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49FND_Section10_2017Sept-Nov

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Welcome to Vance's 49 FND 3016 WRITING class

for Section 10 students

recovered Sept 19, 2017 at 1:35

Unlock Unit 6 (week 13)
1. Writing test - 200 word essay on an important issue in the UAE
Unlock Unit 4 (week 11)
1. Tuesday, October 10
  1. Period 4 - Complete your 200 word essay
2. Monday, October 9
  1. Period 3 - choose a topic and prepare an outline
    1. Choose a topic. Here are your choices:
    2. Prepare an outline
  2. Period 5 - write a first draft of your 200-word essay
    1. An example of a well-written essay on a favorite sport
Unlock Week 3 (week 10)
1. Monday, October 2
  1. Period 7 - Complete your essay on Extreme Sports using the cohesion template
2. Sunday, October 1
  1. Period 7 - Improving cohesion in an essay
Unlock Week 2 (week 9)
Unlock Unit 1 (week 8)

See the PDA form your teacher uses to give you your mark

http://vancesclass.pbworks.com/w/file/99326591/PDA%20Report%20updated%20Aug%202015.docx

Unlock Unit 6 (week 13)

Writing test - 200 word essay on an important issue in the UAE

Revise your essay on the advantages and disadvantages of using iPads in the classroom

Try to write MORE than 200 words.

You should have at least 4 paragraphs: Introduction, advantages, disadvantages, conclusion

Add wording similar to that given below to make clear how your essay is organized

(Be sure to introduce the issue or problem in general) ... In this essay, I will write about (be sure and mention advantages and disadvantages)

First, I’ll write about / explain / tell you about (make it clear that this paragraph is about the advantages. Use wording similar to that given here). One advantage of using iPads in the classroom is .... Another important advantage is ...

Next, I’ll tell you / However / On the other hand (make it clear that this paragraph is about the disadvantages. Use wording similar to that given here). There are several disadvantages / One disadvantage of using iPads in the classroom is .... Yet another disadvantage is ...

In conclusion / In summary / As we can see (write a sentence in general about using iPads in class, based on what you said in your essay) In this essay, I’ve explained briefly ... (remind the reader about the advantages and disadvantage) ... In my opinion (write a sentence giving your opinion)

Unlock Unit 4 (week 11)

Write this week's 200-word essay in three class periods

outline and write a 200 word essay.docx

Tuesday, October 10

Period 4 - Complete your 200 word essay

Monday, October 9

Period 3 - choose a topic and prepare an outline

Choose a topic. Here are your choices:

Many people think that iPads can help students learn more effectively,
but many students use them to waste time in class.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of students having iPads in class, and (in your conclusion) what should be done about the disadvantages?
advantages and disadvantages of iPads in class.docx
Some Emiratis like to go abroad to complete their education in foreign colleges or universities.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Emiratis studying in a foreign country?
advantages and disadvantages of solar power.docx
On October 1, 2017, prices of cigarettes and energy drinks doubled in the UAE,
and the price of soft drinks like Pepsi and Coca Cola increased 50%?
Why did the government increase the tax on these items? Do you agree or disagree, and why?
opinion of excise tax in UAE.docx

Prepare an outline

Four paragraph essay planner.docx

Period 5 - write a first draft of your 200-word essay

An example of a well-written essay on a favorite sport

https://www.screencast.com/t/mfdnDN7CGV

Unlock Week 3 (week 10)

Monday, October 2

Period 7 - Complete your essay on Extreme Sports using the cohesion template

Complete your revised 250 word essay where your main points are made clear in the introduction, one point in each paragraph, and in the conclusion.

Write these words yourself. NO WORD SALAD PLEASE!

(Word salad happens when you copy text from the Internet or rely on Google translate, which produces strange results)

Sunday, October 1

Period 7 - Improving cohesion in an essay

Study this sample essay. See how a good essay makes its main points three times

In the introduction
One point for each paragraph
In the conclusion

Now revise your essay in this same format: goodEssayTemplate.docx

You can work on paper or in Office 365 Word

Write 250 words

Unlock Week 2 (week 9)

Thursday, Sept 28

Period 6 - Complete your 250 word essay in Word

In this course we use Writing Process to draft and revise 250 word essays

This document explains the process writingProcessSection10.docx

Process Step 1 - First draft - start by writing 100 words on paper

All students start writing their 250 essays by writing the first 100 words on paper.

"Every journey begins with a first step."

Process Step 2 - Second draft - REVISE and COMPLETE the essay

There are three ways you can complete your essays.

Most students use the WORD APP in Office 365.
This document explains how: writingProcessSection10.docx

Sign in to Office 365 using the Word app
Create a new Word Document
Name it 49s10_yourName_topic
Save it on One Drive or Sharepoint
Share it with vstevens@hct.ac.ae
Your teacher Vance puts what you wrote on paper in the document and gives you feedback for improvement
You REVISE and COMPLETE your 250-word essay there, using your iPad

If you can't log in to Office 365 (a few students have this problem) you can use GOOGLE

If you don't have one already, create a GOOGLE account
(Very important, do NOT give Google your mobile number; pretend you don't have one)
Download the GOOGLE DOCS app
Sign in to Google Docs
Create a new document
Name it 49s10_yourName_topic
Share it with vancestev@gmail.com
Your teacher Vance puts what you wrote on paper in the document and gives you feedback for improvement
You REVISE and COMPLETE your 250-word essay there, using your iPad

If you can't log on to Office 368, can't remember your Apple Store password, don't want to create a Google account, you can write ON PAPER

Get a piece of paper and a pen
write your name on the paper
REVISE and COMPLETE your 250-word essay on this paper using the feedback your teacher gave you from your first draft
Give the paper to your teacher

Wednesday, Sept 27

Period 1 - AFTER writing 100 words on paper, revise your first draft into a 250 word second draft

If you wrote a first draft,

find feedback from your teacher in your shared Word document
REVISE the paper in the shared WORD document

You can write on paper if you are unable log on to Office 365

Remember, your user name is your HCT number; for example H00123456@hct.ac.ae
and your password begins with Kbz
That's upper case K and lower case b,z

Tuesday Sept 26

Period 6 - Write a 100-word first draft on EXTREME SPORTS on paper

To understand your work this week, we go over the WRITING PROCESS of REVISION

from FIRST DRAFT to SECOND DRAFT and if necessary, 3rd draft, etc.

writingProcessSection10.docx

We start our next writing ON PAPER,

the way it's done for the exam

Write a 100-word FIRST DRAFT that you will revise later to make it 250 words, on EXTREME SPORTS

Abseiling is an example of an extreme sport

http://maliba-lodge.com/blanketwrap/2010/off-the-beaten-path/abseiling-in-lesotho/

Write on the paper your teacher gives you in class:

FND 3016 – Unlock Unit 3 - Start writing about extreme sports.docx

Use as much vocabulary as you can from

<-- the Level 3 Quiz 1-2 Wordlists at left

Describe an EXTREME SPORT that you have done

or would like to do.

Tell what the sport is about.
What equipment do you need?
What do you do when you play this sport?
Why is it dangerous?
How can you prevent accident or injury when doing it?
Why do you enjoy it, or why do you do it?

Write at least 100 words

Now create an Office 365 Word Document and share it with your teacher

Your teacher will use magic to transfer what you wrote on paper into your Word document

Configure your iPad for English - otherwise your documents will align right to left
Log in with your HCT email address (NOT with your personal account)
Create a NEW BLANK DOCUMENTin OneDrive for Business
Click on the share icon.
You will be prompted to NAME and SAVE your document.
Rename your document 49s10_YourName Sports
Share the document with vstevens@hct.ac.ae

Unlock Unit 1 (week 8)

Wednesday Sept 20

Period 2 complete your paper on Weddings, Unit 2 Unlock

Tuesday Sept 19

Period 5 Revise first drafts into 250 word essays by Wed Sept 20

From your first drafts we can see what you are writing about

Make an outline of what your paragraphs should be about; for example

Weddings in the Past and Now

Paragraph#

Introduction - introduce the topic and explain what you will write about
Weddings in the past
Weddings nowadays
Conclusion - what did you explain in this essay, which do you think is best?

Monday Sept 18

Period 1 Start writing about weddings

Use the Black Spot to keep these instructions open on your iPad

Use this worksheet FND 3016 – Unlock Unit 2 - Start writing about weddings.docx to

Start writing about weddings

Use the vocabulary Wordlist in Unlock Unit 2 p49.pdf

to describe the most memorable wedding you have ever attended

And / or, based on the reading A BRITISH WEDDING Unlock Unit 2 p40.pdf

compare/contrast UAE weddings with British weddings (or with weddings in any other country)

Get the Microsoft Word app and Sign In using your HCT ID

Configure your iPad for English - otherwise your documents will align right to left
Log in with your HCT email address (NOT with your personal account)
Create a NEW BLANK DOCUMENT in OneDrive for Business
Rename your document 49s10_YourName_Weddings