Missed out on the first test

Hey everyone! I apologize for not being able to go to class and taking our first test with you all, but unfortunately I could not because I had headache, sinus problems, and was just well, very tired from a tiring weekend. Well, I will see you guys online on Wednesday and next week. I am sorry.

2/28/2001 - Test day!

Today we had our first test and it was okay! I think the extra credit really helped me though, but i hope everyone did well! Next week we will be going over our test grade to see how we did. Now i know what to expect when it comes to the following tests and hopefully i do better. Good luck to everyone and see you next class.

Feb-28-2011

Today was our first test and i just finished it . I should study more because i could not answer all the questions on the test.Hopefully, we can all pass this text !!! See you guys next week!!

Test No. 01, 02/28/2011

I am not so happy with how I did on today's test, but now I know what to expect for the next tests to come. I know what to focus on more now, and not only read the highlighted parts of the book but also the notes from class. I hope to be way more prepared for the next test, I will study a lot more than I did for the first test. I hope I pass this test as well. Is there any extra credit being offered in this class? Good luck everyone and see you next class!

test

I just finished the test and man it was not easy for me. I thought that I have studied a lot today, but I should have looked at my notes. I think that I should study more now that I know how some of the tests are going to be. I hope I get a good grade on it though. I wish that I looked at my notes before we started the test! The notes that I took were in the test. Other then that today in class was pretty intense because of this test. Well, I guess I felt the pressure before taking it. How about you guys?

Test #1 Feb 28, 2011

WOW! First test for the class and it was a bit shocking. I really didn't expect it to be interesting. It went from matching, fill in the blank, multiple, true and false, and answering some question. It basically had a question for every important word in each chapter. I was surprise to see more than one extra credit question. First test i am worried but now i know what to expect for any upcoming test.

Chapter 1-4 Test 02/28/2011

Today was our first test of the semester which i find quite simple and yet I could not answer ALL the questions. Unfortunately, I wish I had studied a little bit more but due to the fact that i do not have a bouquet of luxurious time, I ultimately lack knowledge in selective areas of the chapter(s). All in all, I was basically just wishing that I can recall the correct answer each time i encounter a familiar question. Well, Hopefully we all past! Good Luck!

English Today

TEST DAY! Not that I'm happy about it, but just saying. Well coming from a rough weekend I hope I did fair on this test. The test wasn't what i expected. I pretty much expected it to be easier than what it is. But due to the fact that there was a few extra credit opportunities, I'm just crossing my fingers that I passed. Well I hope you all did well, and had a good Monday. See you all next class!

Test Today!!!

Take the Test then S P L I T.


I tried my BEST!
I'll Be satisfied with a D...
Good Luck, Classmates:)

02-28-11

Today's lab session, the class had our first English test, which was based on chapters 1-4. The test was a bit hard, because there were some point in the chapters that I probably missed when studying, but overall I hope I did well. I pray that I passed with an A+ or at least a B, or even a C. After we were finished with the test, the class was assigned to write in our blog. Then that was the end of our class session. Our next class meeting we have will be an online session on Wednesday!! Hopefully I will remember that we have an assignment on Moodle. See everyone next week!!

Another online session

Holy cow, with everything going on here I was sitting here and I just remembered that I forgot to put a post up in my blogger. So here it is on Wednesday Feb 23 we had another online session. This time we had to explain Leah's process of writing and our thoughts on The Writing Process Worksheet. It is a useful technique to use especially in writing papers. Besides that I think that these online sessions are awesome!!!

Online Session Feb 23, 2011

I was a bit confused and i don't why but it took me awhile to comprehend with what our assignment was on moodle. I think that's what happens when i miss a class meeting before. Other than that our moodle session was just on demonstrating all stages of the writing process which i found easy. We just had to express our feelings on what we thought of Vera's essay and how it was resouceful. Great! test on Monday have a good weekend Everyone!

Moodle today.

I was really happy to know that we had an online session today, due to the fact that i wasn't really having a good day. But aside from that, we were assigned to do a forum about the writing process worksheet. It was a pretty simple, so i hope you all had a good day. See you all on Monday. Study hard!

Student Demonstration of All Stages of the Writing Process 02/23/2011

As I have followed Leah's progression throughout her framework , i was awfully surprise on how the Stage of the Writing Process produce such a well-defined composition. From exploring her ideas in Freewriting to Revising the Final Draft, has sculpt her essay into a stunning success. Such determination ( and the fact that she is a prisoner) shows awareness in grammar and transition in result of a momentous achievement. Indeed, it is rather admirable to witness a tremendous escalating growth in which it is possible for any student to replicate such remarkable method.
In reflection, I now have completely comprehension on why all the Stages of the Writing Process has came to be- that is, it easily tackles the struggle in organizing a concluding thought in which the transition throughout the essay is silky smooth. I find this tool useful so forth that it becomes a foundation in arranging selective ideas in a suitable manner in which it compliments you overall composition.
All in all, i feel that All the Stages of the Writing process is an impressive technique in organizing clear concepts.

February 23, 2011 - Student Demonstration of all stages of writing process

Today's assignment was pretty darn good. I was surprised to see how all the stages were used in developing a good and proficient paper. I liked the assignment and I'm looking forward for more. What we had to do for moodle was to review the stages of writing and read Vera Harris's paper about her job which is caring for dogs. It was quite interesting seeing how big of an improvement it is when using the stages of writing. From a "fast break" paper to a knowledgable one. From now til then I will be using the stages of writing. Now if only math was this interesting!! (I HATE MATH)

See you all next class!

Moodle Session, 02/23/2011

Once again we met on Moodle, discussing a student's essay and how she utilized the writing process worksheet. I believe the writing process work sheet helped the student, Leah, produce a very clear, organized, informative and polished paper. It gave her simple directions to explore her ideas, organize those ideas and write those ideas all together in essay form. Taking on the different stages of the writing process may seem like a hassle, but it does benefit the writer greatly. I believe if we all take the time to use the writing process worksheet, just like Leah has, we will benefit as Leah did and produce a great essay.

See you all next class! Have a great weekend

02/23/11

My assignment today was to basically read the Student Demons. of All Stages of the Writing Process and write out my opinions online on moodle. I found the text very useful and I hope to use it in the future as well. Maybe just not in the future, but right now. I guess our session today was alright. See you all next class.

Writing the Paragraph

On Monday, I was not able to attend the class session, but I did make the time and effort to go through the chapter. In this chapter, I understand that there are four different ways of writing a stong, constructive paragraph. These kinds of paragraphs are: Introductory, Developmental, Transitional, and Concluding. The importance of writing a paragraph is that you should state the idea and have three or more sentences supporting the idea. When writing a well designed paragraph, it is best to use the writing process that was demonstrated in chapters two through four. This is just another step to writing a well constructed essay.

Lab Session Feb 21, 2011*

I did miss another class session in the lab but i still went on with the reading. In this section i read about Writing the Paragraph. There are four different kinds of paragraphs and each have different purposes. Introductory is usually the first paragraph in an essay which gives backgrounds and main idea of the main topic, called the thesis. Developmental is unit of several sentences, and it expands on the idea. Transitional is just a very brief paragraph, it directs the reader from one point to another. Then the Concluding paragraph which us usually the last which makes the final comment on the topic. I know i missed out on a couple fun things hopefully we do it again next class meeting.

See you all next week!

Writing the Pargraph

Today we talked about what you need to have when you write an essay. I learned that the introductory is the first paragraph in an essay. Then you have other units that expands on an idean which is called the development. Then you have the transitional and the concluding paragraph. The most important thing in the developmental paragraph is that it should state and idea and the support it. I learned that you can have as much supporting paragraphs just as long as I have a concluding sentence. Today was cool even though I don't feel good.

Feb. 21, 2011 - English Today

Today's English session consists of Introductory, Developmental, Transitional, and Concluding. We had to annotate paragraph A and paragraph B. Also we had to underline and pick out the topic sentence, the support, and the concluding sentence. We also went over the writing process and the paragraph. There are three stages. Stage One is exploring. Stage Two is writing the controlling idea. Stage Three is writing/revising/editing. Our first test will be next week Monday. It covers Ch.1-4.

Good session today. (:

Computer Lab, 02/21/2011

Today we went over Chapter 05, Writing the Paragraph. We went over the chapter's subtopics, such as the four different kinds of paragraphs and the two different types of basic paragraph patterns. To apply this new information, we went over two exercises on analyzing the paragraph. We had to distinguish between what form the paragraph followed, what was the topic sentence and also the supporting sentences.

Today we also had a little raffle. Class went by pretty fast today. I hope everyone had a good weekend. See you guys next time.

2/21/11

We have just finished all three stages for the writing process. A brief review on all three stages are to explore, experiment, gather information, write the controlling idea, organize and developing support, writing, revising, and editing. All these methods apply to stages one, two, and three. As a class, we also did some exercises on figuring out which pattern both paragraphs are and then identifying the patterns by underlining and annotating. Lastly, the entire stages basically discusses about writing a paragraph and including the following, introductory, developmental, transitional, and concluding. That is about it for now. Class session was good and I believe we are done with the chapter and on to the next. See you guys next class.

February 21, 2011 - Writing the Paragraph

In class assignment today was to go over the process of writing a paragraph. Paragraph writing consists of a few indications to help make the paragraph interesting and live. Here are the following indications: Give an account, describe people, things or events, explain by analyzing, giving examples, comparing, defining, showing how to do something, or showing causes; argue that something should be done or resisted, that something is true or untrue, or that something is good or bad.

Writing Paragraphs 02/21/2011

In this Chapter of " Writing the Paragraph", defines four categories in constructing a
paragraph- Introductory, Developmental, Transitional and Concluding.

Introductory: Thesis, Main Idea
Developmental: States an idea and support
Transitional: Brief, intermediary
Concluding: Quick wrap-up, final remarks

In addition, their are two standard paragraph formation.

Pattern A: Topic Sentence, support(s)
Pattern B:Topic Sentence, support(s), Includes Conclusion

Feb . 21. 2011

Today we went through chapeter 5- Writing the Paragraph.There are four different kinds of paragraphs Introductory , Developmental, Transitional and Concluding.We also analyzed two paragraphs and identified all the parts of the paragraphs pattern by underling and annotating them.

English Today

Today we discussed about chapter 5, which is about writing paragraphs. We also had two exercises to do, and we had to distinuish what type of paragraph pattern it was. The lesson today was pretty easy compared to the other classes. To make more things interesting i won myself a mardi gras necklace from New Orleans. Well I'll see you all on test day!

02-21-11

In today's lab session we learned in chapter 5 the different paragraphs in a writing piece and what it contains and explains such as; introductory, developmental, transitional, and concluding. The introductory it explains the main idea also known as the thesis. Developmental paragraph elaborates on the topic in several sentences. The transitional paragraph takes the reader from one point of the essay to another. Lastly the concluding paragraph ends the essay by commenting the final sentence in the essay. In defining the paragraph we went over two exercises and analyzed the topic sentence, supports, and if there was one, the concluding sentence. We then reviewed over sections from the previous chapters as a refresher. To end the class we had a raffle. I won a New Orleans post card! Thank you Dr. Rivera!!

Wednesday's Moodle Session

On Wednesday's Moodle session, we discussed the importance of Editing. In the final stage of the writing process, we have to carefully look for different defaults. This process is called Editing. In this stage, it is important to find problems with Capitalization, Omissions, Punctuation, and Spelling(COPS). When you type a paragraph or sentence, you can always use spell check to help and make it easiar for you. You can also catch any awkwardness if you just leave your material alone for a day or two, and read it like if it was written by some other person. you should always read and re-read your material first and then read it to an audience for their opinions.

02-16-11

We had another online session today. I love these days! The class was assigned to go onto our Moodle section and post up about "Editing" and explain the importance of it. We explained the details about editing and the different ways to help use this tool in forming a good paragraph or essay.

Editing Feb. 16, 2011

On Moodle, we had to discuss the final step of the writing process which is Editing. It involves looking for problems dealing with COPS (capitalization, omissions, punctuation, and spelling). Using a computer could help find words that are misspelled, but we shouldn't depend on the computer to find all of our errors. Another way to find problems in the material is by reading it out loud alone or to someone else. We should always edit our work before turning it in so that we can submit a presentable paper that is clear and easy to understand. I hope everyone has a good and safe weekend! See you all next week.

Moodle today.

So today's online session was pretty simple. We just had to do our daily blog and our forum. I'm actually getting use to these online sessions. It's better than rushing out of school, all the way in Dededo, just to get to UOG on time. So I hope you all had a good day, and see you all on Monday! :)

Moodle Online Session, 02/16/2011

Today we were required to sign into Moodle and discuss the very final stage of the writing process, editing. After going through all the steps of the writing process, editing may seem to be a chore but it is VERY helpful. Editing could change the paper dramatically, submitting a polished paper always makes a great difference.

I am really enjoying this course. The freedom to participate on Moodle sessions is very convenient. See everyone next class, have a great weekend :)

Moddle Feb 16, 2011

Another great online session! It covers the last part of stage three of the writing process which is Editing. It is important to always edit or have someone edit your paper before submitting it in. In editing we discovered COPS which stand for Capitalization, Omission, Punctuation, and Spelling. These are the important things we have to look for while editing any paper. The best thing about writing a paper using Microsoft Word is that you can always use the spell check which is good. As for Capitalization it is very easy to spot what needs to be capitalized. Punctuations are also important because there are many different punctuations and they are all used in different ways. I really enjoy these online session. See you all next week have a good weekend!

Editing 02/16/2011

Editing involves an attentive examination in your work which demonstrates a recursive technique in which you go back and forth through out your paper. Therefore details may be revised in extension to the final draft.These processes are quite tedious;however, the result improve performance and precision. All in all, with diligent practice and careful assessment, the resulting final draft may produce into a clean and well-defined composition.

See you guys next Class!

02/16/11

The final stage for Stage three is Editing of the writing process. The acronym that is followed for this particular method is COPS. What COPS stands for is capitalizing, omissions, punctuations, and spellings. There are pages that are offered on the text book that will show us how the letters C,O,P, and S is used as part of the Editing method. I do agree with what the text says tho. Sometimes the computers will read the words we use on any sentence, paragraph, or essay as an error. I do try my very best to reread my assignments before turning it in to the instructor. I'm not sure tho if we are suppose to complete our rough draft on the topic we chose last week or so, but I just read through it and tried to understand it. Well, that was all I read and learned. See you all next week and have an awesome weekend.

Feb 14 2011

Today we went through The Writing process:Stage Three which is Writing, Revising and Editing.We wrote a rough draft of our previous topic we did on page 35. We also went over the CLUESS which stands for Cohenrence ,Language,Unity ,Emphasis . Support and Sentences.
By the way , Happy Valentines Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

English Lab, 02/14/2011

Today in class we moved on to discuss stage three of the Writing Process which focuses on writing, revising and editing. First we read over writing a first draft and we also wrote our own rough draft. We also learned about the acronym CLUESS, which guides us to a successful revision of our paragraph or essay. Coherence, Language, Unity, Emphasis, Support and Sentences are the important things we should remember to apply to our first draft. We went over all the features, going over examples to help us become familiar when we decide to utilize these writing tools. Today's class was fun as well, hearing Connie act out some of the different tones.

Happy Valentines Day everyone. Have a good one.

Stage Three

Today we talked about writing, rivising, and editing our paper. We learned about the different tones that we can use in writing our paper. Objective is one of the most common usage of writing that I use when I write my essay. There are also other tones like humorous, servile, overbearing, angry and sarcastic. I learned a lot today and I feel more prepared to write my essay now that I know all this information.

English today 03

Today's class went by really quickly. I enjoy reading as a class a lot. Today, the class went over the third stage which is Writing/Revising/Editing. We talked about Language and read a few passages that were dealing with Tone of voice. Here is an example of a couple of Tones that we went over in class. Angry and sarcastic, and Humorous. Another thing we went over was Diction. Diction is word choice. With Diction, we also went over Poor Diction and Good Diction. Today's class was great! Next session will be held online.

Happy Valentines Day! :)

02-14-11

In today's session we went over chapter 4. In this chapter we learned how to write, revise, and edit our first draft in writing a paragraph or an essay. The class was also assigned to do an exercise in writing our first draft, which we used in our previous lesson of our topic sentence. In this section we learned subjects such as: coherence, language, unity, emphasis, support, and sentences which spelled out in acronyms "CLUESS". We also did another exercise which we had to use the different tones. That was a lot of fun listening to our classmates try to act out the part for each tones. We have also learned the good and bad of sentences of how-to, and also how to be more specific and writing out a sentence. Oh and Happy Valentines Day!!!

Feb. 14, 2011 - Stage Three - Writing Process

Today we have gone over Stage Three from the Writing Process and there are many things listed. This gave me an indication to write more abroad and detailed so that the reader will keep his/her full attention to what is being told. A certain slang used in your essay or paper may or may not throw off attention from the reader, so choose wisely what word you would like to use. The acronym: "CLUESS" which stands for Coherence, Language, Unity, Emphasis, Support, and Sentences found on page 54 - last sentence of the third paragraph states that these are helpful guidelines to writing a paper. Diction is what really caught my ear. You could have a whole paragraph stating the main topics but with no feeling, no emotion, no sense of vivid understanding of the main topic. This actually helps the reader see mental images that in research helps people remember what is being said.

Happy Valentines!

Lab Session Feb 14, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone! Todays discussion was on stage three of the writing process which consist of Writing, Revising, and Editing. The exercise for today was just to write a draft of our previous topic we did on page 35 of freewriting. We also went over the CLUESS which stands for Cohenrence, Language, Unity, Emphasis, Support, and Sentences which is part of revising. For the language part under tone there were some examples of different tones such as Objective, Humorous, Angry and sarcastic, Servile, and Overbearing. I thought todays discussion was very interesting and sorry i cant show my mean side im not really good at acting. Good job volunteers. See you all next class!

English Today

Today's session we learned the third stage of the writing process, which includes writing/ revising/ editing. While reading we came through an exercise, and we had to write an essay without worrying about our mistakes. I am not very good at making essays, it takes me a while to really think about what to write. Well today was a good Valentines and I hope you all had the same. See you all next week!

Stage Three

After convincing Dr. Rivera's son to come up to the classroom, we went straight to the text. Today's lesson was on Stage Three of the Writing Process. In this chapter, we discussed about writing the first draft and using different methods on writing it. We also discussed about the acronym: CLUESS. This is a guide that provides Coherence, Language, Unity, Emphasis, Support, and Sentences. After using these techniques, you are able to continue the Writing Process.

Valentines Day 02/14/11

Our discussions today was based on Stage three of the writing process that includes writing, revising, and editing. The first exercise we did was to write a rough draft using our the topic we used from Chapter 2 and 3. Two people shared an interesting story on one particular role model and drugs. There is an acronym that was discussed as well. The letters c-l-u-e-s-s means Coherence, Language, Unity, Emphasis, Support, and Sentences. Great session. I'm looking forward to the next. See you all next class.

Writing Process Stage Three 02/14/2011

Today we have finished evaluating the Three Stages of a Writing Process.
Recap:
Stage One: Exploring/ Experimenting/ Gathering Information
Stage Two: Writing the Controlling Idea/ Organizing and Developing Support
Stage Three: Writing/Revising/Editing

Stage Three:Writing/ Revising/ Editing
- Stage Three involves a finishing improvement of any simple mistake that may include
spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.]
- There are 6 aspects that are an important tool in revising:
Coherence, Language, Unity, Emphasis, Support, and Sentence.

Moodle Session

On Wednesday, I posted my Moodle assignment online earlier during the day before our regular class time. This discussion was on Organizing support. We had to Determine what useful tools are helpful in organizing topics and ideas. These methods are listing, clustering, and outlining. With these Methods, you are capable of writing a strong, controlling idea and create an effective paragraph.

Online Session, 02/09/2011

I really like having online sessions, it allows us to get familiar with utilizing the technology that is available to us. This week, we went over Stage Two of the Writing Process. I think activities in class is a great help so we will be able to get familiar with how to use these strategies correctly and effectively. I especially liked working on Exercise 03 in class, where we were given a beginning of a sentence and had to complete the thought making a solid topic sentence.

See you all on monday and I hope everyone has a good and safe weekend ;)

Jan 9, 2011 - Organizing Support

Due to some emergency issues, i have only got to reach a computer with internet access now. Well, the assignment that we have done for Jan 9, 2011 - Organizing Support helped me in a way to how i should understand what i write. This has got me techniques i could use in my other classes when i have an essay or research paper to do. Listing, Clustering & Outlining are the three needed parts to understand how writing works.

02-09-11

In today's class we had another online session. I am really liking this course. We were assigned to reply in a forum explaining three tools in helping organize your supporting ideas. I was hoping to get to a computer all day and i didnt get to until now before it hit midnight. I am getting used to working with the moodle room now. I am beginning to like this online session.

Online Session Feb 09, 2011

Today's Moodle was on Organizing Support stage two of the writing process. We had to explain what the three steps are in organizing support. The first one was listing which is basically just making a list of what your topic is about. Then Clustering which is just putting ideas connecting them in bubbles. The last step is Outlining which is the one that most people use. I actually think outlining make things easier for me when writing my paper.

Stage Two: Organizing Support 02/09/2011

Today was another online class session in which we were to discussed about Organizing Support.
In organizing your ideas and information into a paragraph or an essay, you must take into account that it may perhaps be interesting, understanding and compelling. In hopes of this, there are three accommodating tools that
play a role in organizing you support: Listing, clustering, and outlining. (pg45)
-Listing:Provides support substances that concerns with counts of
linking ideas and concepts. Listing may be in forms of
column or rows.(pg45)
-Clustering: A collection of thoughts and ideas that associates with
subjects relating to the main idea. (pg45)
-Outlining: A planned structure of controlling ideas that is
divided into its own section. Outlines arises in
two forms: sentence outline and topic outline.(pg46)
All in all, these basis of support will influence your writing to the extent that it can model and shape your composition into a well-defined, organized, and
thought provoking paragraph/essay.

Second session online (02/09/11)

Today all I did was log into moodle online and post a message to our instructor. What I posted to her was all about Organizing Support on page 45 of our new text. We already did some exercises before this page and all we discussed about was on subjects and focuses of a topic sentence or thesis. There are basically three methods that orderly goes beneath organizing, which are listing, clustering, and outlining. We already learned this methods weeks ago, but I guess it is very useful and essential for us to learn and abide by it in our future lives. Well after all that other readings, I completed the rest of the exercises and problems. See you all next class.

The Writing Process: Stage 2

Today we learned the next stage of writing a paper. The writing process stage two is different from stage one. We learned what is a topic sentence for a paragraph and the thesis for an essay. Both of these two have a subject and a focus. I didn't know that there are three tools that can help you organize what you are going to write about. Listing, clustering, and outlining are the three tools that we can use. We also learned about what sentence is effective and ineffective. I thought that putting simple words in a sentence would be simple and understanding. But without the details in a sentence is would be an ineffective sentence. I am still confused how to wrtie a topic sentence but I will just read the book again untill i get it.

Stage Two Feb 07, 2011

Today we covered Stage Two of The Writing Process (Writing the Controlling Idea). We did 3 exerecises as in class assignment. Exercise 1 on Evaluation Topic Sentence was pretty simple we just had to label the Subject and Focus and if its effective or ineffective. Then for Exercise 3 Writing Top Sentence it was not as hard but i did not get to finish, but i thought the volunteers answers were good even if i had something different. The last one was Exercise 5 which we just had to mark our subject and focus parts on the exercise we covered in chapter 1 from freewriting.

February 7, 2011 - English

In class today, we did stage two of the writing process and it was about controlling idea as a topic sentence and how to make a thesis. We did a few exercises of evaluating topic sentence and writing topic sentence for each pre-written sentences. On page 35, it has topics that we all wrote about and we had to make a good thesis for our topic we chose from. I did "Ways of disciplining your children" & my thesis for it is "There are many effective ways of disciplining your children."

Class today was okay, it went by fast so have a good evening everyone.

:)

Today was just another day in the Computer Lab. We tapped into chapter 3 and discussed Stage two in the Writing Process. On the exercises we did, we had to evaluate topic sentences in the text stating if each sentence is effective or ineffective. We also had to determine which part of the sentence is the subject and which part is the focus. On the second exercise, we had to make each topic into a solid topic sentence. After each exercise, we were asked to share our ideas about the assignment. Later, we had to come up with our own solid topic from the previous exercise we've done on freewriting. So far, so good I guess...

English Lab, 02/07/2011

Today we discussed stage two of the writing process. We learned that it is important when writing a sentence and an essay that there is a controlling idea. A topic sentence or a thesis statement has both a subject and a focus. We must avoid writing sentences that are unclear and not specific. We practiced these writing skills with a number of activities. First, we had to distinguish effective and ineffective sentences, then we completed a sentence using our own words and finally we had the chance to create our own thesis statement for a specific topic.

Next class is on Moodle, so see you guys next week!

02/07/11

Today's lesson was based on Stage two of the writing process. We discussed how to control our ideas and support it using both a subject and a focus. The exercises that the class has or has not completed yet was helpful because it gave us all an idea and a lot more understanding to beginning a paragraph. There was a lot of reading and evaluating, but it turns out that the whole in class exercises were just I don't know, great I guess. Great job everyone! Let's do more volunteering shall we. Thanks. =)

Class Discussion 02-07-11

In today's session, we were in the lab again. We have learned about how to write a topic sentence and thesis in chapter 3. We have also learned what to view of which is the subject and the focus in a sentence. The class was assigned to review over three exercises to help us get into more depth of the lesson such as; our topic sentences, subject, and focus. So when we finally begin to type out our essays and paragraphs we would know how to start one from our previous lessons.

2-7-2011

Today we went through the writing process:stage two . It is all about Writing the controlling idea/ organizing and developing support.I learned that if i have no controlling idea - no topic sentence for a paragraph or thesis for an essay,my writing will be unfocused,and readers may be confused or bored.

Writing Process: Stage Two 02/07/2011

Today we have learned about the second stage of The Writing Process,
which emphasizes about writing the controlling idea and organizing
and developing support. In the process of writing the controlling idea,
you must support your focus to highlight your intentions towards your
subject. In other words, an effective controlling statement, such as a
topic sentence, should develop an interesting subject and a well-defined
focus. This will not only stress the importance of your main idea but
it will evade any broad and vague supporting information that may result
in an ineffective indistinct statement.

English Today

Today in English we learned the next writing process, which is about writing the controlling idea/ organizing and developing support. This step focuses on listing, clustering, and outlining. Throughout the chapter there were some exercises that we had to do. After every exercise we had shared our answers to the class. Overall i enjoyed this class session, see you all on Valentines Day!

Feb. 05,2011

Today started off as a day where i didn't want to do anything but stay in bed because I got the cold, but with the loving care of friends and family, the cold went away throughout the day. Today I realized i needed to blog for the week and its about 10:34 pm and I'm sitting here thinking about what to talk about. So let me talk about a book I am currently ready. It is called "World Peace, a Blind Wife, and Gecko Tails." This book is about intriguing thought from an island on making life happier and healthier, and laughing along the way. This book has certain chapters that talk about learning how to be greatful about life and to notice the little things in life. You all should read it!

Online Session

I liked the fact that we were able to experience having an online session for our class. At first, I was confused as to what to do. We basically discussed about what we went over in our last class and the importance of all the strategies. I usually utilize outlining and freewriting when I take on assingments. I enjoy freewriting because I have the freedom to express myself, and outlining is very helpful when it comes to organization and emphasizing the key points.

See everyone next class!

Online Session

So I'm slowly getting used to to this Moodle thing, and it's pretty confusing. I just turned in my 'All About Me' Essay on Wednesday. You can tell I like to procrastinate because I just typed it last minute. So Michelle and I did what we needed to do here in the computer lab for EN-100.

By the way,

Facebook wars are fun!

Missed out on online session (02/02/11)

Well, I was a bit confused on what to do next because so far I already uploaded my assignment and did the Strategy One thingy majiggie. The online class is easy, and that way I don't have to worry about walking so far to class everyday, but thank greatness for that.

Online Session 01

Today was the first online session and we had to post our first essay "All About Me" on our Moodle and do the forum for Stage One of the Writing Process. I thought i got the hang of how the whole online session Moodle goes but i think im still confused. Hopefully i get it all right by the end of our next class session.

Online Session

Today we had an online session, and had to discuss about the stage one strategies. Other than that, I am pretty confused on what else we were suppose to do. I just hope I will not be missing anything due to the fact that I am a newbie at these things. Well see you all next week!

Moodle Online Session 02/02/2011

Today, is the first day of our online session via UOG Distance Moodle-
and in this session we were to "discuss" about the importance of
Stage One Strategies. Consequently, as a first time user in utilizing a
discussion forum, I feel quite confused as to what we were
to undertake; or rather, to achieve in our online session. Nevertheless,
this session is a prodigious opportunity that will likely consider my future
courses as an online session.

Online Session 02-02-11

In todays session, our class is assigned to go on an online session for todays lesson. We are to submit and post our "All About Me Essay" and the forum onto our Moodle class site. This is the first time where i had to attend in a class session online. I honestly think it is very cool to be able to experience something new. I like the fact that we can actually use the computers instead of sitting in a class.