinds of writing, narration and descriptive. Narration is the telling of a story, while description is the describing of a scene. At the end of class we were allowed to post on our blog.
Today we covered more on descriptive narration in chapter 7. We read 3 essays; Yearning for Love by Chantra Shastri, The Drag by Mike Kavanagh and Rituals are Confort Foods for the Soul by Adam Rensky. The exercises we did really helped me understand more on what we've read. We also learned about the MLA format. I'm very familiar with the MLA format because of research reports done in high school. Other than that, I think that descriptive narration would be a bit of a challenge for me to write. However, after we read the writers guideline, it gave me a better understanding on how to write one.
The great thing I have found out about the MLA format is that online they have format generators. You plug in all the information it asks for or sometimes just the URL and it generates it for you.
I really want to write more essays for this class just to practice the things that we learn, but we have the midterm reflection paper due this Wednesday so... That's exciting.
Wow. I forgot to include the last essay we read, which is Rituals are Comofort Foods for the Soul by Adam Rensky. I keep forgetting to include some information. Hopefully, I will be able to remember it more clearly.
During today's lesson we discussed critical thinking most of the time. It was a very informative class, and I learned that it is important to think critically. We read short stories and analyzed the stories. We also discussed some sensory details that were involved with one of the stories. Overall today's lesson was fun.
Today, we did a few critical thinking exercises on two passages. One was about an Indian girl who wanted to go against her cultural traditionand marry someone of her own choice. The other was about a guy's experience when he raced at the drags. it was a pretty good class today. peace.
The first reading was interesting because a lot of Indian girls these days want to go against the traditional marriage. There are very few girls that actually go through with the traditional marriage.
In today's class, we had read Yearning for Love by Chantra Shastri and The Drag by Mike Kavanagh. We did the the critical thinking exercises quickly for both of them. After that, we talked about the Writing Process Worksheet again and reviewed the stages of it. We skipped to the end of the chapter and read the Writer's Guidelines for Descriptive Narration. Overall, it was an educating day.
Today we read short stories from the book. The first story was about Shastri, a girl who wanted to freedom to make a choice. The other essay we read was about The Drag. After reading a couple of essay we answered questions relating to the story. We then pointed out each topic sentence of every essay and talked about it.After all of that we went over the writers guideline. The writers guideline is very help. It gives you better understanding of the things you read. I enjoyed today's discussion.
Today in class, we did the usual. We read a few stories in the book, analyzed them, and answered the critical thinking questions. We later went straight to the writer's guidelines in the end of the chapter and went through it. The guidelines are quite helpful. Oh, and we also got our test results from last time. I found now know what to work on for next time.
Today's activities consisted of reading short descriptive narratives, minor exercises, and going over the writer's guidelines. The reading examples gave me a clear idea on how future descriptive narratives should be written. A narrative should have a situation, conflict, struggle, outcome, and meaning. To make it a descriptive narration, images, dialogues and transitional devices should be included within the writing. It is important to stay consistent with the point of view and verb tenses. Otherwise, the reader may become confused. The exercises allowed us to discuss and critically think about what we read to better understand the passages. The "Writer's Guidelines" was a short summary of what we read in the chapter. I think it is a helpful tool to help study for any upcoming tests. Today's discussion was helpful to me.
Today's activity, we read a couple of paragraphs and did some exercises on it. We had to think critically and answer some questions. After we finished answering them, we were able to discuss our answers with the class. We were able to get through our lesson early for today and had time to do our blogs. Today was a productive day.
Today in class we read short stories and essays. After reading, we did the discussions and critical thinking. We answered the questions and analyzed it. We also talked about the MLA format. After that, we jumped in to the writer's guideline and read the summary of Narration and Description.
Today was still pretty much the same as other class sessions, in class we read our books then, we did some of the excercises and little class discussions about the stories we read about. A good thing about today is we did some critical thinking on the stories like for example on Shastri's story, we talked about the reasons on why her mother may have been crying, what would Chantra do to, and the type of advise I would give to Chantra. My advise to Chantra is just to do what she wants to do but be prepared for the consequences of her actions.
In today's class period we focused more on examples of descriptive narration. We read two short stories: "Yearning for love" and "The Drag." Questions followed into help us further understand the concepts of chapter 7. We then skipped to the end of the chapter and read the guidelines. They were very informative when it was time to study for the test. I was very happy when I received my test.
I was unable to attend class today because I was not feeling well. It seems that I missed out on a great activity. From reading the other responses I learned that the classes read two stories today. One was “Yearning for Love” and the other “Rituals as Comfort Food for the Soul.” They analyzed the stories and read the last few pages of the chapter afterwards. A few of my classmates said they also learned how to use the MLA format for citation. It seems I missed out on a great day of learning. I would have enjoyed reading those stories and analyzing them with my class mates.
Today was the same as usual. We all read short stories from the books then afterwards analyzed them. We then had to answer critical thinking questions. I like analyzing, it's fun. As a class we then discussed what the main idea was or what was the topic sentence or support for the whole essay. Then when we were done with all that we skipped to the end of the chpter and discussed the writers guidelines. I find the writers guidelines to be very helpful because they are like a guide for us to follow.
ReplyDeleteUsing the Writer's Guidelines helps me too. I find it very useful when studying for a test.
DeleteThe writers guidelines is like a summary of everything we discussed. I know it helped me on the test.
DeleteWhenever we have to post on the forum, I would read the Writer's Guidelines first and then the chapter itself. It helps me focus and get an idea of what to write.
DeleteSame here. I only started reading the guidelines like last week. But it helps a lot!
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DeleteI agree,the writers guideline is very helpful when studying for a test.
DeleteTo angelina: why are you complaining about my grammar? Look you spelled grammar wrong :)
DeleteVery accurate. I too use the Writer's Guidelines for studying. That is actually what I did to study for the exam.
DeleteI agree, I usually use the writer's guideline when I don't understand some of the texts from the readings.
DeleteFix your grammar, your embarrassing me. ( its spelled CHAPTER, not CHPTER ) haha just joking. Anyways, yes the writer's guideline is helpful. haha , by the way I deleted it so i'm right now :)
DeleteI also like analyzing the passages we read because it helps me get a better understanding of the reading. It also allows me to listen to the different answers our other classmates have.
DeleteThe writer's guidelines really helps. It is good for summarizing and studying.
DeleteThe writer's guidelines are always good to keep your work organized and effective.
DeleteToday in class, we did two readings called “Yearning for Love” by Chantra Shastri and "Rituals as Comfort Food for The Soul” by Adam Rensky. For both of these readings, we did the exercises that were followed by the readings. After reading and doing the exercises, we jumped to the end of the chapter and read the Writer’s Guidelines. In the Writer’s Guidelines it went over Narration and Description. Reading the Writer's Guidelines really helps explain what Narration and Description means. We also learned about MLA citation. Overall, it was a good day.
ReplyDelete“Learning is on going”
Good job on really stating what we did. Your going to become a great writer someday.
Deleteyes, i agree that the writers guidelines are very helpful because then we actually get to read or see how we are suppose to do things
DeleteToday was definitely a profitable class time. The examples really aided in our understanding of the topic.
DeleteClass sessions are always better for me since I have a better understanding of what we're studying since I'm hearing people's opinions to the subject matter. Also, real time education - whoo! But I also love that our learning is always on going in or outside of the classroom.
DeleteNice summary. I noticed you included the MLA citations also. I forgot to include that in my summary. Oh well, it shows that you have good memory skills.
DeleteGood summary of what we did today.
DeleteThe writer's guidelines really do help review our lesson. It's a much more condensed version of the chapter and it is also a helpful study guide. Also, going over MLA citations was a helpful tip. It's is a way to prevent plagiarism and help readers know where you got your ideas from.
DeleteI need to refresh my memory on how to properly cite in MLA form. I missed out on a great day of class.
DeleteToday in class, we learned so much about how to analyze a story. We had exercises that showed us how well we understand the story that we went through. After we read one more passage out loud as a class, we reviewed and understood what exactly was needed in a descriptive narration essay or report.
ReplyDeleteI think discussing and analyzing as a class really helps because you get everyone's thought and opinion on the story.
DeleteDiscussing as a class is a good way for us to learn because then we are all on the same track
DeleteIt is always good to read a story and then analyze it. Then you can see what you should and should not do when writing on your own.
DeleteIt was a productive class time. We reviewed and applied a lot of what we learned about narration and descriptive writing.
DeleteI like how we read out loud in class. For me, it really helps me understand things when we do.
DeleteThe examples of descriptive narratives were very helpful visual aids. They clearly displayed the format of a descriptive narrative by using annotations. And the following exercises were a good way to better understand the passages.
DeleteToday's session focused on Student Paragraphs, Essay, and Report, which we all read sample paragraphs from students following with a discussion and critical thinking. It was great to discuss today's reading to get a better understanding on how to write (helped with annotations and some of the questions in the critical thinking part.) At the same time, we analyzed the essays as a class and gave our inputs on the question. It wasn't a long chapter but after reading three essays, we went straight to the Writer's Guidelines to summarize what we had just focused on.
ReplyDeleteIf we discuss the reading as a class it becomes easier for us to understand how to write better essays or paragraphs.
DeleteThe reading and exercises were great because they allowed us to practice what we learned.
DeleteI like discussing as a class because we understand more better knowing each others opinions and statements.
DeleteI really liked today because we reviewed our previous reading. The discussions help a lot in understanding the lesson.
DeleteI thought that today's activites were very good and very helpful. It gave me a better understanding of the writing process and all that really goes into it. The essay we read titled "The Drag" was one of my favorite to read. The author was very descriptive in his essay and it really gave me a good sense as to what drag racing is really like. He used both description and narration to make his paragraph strong and it made me want to read it. I hope to use the methods we learned by reading the examples and from what we discussed in the Writers Guidelines in my writing and hopefully improve.
ReplyDeleteThe Drag was a good story to read. It was really the perfect example for a descriptive narration.
DeleteYes that story was a good descrpitive essay because it had all the senses put into one.
DeleteI love The Drag essay too. I love how the writer was descriptive but it wasn't overbearing. I also like Yearning for Love - I felt the writer's pain even if we have different cultures. I know what it's like to feel trapped because of a person and that sucks.
DeleteI agree, "The Drag" was a great example for descriptive narration. Today's lesson was really helpful and explained a lot about the two different narratives.
DeleteI agree that "The Drag" was a good example of a descriptive narration. I enjoyed it also because i love to drag race.
DeleteToday we got our first test results back. I was so happy to receive such a good grade! For class time, we read the end of chapter 7. It was about practicing useful writing techniques, using description, and narration. We read through several passages and did exercises 11 & 12. In the exercises we analyzed the example essays and pointed out descriptive and narrative parts. Today's session was a breeze. The only thing to worry about is to submit a good Mid-Term Self Reflection on Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention about the test results, which made my day to be honest! First A for a test in college - I feel great!
DeleteI was shocked at how I did on that test. Today was a breeze but I agree on the Self Reflection. I have no idea where to even start.
DeleteTotally agree with Sarah. I feel so good about getting an A too! It was pretty easy though. Hoping to get an A on the test one as well.
DeleteAlthough I got a B on the test I still feel pretty good!
DeleteGreat job on the test! I feel great too having an A on the test.
DeleteI also felt that today's lesson was easy since we often repeat what we learn. Being repetitive is a helpful learning technique so I do not mind discussing our lessons a few more times.
DeleteIn class, we read over some passages and used critical thinking to develope a deeper understanding with the reading. Critical thinking makes us ask questions of what we read.
ReplyDeleteThere are two different kinds of writing, narration and descriptive. Narration is the telling of a story, while description is the describing of a scene. At the end of class we were allowed to post on our blog.
I think critical thinking exercises are so helpful. Its one thing to read but its different when you put it into practice.
DeleteToday we covered more on descriptive narration in chapter 7. We read 3 essays; Yearning for Love by Chantra Shastri, The Drag by Mike Kavanagh and Rituals are Confort Foods for the Soul by Adam Rensky. The exercises we did really helped me understand more on what we've read. We also learned about the MLA format. I'm very familiar with the MLA format because of research reports done in high school. Other than that, I think that descriptive narration would be a bit of a challenge for me to write. However, after we read the writers guideline, it gave me a better understanding on how to write one.
ReplyDeleteThe great thing I have found out about the MLA format is that online they have format generators. You plug in all the information it asks for or sometimes just the URL and it generates it for you.
DeleteI really want to write more essays for this class just to practice the things that we learn, but we have the midterm reflection paper due this Wednesday so... That's exciting.
DeleteWow. I forgot to include the last essay we read, which is Rituals are Comofort Foods for the Soul by Adam Rensky. I keep forgetting to include some information. Hopefully, I will be able to remember it more clearly.
DeleteDuring today's lesson we discussed critical thinking most of the time. It was a very informative class, and I learned that it is important to think critically. We read short stories and analyzed the stories. We also discussed some sensory details that were involved with one of the stories. Overall today's lesson was fun.
ReplyDeleteCritical thinking is probably one of the most important things we have learned in this class so far.
DeleteI really like ananlyzing, it's a great way to stimulate the brain.
DeleteDoing critical thinking is good because it helps your brain to analyze the questions.
DeleteCritical thinking is important because it helps you to understand the subject better.
DeleteToday, we did a few critical thinking exercises on two passages. One was about an Indian girl who wanted to go against her cultural traditionand marry someone of her own choice. The other was about a guy's experience when he raced at the drags. it was a pretty good class today. peace.
ReplyDeleteThe first reading was interesting because a lot of Indian girls these days want to go against the traditional marriage. There are very few girls that actually go through with the traditional marriage.
DeleteI did not know that in the Indian culture arranged marriages were common place.
DeleteI liked the story about the drags, it made me feel like I was there to understand what MIKE KAVANAGH was going through.
DeleteIn today's class, we had read Yearning for Love by Chantra Shastri and The Drag by Mike Kavanagh. We did the the critical thinking exercises quickly for both of them. After that, we talked about the Writing Process Worksheet again and reviewed the stages of it. We skipped to the end of the chapter and read the Writer's Guidelines for Descriptive Narration. Overall, it was an educating day.
ReplyDeleteThis class was very educational today, aswell as fun and entertaining.
DeleteYou forgot about the comfort food one by Rensky! But today was an educating day. Went by quick too!
DeleteI agree, this class is always educational. Its the only class I look forward to.
DeleteSeems like I missed out on all the learning and fun.
DeleteToday we read short stories from the book. The first story was about Shastri, a girl who wanted to freedom to make a choice. The other essay we read was about The Drag. After reading a couple of essay we answered questions relating to the story. We then pointed out each topic sentence of every essay and talked about it.After all of that we went over the writers guideline. The writers guideline is very help. It gives you better understanding of the things you read. I enjoyed today's discussion.
ReplyDeleteI too like think the guideline is helpful and it give you better understanding.
DeleteToday in class, we did the usual. We read a few stories in the book, analyzed them, and answered the critical thinking questions. We later went straight to the writer's guidelines in the end of the chapter and went through it. The guidelines are quite helpful. Oh, and we also got our test results from last time. I found now know what to work on for next time.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a big fan of critical thinking questions. I'd always skip them but today's own was pretty easy having the class discuss everything and all.
DeleteToday's activities consisted of reading short descriptive narratives, minor exercises, and going over the writer's guidelines. The reading examples gave me a clear idea on how future descriptive narratives should be written. A narrative should have a situation, conflict, struggle, outcome, and meaning. To make it a descriptive narration, images, dialogues and transitional devices should be included within the writing. It is important to stay consistent with the point of view and verb tenses. Otherwise, the reader may become confused. The exercises allowed us to discuss and critically think about what we read to better understand the passages. The "Writer's Guidelines" was a short summary of what we read in the chapter. I think it is a helpful tool to help study for any upcoming tests. Today's discussion was helpful to me.
ReplyDeleteI was not here for the class but it seemed very informative.
DeleteToday's activity, we read a couple of paragraphs and did some exercises on it. We had to think critically and answer some questions. After we finished answering them, we were able to discuss our answers with the class. We were able to get through our lesson early for today and had time to do our blogs. Today was a productive day.
ReplyDeleteToday in class we read short stories and essays. After reading, we did the discussions and critical thinking. We answered the questions and analyzed it. We also talked about the MLA format. After that, we jumped in to the writer's guideline and read the summary of Narration and Description.
ReplyDeleteToday was still pretty much the same as other class sessions, in class we read our books then, we did some of the excercises and little class discussions about the stories we read about. A good thing about today is we did some critical thinking on the stories like for example on Shastri's story, we talked about the reasons on why her mother may have been crying, what would Chantra do to, and the type of advise I would give to Chantra. My advise to Chantra is just to do what she wants to do but be prepared for the consequences of her actions.
ReplyDeleteIn today's class period we focused more on examples of descriptive narration. We read two short stories: "Yearning for love" and "The Drag." Questions followed into help us further understand the concepts of chapter 7. We then skipped to the end of the chapter and read the guidelines. They were very informative when it was time to study for the test. I was very happy when I received my test.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your test scores! Today's class seemed fun. I wish I was there to experience it.
DeleteI was unable to attend class today because I was not feeling well. It seems that I missed out on a great activity. From reading the other responses I learned that the classes read two stories today. One was “Yearning for Love” and the other “Rituals as Comfort Food for the Soul.” They analyzed the stories and read the last few pages of the chapter afterwards. A few of my classmates said they also learned how to use the MLA format for citation. It seems I missed out on a great day of learning. I would have enjoyed reading those stories and analyzing them with my class mates.
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