WRITING 2HW: I WILL COLLECT YOUR PICTURE DESCRIPTIONS (ALL STUDENTS) ANDRESTAURANT PARAGRAPHS (GROUP 2).

PLEASE KEEP YOUR TOEFL OUTLINES FOR PEER REVIEWING.

IECP, Fall 2012, Nikki Mattson

Agenda Peer editing (TOEFL) Introduction to process writing Introduction to blogging Blog set up

Warm up

TOEFL Peer Editing Complete the checklist for your partner. Re-write any of your own sentences that

need to be improved (I will collect your sentences today.)

Choose the group’s best thesis + 3 topic sentences to share with the class.

Read + Discuss 1) How many steps are there in this excerpt (part)? 2) Which transitions are used?

Model Process Paragraph Read the example on pg. 95 Discussion – answer the questions about

the model with your partner

Process Writing Process paragraph topic sentences (pg.

96) Practice 1 ( one a piece of paper to be

displayed with the document reader)

Blogging What is a blog? Example

Why blog in writing class?-share ideas (posting and commenting)-have a real audience in mind-create an electronic portfolio of your

writing

Class Blog Website: http://fall12wr2a.blogspot.com/ (Writing 2A)http://fall12wr2c.blogspot.com/ (Writing 2C) Creating your own blog:1) Go to www.blogger.com 2) Sign in with your Google account (if you already have one) OR create a blog without a Google account by clicking “get started”. 3) Make the title of your blog your first name’s (or what you prefer to be called) BlogExamples: Nikki’s Blog or Sultan’s Blog 4) Make your blog’s address your first name + fall12wr2a (2A students) or first name + fall12wr2c (2C students)Examples: nikkifall12wr2a OR nikkifall12wr2c 5) WRITE DOWN your username, password, and blog address so you do not forget them.  

6) Email me your blog address after you have set up your blog. My email address is nla12@psu.eduExample: If I were sending myself my blog address, I would email http://nikkifall12wr2a.blogspot.com to nla12@psu.edu. 7) Choose a template (design) for your blog. 8) Your first assignment is to complete the "Try it Out" writing on pg. 6 of your textbook and post it to your blog. This should be completed and published by 12:00 (2A students) or 3:45 (2C students). 9) Make sure to click “publish” after you create a post.

2A Computer Labs Polluck 201 (131 computers) Thomas 424 (11 computers) Boucke 103 (37 computers)

Take a buddy who is good with technology!

2C Lab 007 Life Sciences

HW 8) Your first assignment is to complete

the "Try it Out" writing on pg. 6 of your textbook and post it to your blog. This should be completed and published by 12:00 (2A students) or 3:45 (2C students).