Lesson 6
Digital Board:
This week we reviewed the process paragraph essasy. Additiobally, we mentioned some grammatical and punctuation points. These slides are accessible below. After reviewing the slides you can move to the next part and complete grammar and punctuation activites. Then, you need to write a process paragraph essay based on the suggested topics in the "Your Mission" section.
Recording: Session 6 - Group 1: https://live1.tehranserver.ir/p1htxau4nk48/
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Recording: Session 6 - Group 3: https://live1.tehranserver.ir/puivatkjnhfo/
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Recording: Session 6 - Group 4: https://live1.tehranserver.ir/p8mo062j61k8/
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Activity 1
Rewrite each of the following sentences to make clear the vague pronoun reference. Add, change, or omit words as necessary.
Example
Lana thanked Maggie for the gift, which was very thoughtful of her.
___Lana thanked Maggie for the thoughtul gift.___
1. Sienna removed the blanket from the sofa bed and folded it up.
_______________________________________________________________________________ .
2. The defendant told the judge he was mentally ill.
_______________________________________________________________________________ .
3. Before the demonstration, they passed out signs for us to carry.
_______________________________________________________________________________ .
4. Because I didn't rinse last night's dishes, it smells like a garbage can.
_______________________________________________________________________________ .
5. The students watched a film on endangered species, whcih really depressed them.
_______________________________________________________________________________ .
6. The veterinarian said that if I find a tick on my dog, I should get rid of it immidiately.
_______________________________________________________________________________ .
Activity 2
Write the appropriate pronount (they, their, them, it ) in the blanket space in each of the following sentences.
7. Eventhough I should replace my disposable contact lenses every week, I often forget to change _________ out.
8. Several legislators proposed a bill to establish a registary of convicted murderers, but these lawmakers still need to determine to cost of _________ proposal.
9. Many educators have had to change the way that _________ teach in order to comply with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
10. After I promised my children that I would take them to the movies on Friday, I had to tell _________ that the hospital needed me to work an additional shift.
11. Less than a week after I placed a backorder for my textbook, the bookstore called to say that _________ had arrived.
Activity 3
Underline the correct word in the parentheses.
12. During the lecture, students listen attentively from (his or her, their)
13. Almost all the Thai curry dishes I enjoy have (its, their) own unique flavor.
14. Neither of the injured basketball players on the girls' team wanted to give up (her, their) spot on the team.
15. Even if you want to socialize with your friends onthe weekend, (yuo, I) need to finish your homework first.
16. Not one of the students in the class knew what (his or her, their) mid-term grade was.
Activity 4
Add quotation mark where necessary. Remember the rules of placing commas, periods, and questions marks inside or outside the quotation marks.
17. As I was leaving the room, I heard the teacher say, Be sure to study Chapter 7.
18. It is impossible to say that using dictionaries is useless. However, according to research published in the latest issue of the General Language Journal, dictionary use is down. I found the article’s statement that 18.3% of students do not own a dictionary and 37.2% never use their dictionary (p. 75) to be rather shocking.
19. My fiancée says that if I buy her a huge diamond ring, this would be a sign that I love her. I would like to know if there is a less expensive sign that would be a sure sign of my love for her.
20. When my English friend speaks of a heat wave just because the temperature reaches over 80º, I have to laugh because I come from Thailand where we have sunshine most of the year. The days when we have to dress warmly are certainly few, and some people wear shorts outside almost every month of the year.
21. The directions on the package read, Open carefully. Add contents to one glass of warm water. Drink just before bedtime.
The Editors' Desk Task
Imagine that you are the chief editor of a journal and want to publish a weekly newspaper. In groups of 3, each studend choose one of the suggested topics and followoing the instructions given in the class share a blank document (please write your sure name in the title of form) in Google Docs with their partners and the instructor of the course. Before writing your essay group members can brain storm with each other in their groups and then can start writing their essays. While and after writing you can take advantages from your teammates suggestions. After that you can exchange your thoughts and other 2 members of your group need to evaluate your paper based on the following evluation form (you can download .docx or .pdf file attached below). In the final run, you must move your essay into a newpaper template and publish it with the other members of the class. You can find the newspaper template as a atatched file below this page.
Your Mission:
Here are some ideas for process analysis paragraphs. Choose one of the below topics and write your paragraphs (250 words at least) following the mentioned guidelines. Don't forget to visit your classmates' web pages and make comments for them.
- What do need to do to get a driver's license?
- What are the steps in writing a good paragraph?
- What steps does a succesful job applicant follow?
- How would you ask your boss for a raise?
- Describe how to use a search engine to explore a topic on the World Wide Web.
Peer evluation checklist:
Newspaper template:
