Day 8: Citing Sources (1)

Objectives
Students will be able to
 a) recognize plagiarism and its possible consequences.
 b) distinguish ways to use outer sources without plagiarism.
 c) Practice quoting.

I. Cultural Mini-Lesson:  Giving Feedback
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Please, get in pairs. Compare the feedback comments for each sample in the handout. Decide which is more effective and constructive. Come up with a rule to help the ineffective commenter improve his/her feedback. 
Worksheet A 
Worksheet B

II.  Citing Sources
A.  Avoiding Plagiarism
Quiz
Answers

Acceptable or not?
handout

Acknowledge or not?
handout
key

III. Types of In-Text Citations
A. Quotes
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Practice
A. Check your diagnostic essay for plagiarism. Incorporate at least a quote from the article if you have not done so. If you have, revise it.
B.  Go on line and find a source on Social Responsibility.  Make sure it is a reliable source (author, published, peer-revised). Find a quote you would like to add to your diagnostic test. Add it.

Day 7: Effective Oral Presentations

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
a)  discuss aspects that contribute to an effective oral presentation.
b)  decide which are the most important features/skills of an effective presentation.
c)  discuss general guidelines to follow when giving performance feedback (mini-lesson).


I. A.  Who is your favorite speaker?  A religious leader? a celebrity? a teacher from high school or college? a prominent businessperson? a political leader in your country? 
What qualities in this speaker make him/her memorable?


   B. What aspects should we consider when planning an oral presentation? 
video 1

Reflect on your own oral presentation. Complete the handout.

video 2
Form groups of two and go over the following PPP.


II. Effective Power Point Presentations
video 3

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III. Oral Presentation Guidelines

Sources
Materials for this lesson were retrieved from:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1H5m0S-sdQ&feature=fvw

 

Http://www.aresearchguide.com/3tips.html

 

http://www.studygs.net/speaking.htm

 

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CJsBEBYwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iasted.org%2Fconferences%2Fformatting%2Fpresentations-tips.ppt&ei=_njeT-m4N9CK6QHA3oyuCw&usg=AFQjCNEF6mVqX0GV3MlnunQ1FwoNlUNs2w

 

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/FX100595491033.aspx?pid=CL100632981033

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpvgfmEU2Ck

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ntLGOyHw4

Day 6: Interpreting Prompts

Objectives
Students will be able to
a) review their diagnostic essays for effective body paragraphs.
b) recognize the importance of interpreting various types of prompts.

I. Review: 
A. Writing a Good Conclusion
*What are possible ways you can conclude an essay? Discuss with your peers around you. 
*Take a look at the following examples of concluding paragraphs and discuss what types of strategies did these authors use to end their essays.

B. Writing Effective Body Paragraphs
*Structure
*Evidence
In groups of two work on the  handout provided. Here are the answers.
*Revise the body paragraphs in your diagnostic essay for structure and evidence provided.
1. Does every paragraph start with a topic sentence that clearly states the idea developed in the paragraph?
2. What kind of evidence is used to support this main idea?

II.  Interpreting a Writing Prompt
 A. What is a PROMPT?  Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Examples of writing prompts

B.  Analysis of Writing Prompts (handout)
Answers

C. Creating an outline based on a writing prompt.
An outline enables you to determine the order in which you will present your main points, arrange your support items, and specify what you will say in your introduction and conclusion.  The outlines unifies all the parts of your presentation.
Practice:
1.  Let's remember the writing prompt for the diagnostic essay you wrote last week.
2. Now, open your diagnostic test. In a word document try to come up with the outline of your diagnostic. See if it fits the prompt given.
3.  Write a simple tentative outline for the following prompt:


(Prompt)  Write a 2,000-word essay on the topic, The Next Society, where you state your opinion on what to expect from the next generation of human beings with respect to the economy.
 

Homework
Please continue working on the revising of your diagnostic essay.

Sources:
Kim, J. (2012). Interpreting Writing Prompts. ESL505 Resources.
 http://esl505ta.blogspot.com/2012/06/day-5-writing-body-paragraphs-analyzing.html

Day 5: Writing Effective Body Paragraphs and Conclusions

Objectives:
Students will be able to
a. recognize the basic structure of a well-developed paragraph.
b. recognize elements that should be present in a conclusion.
c. recognize common types of evidence frequently used in academic writing.
d.  revise and improve the conclusions in their diagnostics tests.
e.  revise and improve the body paragraphs in their diagnostic essays.

I.  Review  (15 min)
Last class we learned some tips for the writing of a good introduction. You did some revising of the introduction of your Diagnostic test. We also talked about Thesis Statements and their importance in the essay.
Open this Power Point Presentation and go over slides 1-28
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Practice:  
a. Work in the analysis of these introductions. (handout)
                                                                          handout 2
b. Please, open your diagnostic folder in Dropbox and give a last check to your introduction an thesis statement.


II. Tips for Writing Effective Conclusions (25-30 min)
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Practice:  a. Conclusion analysis: Work in the analysis of these conclusions:
handout 3
handout 4
b. Please, work on revising the conclusion of your diagnostic test.

III. Writing Body Paragraphs  (10 min)
What are the elements of a paragraph?

Body Paragraph Structure: Identifying TEA 

T = Topic Sentence

E = Evidence/concrete details

A = Analysis/Commentary 

 

Check the handout and identify TEA in the paragraph. (10 min)
handout 5 
handout 6

Types of Evidence  (10 min)
Identify different types of evidence. 
handout 7
handout 8 

Practice:
Now, check your Diagnostic essay for effective body paragraphs (TEA and types of evidence used).

Homework:
The revised second draft for Diagnostic Essay is due tomorrow, Tuesday, June 26 at 3:00 PM. Save this second draft in a new folder in Dropbox.

Day 4: Writing Introductions

OBJECTIVES
Students will be able to
a. recognize what elements make an effective Introduction.
b. revise their diagnostic essay introduction based on what they have learned today.


Introductions:  Dos and Don't s

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The Thesis Statement
* It's the most important sentence of the paper.
* It conveys the main idea of the paper.
* It answers the questions: "What am I trying to prove?"
*  It is not a factual statement, but a claim that has to be proven throughout the paper.
 



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Practice:
Open your Dropbox Diagnostic folder and revise your introduction.

Day 3: Audience and Purpose Analysis

Objectives:
Students will be able to 
a.  Name and explain the steps of the writing process.
b.  Discuss the different aspects involved in writing for an audience.
b.  Analyze the characteristics of different audiences.
c.  Write persuasive ideas for an intended audience.


I. The Writing Process

II.  Video clips and discussion
Make sure you read the Discussion Questions below before watching the videos. V
Video 1  The Three Little Pigs
 Video 2  A Dairy Tale:  The Three Little Pigs
 Video 3  Christopher Walken's Three Little Pigs
 

Discussion Questions
 *Who is the audience for each video clip?
 *What is the purpose of each video clip?
 *What are some differences you observed from the three versions of The Three Little Pigs?


III.  Successful business writing begins with an in-depth audience analysis. You need to anticipate your audience's needs, know their background and potential questions and address them in your writing. The following questions may help you analyze your audience better:
*What is the background of your audience?  (e.g. social status, education, experience)?
(This determines the tone of writing, how much detailed information to include in the message, etc.)
*What are the needs/interests of your audience?
( This determines which information to (de) emphasize, how to maximize/minimize cooperation/objection, and which information should be presented first.)
*What does your audience already know about the message you are communicating? What kind of questions will they have on your topic?
(This determines which information should be included/excluded/elaborated.)
*How does the audience feel about the topic beforehand?  (Agree, neutral, disagree)  How will they respond to your message?
(This determines which information to emphasize/de-emphasize.)
*Which aspects of your message would particularly appeal to your audience? 
(Emphasize the most positive elements of your message.)
*Which objections might you expect your audience to have (if they are likely to disagree)?
( De-emphasize or overcome negative elements of your message by using qualifiers/hedging.)
 

 IV. Types of Audience
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V.  Practice
 a. Get in groups of 3.  Each group will be assigned a different audience. 
Your mission is
To persuade your audience to eat at McDonald's instead of at another restaurant.  Don't invent qualities for McDonald's; base your argument on what you know.
b.  Use the questions in section III for audience analysis and come up with at least THREE main ideas to persuade your assigned audience.  You may like to produce a simple power point presentation incorporating some visual aids as an effective means to persuade the target audience.
c.  Present your ideas to the class.
Here, the rest of the class pays attention and after the group has finished guess who the intended audience of the presentation was and discuss the effectiveness of the presentation.

V. Homework: None


Source:
Kim, J. (2012). ESL 505 TA Resources. University of Illinois.
 http://esl505ta.blogspot.com/2012/06/day-3-audience-and-purpose.html

Day 2 Diagnostic Exam

Objectives:
Today, students will:
a. set up a Dropbox account if they haven't done so.
b. take the diagnostic test and upload it to their Dropbox account.

Make sure you have a Dropbox account. Today you will upload this diagnostic exam to a subfolder titled:  DIAGNOSTIC EXAM

• Diagnostic Exam: This exam will NOT be graded. The purpose is to identify and improve upon your strengths and weaknesses, and give both you and I the starting point of your writing skills for the semester.
• Instructions

Homework: None

Day 1: Introductions

Objectives for today's class:
Students will be able to
     a. get to know  each other.
     b. get acquainted with general information about the class.
     c. set up a Dropbox account.
     d. know about and execute and effective handshake.

A.  Please, carefully read the handout provided.  You are encouraged to ask questions about the information presented when in doubt.

B. Let's set up a Dropbox account.
All assignments for this class will be uploaded to Dropbox, a very useful website created for the purpose of storing information. You need to create an account and open a folder for this class:
     1.  Go to Dropbox and watch the introductory video.  Do not download Dropbox to the computer you are using now.  If you wish to download the program do it to your personal computer.
     2.  Check your email inbox. You will find an invitation from me to open an account in Dropbox. Accept the invitation.
     3.   Open an account following the steps provided.
     4.   Make a new folder. Title it:     ESL505_your name
     5.   In this new folder, open a new sub-folder and title it:  Diagnostic Test
     6.   Share your ESL505 folder with me. This is my Yahoo address: marciamilla@yahoo.com

* I suggest you download this program to your personal computer. Dropbox is a very useful resource to save documents, pictures, materials, etc.

C.  Let's review what you know about introductions and handshakes.
1. In groups of three, please talk about how you introduce yourself to others and how you introduce a person to others:
*  Do you introduce yourself or wait until someone else can do it for you?
*  What information you give in this introduction?
* Do you shake hands, nod you head, kiss on the cheek, just smile?
           What about shaking hands,
                              - do women and men shake hands when they meet? Who offers his/hand first?
                              - what is your style when shaking hands?
* What do you do when you introduce a person to others?
    Do you introduce the woman to the man, the man to the woman, the older person to the younger person?

 D. Here are some resources that will familiarize you with handshakes.  Watch the videos about handshaking and think about your handshaking style.

1. The Perfect Handshake

2. Ten types of BAD handshakes


3  Discuss the videos with your classmate. Do you agree? disagree? What is your style when shaking hands.

4.  Introduce yourself to your peers around you. Shake hands.

5.  Activity:  "The Ambassador Line"

E. Introduction to business writing.
1. Open the following paragraph. It is part of a memo from the manager of operations to his vice president.

Paragraph


2. Open a Google Doc. Paste the paragraph here. Circle any words or phrases that do not sound “business-like.”



Whether in business school or in the business world, what you write—how you present yourself with written words—determines your degree of success.

Your professors need a demonstration of your knowledge and understanding, colleagues need to have confidence in you, your boss needs to trust you, and your business associates need to see you as willing, capable and ready to engage in mutually beneficial activities. You can build such a positive image for yourself with your writing.

 Academic writing and business writing overlap and this course will help you understand American business culture and improve your writing.
 handout

3. Now, let's go back to our paragraph in E 1-2:
 Discuss the paragraph with your partner and list the problems with each sentence (number them 1-3). Try to explain why certain words and phrases are not “business-like.” Use the 7 Cs and the vocabulary associated with characteristics of good business writing to describe the problems.

4. Finally, if you have time, revise the paragraph. Then share your Google document with the other members of your group. Compare your paragraphs. How did they do?

paragraph revised

What might be included in a memo to the company detailing the incident? The answer should be none of it. If you were sending a notice to your employees after an incident like this, it would probably only be a reminder of the sexual harassment policies and procedures of the company. Detailing the incident would be a violation of privacy to the individuals involved and would only foster gossip.

PPP on writing effectively

Homework:  If you haven't done so, take a look at our class website and familiarize yourself with its contents.

Welcome to ESL 505!

Instead of June 11, the official start of classes at UIUC for the summer,  we will be starting our class on Monday, June 18, because of changes in schedule. During the first three weeks we will be able to make up for these classes, no worries.

You may like to start by checking out our class website and familiarize yourself with what it is there. Go over the Useful Links section, where you will find important information that will be very helpful for the development of your assignments. The About ESL  505 section contains information about grading, attendance policies, and other aspects of the course.

I am looking forward to meet you all next week. Our class will be held in the Foreign Languages Building (FLB), Room G3. G rooms are located in the basement of FLB.