from your account. Write "hello" or something equally clever.
2011-12 Fall Semester
Grammar / Comma Practice: Open your score record document here. SAVE to your folder.
Complete each of the following exercises and copy/paste your scores into your record. SAVE after every exercise completed.
PRINT completed record when you are done.
Finding Subjects and Verbs Quiz
Identifying Independent Clauses
SENTENCE FRAGMENTS: Practice Exercise 1
SENTENCE FRAGMENTS: Practice Exercise 2
Lab Activity 46: Using Apostrophes Do not send results; just enter the score on your sheet.
Lab Activity 31: Recognizing Subjects and VerbsDo not send results; just enter the score on your sheet.
Lab Activity 48: Using Commas Send results to bowena@sd5.k12.mt.us
Their vs. There vs. They're Quiz
Three Country Preview (download .doc to begin your assignment)
Three Country Preview DEMO (partial example)
Database help for Three Country Preview:
Google: http://www.google.com
bing: http://www.bing.com
Ebsco: http://www.sd5.k12.mt.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=786
FHS Library home page: Click "Ebsco" link and choose MasterFILE Premiere to search. Get password from teacher to access this database off-campus.
Destiny Library Catalog: http://www.sd5.k12.mt.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=786
FHS Library home page: Click "Destiny" link and Flathead High School site before doing keyword search.
Google News: http://news.google.com/
US State Department: http://www.state.gov/misc/list/index.htm
Try clicking "Background Notes" to start.
National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
2010-2011 Spring Semester
Perfect Paper Day 3: Revise for S & C
Sentence Fluency
Count the number of words in each sentence; strive for an appropriate variety.
Include a three-word sentence that makes a strong point.
Include a 20-word sentence that builds a complex idea.
Conventions
Read what you have written.
Read it again. What if every avoidable error cost you a dollar, or a letter grade (A-F)?
Read your paper aloud to yourself. Do you say what you mean and mean what you say?
Overall
Is your inner audience satisfied? Are you satisfied? Is this the very best writing you can do?
Perfect Paper Day 2: Revise for V + W (and C)
Voice
Find the sentence that most vividly expresses your unique point of view or feelings. Carry that flavor throughout the paper.
Include at least five words that are uniquely "you."
Include a sentence that says something about your essential self.
Word Choice
Include five strong words you've used for important or interesting ideas.
Find five bland, boring words that could be stronger. Improve them.
Include at least three lively verbs.
Perfect Paper Day 1: Revise for I + O (and C)
Note: You must turn in your research paper before beginning this project.
Ideas
Include one sentence that sums up the purpose of your paper. Put it in a logical place.
Include five or more sensory images in your paper.
Show, don't tell. (Discussion & Examples)
Don't settle for just the "who" or "what"; include when, where, how, and especially why.
Organization
Find where the beginning (introduction) of your paper ends.
Find where the end (conclusion) of your paper begins.
Find the best sentence to start your paper.
Find the best sentence to end your paper.
In each paragraph, find the sentence that sums up the whole point of that paragraph; make sure every idea in the paragraph has something to do with that point.
Due by end of period: at least ONE PARAGRAPH, or as much of your paper as you can write WITH NO ERRORS in conventions. Print and turn in to MsB, typed and DOUBLE-SPACED.
MUSWA Practice Prewrite (save to DESKTOP in Writing Center with your last name and period number)
MyAccess Login Page (use your regular FHS student login)
IOVWSC Final
After revising for ALL six traits, this should be the best paper you have ever turned in.
There should be NO careless errors.
Heading:
Name
Per
Date
IOVWSC Final
Genre ________ (Descriptive, Expressive, Narrative, Expository OR Persuasive)
____ words
Come up with an appropriate title for your composition. Type it, centered, on the page below your heading.
DOUBLE-SPACE the paragraphs of your composition.
Author's Statement: Skip a line after your last paragraph and type the phrase AUTHOR'S STATEMENT. After it, discuss your relationship to this paper. You may cover (but are not limited to): Is this the best writing you've ever done? If so, why? If not, why not? What grade would you give yourself for effort? for quality? What aspects of your writing (BE SPECIFIC) are you most proud of? What aspects would you most like help with? How much does your topic matter to you?
2009-10 Spring Semester
InfoTrac Vocabulary Assignment
2009-10 Fall Semester
Persuasive Final (download template and save to your folder)
eResearch -- completing your paper
Focus on collecting FACTS (with complete source information) on your eCards document. Don't worry about electronic sharing for now--just keep your document saved in your FHS folder. At the top of the page in the space indicated, write your name AND your research question.
InfoTrac link
14 December 2009
SAVE your Overview document as WorldProbOverLastname, substituting your name for Lastname.
UPLOAD your document (must end in .doc or .docx) to your Google Docs.
OPEN the document in gDocs and check to make sure everything is in there.
Above the grid, WRITE a short paragraph: Which of the world problems you are going to explore in-depth? Why that one? Which particular aspect/s might you focus on?
SAVE the document.
SHARE the document with bowenfhscomp@gmail.com
OPEN the following document for creating your ecards (electronic note and source cards).
SAVE the document to your gDocs folder under the name eCardsLastname, substituting your name for Lastname.
ACCESS InfoTrac through FHS Library to begin researching your chosen problem.
Expository Writing: World Problems Project
1. You will need a Google account for this project. Either log in to your gMail or create a gMail for yourself.
2. Send an email to Bowen [bowenaATsd5.k12.mt.us] from your account. Write "hello" or something equally clever.
3. Download the World Problems Overview document.
4. Go to the website linked on the document and review the problems.
5. Choose 4 to 6 problems of most interest to you. Click through those links to actual facts about the problems.
6. For each problem you review, write a fact and an opinion about the fact. Save the document to your Google Docs as WorldProbOverLastname, substituting your name for Lastname.
6. Share your document with Bowen at her email above.
Final Story Due 12/7/09:
Story itself:
Typed, double-spaced, stapled, with complete heading including word count. (Goal is 1000+ words)
FULLY PROOFREAD! Every error will cost points.
Also turn in previous editing, stapled together (separate from final story):
Peer edit sheet done by partner.
Your "Story Elements" highlighting and writing.
2008-09
2006-2008
AUTHOR'S STATEMENT:
At end of paper:
1. Identify your organizational plan
2. Write a short statement about your relationship to this paper (love it, hate it, my best work, didn't spend enough time on it, like the idea but couldn't get it down on paper the way I wanted, much improved from my first draft, want help with verbs, etc. etc...)
Based on one of your "Descriptive" drafts in Compo
IMPROVED in ALL of the "six traits" IOVWSC
Six Traits Revision Guidelines
Rewriting and the Six Traits
200 – 400 words
Typed, double-spaced in "manuscript format"
Careful attention to the assets of descriptive writing:
detail
five senses
well-chosen adjectives, precise nouns, vivid verbs
avoid lazy repetition of words (thesaurus!)
Real World Writing Assignment
Instructions (click here to download as Word.doc)
Form (click here to download as Word.doc)
Real World Writing Links
Ferris State University Writing Center
Amy Gahran
Ten Example Assignments
A Checklist
Professional Writing Programs
Western Kentucky University
