English 1010 Writing Workshop
Spring 2013 Meet twice a week M, Th (Sec.1a)
Monday 4:10-6:00 (2-116) Thursday 4:10-6:00 (1-308)
E-mail: Austin Casey austinkc@hotmail.com
Phone: 134 3922 0499
Website: http://austincasey.yolasite.com/
Office Hours: Wednesday 6-8, Thursday 10-12 (ICB319)
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English 1010 Writing Workshop
Spring 2013 Meet twice a week T, Th (Sec.1b)
Tuesday 4:10-6:00 (2-105) Thursday 8:00-9:50 (2-215)
E-mail: Austin Casey austinkc@hotmail.com
Phone: 134 3922 0499
Website: http://austincasey.yolasite.com/
Office Hours: Wednesday 6-8, Thursday 10-12 (ICB319)
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Today:
HW Due: Final Essay & Journal 2
Essay reminders
Thesis work
Read: Student Zombies
Homework: Journal 3
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End of Session Exam
Next week is the End of session exam for UK
No class next week:
I will be giving an exam from 3:00-6:00,
We will have to reschedule the class
Essay 1: Mistakes
Basic Rules (also for TOEFL):
1. Thesis must have a topic and an opinion
2. Don't put pronouns in the thesis or topic sentences. No
connectors either.
Ex: She has taught me how to be a better man by...
Ex: Frankly speaking, my grandfather is amazing for three
key reasons which are....
3. Conclusion must be at least 4 sentences long.
Grammar WS 1: Answers
1 The procrastinator is a recipe for disaster; he is always getting
into a jam. A, D
2 The Academy awarded the actress the Oscar trophy in front of
a live audience. A, C, B
3 My home town high school teacher was nominated teacher of
the year by my classmates. A, B
Vocab/Grammar Quiz 1: Answers
17. Professional rock climbers scaled the sheer mountain cliffs. vt
18 As expected, the students who study frequently have been
exceptionally strong in grammar. lv
19 These mandarin oranges that are in season seem very sweet. lv
20 Pistachios were the nuts that the man who was to become a
prince of Persia picked pleasantly. vt
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A subject
B direct object
C indirect object
D subject compliment
E object compliment
01 The procrastinator is a recipe for disaster; he is always getting
into a jam. A, D
02 The Academy awarded the actress the Oscar trophy in front of a
live audience. A, C, B
03 My home town high school teacher nominated Tom for class
monitor. A, B
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A subject
B direct object
C indirect object
D subject compliment
E object compliment
01 The coach decided to give the team captain the basketball.
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They called him black due to his dark hair.
My driving instructor was lenient with me.
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A subject
B direct object
C indirect object
D subject compliment
E object compliment
01 The coach decided to give the team captain the basketball.
A
02
C
They called him black due to his dark hair.
E
03
My driving instructor was lenient with me.
A
D
B
More Help: Verbs
Transitive (followed by a noun)
Intransitive (followed by prep phrase or adv)
Linking (connects adj. With noun subject)
01 It is known that playing piano makes you smarter.
02 The diver seemed tense before the match.
03 Chad cheered gleefully.
Grammar Part 4: Review: adj adv
Adverbs:
answer when, where, how, and (for adverse
phrases and clauses) why.
Adjectives:
answer which one, how many, and what kind.
adj adv - Fix Mistakes:
1. It is often claimed that people with high intelligent
can do chemical engineering.
2. Speaking the true is important, lest we lose face and
friends.
3. The beauty girl was so tall that an award was
conferred on her in the beauty pageant.
4. Raw materials are important for our economic.
Grammar Handout Part 4:
Ex: adj
1. Adv
2. Adj
3. Adv
4. Adj
5. Adv
6. Adv
7. Adj
8. Adv
9. Adj
10.Adj
W TASK 2
You should spend 30 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
Nowadays, there are basically two ways to bring up
children. One is to encourage them and let them
do what they want and make their own decisions.
The other is to guide them strictly to do what the
parent thinks best.
Which method of fostering children do you agree
with?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from
your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 300 words
W TASK 2
You should spend 30 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
Some people think that it is parents' responsibility
to teach children how to become good members
of society, while others think it is the job of
schools.
Whose responsibility do you think it is to teach
children the values of society?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from
your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 300 words
W TASK 2
You should spend 30 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
It is generally believed that some people are born
with certain talents, for instance for sport or
music, and others are not. However, it is
sometimes claimed that any child can be taught
to become a good sportsman or musician.
Which side do you believe has the biggest
influence on us, nature or nurture?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from
your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 300 words
Karate Life
By Tommy
handout
Read the passage and fill in the peer review. If
the information is not given, you must enter it
according to the logic of the thesis.
Television Addiction
By Marie Winn
p.293
Read the passage and answer the following
questions
Essay – Reminders
Double Spaced
stapled
Make an interesting title
Thesis should be at the bottom of the introduction.
Each topic sentence (T1, T2, and T3) should be at the beginning
of the paragraph.
Each topic sentence needs 2-3 evidence to support it
Conclusion will say the same basic thing as the introduction
(paraphrase)
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Essay – Reminders
Grammar - Verb tense:
Keep the same verb tense throughout the sentence
Ex: I took my driving test, but I ran into another car the next day, I
was shock.
Ex: I eat breakfast, take a shower, and went to school.
Ex: The diner was empty and lonely, nobody in there.
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Essay – Keep Verb Tense
Ex: I took my driving test, but I ran into another car, I was
shocked.
Ex: I take my driving test, but I run into another car, its a shock.
Ex: I am taking my driving test, but I am running into another car,
its shocking.
Ex: I will take my driving test, but I will run into another car, it will
be a shock.
Ex: I had taken my driving test, but I had run into another car, it
had been a shock.
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Popular Recent TOEFL independent
task questions)
1.Do you think people these days rely on machines too much?
will they forget basic skills like writing and cooking because they
use machines too much?
2. How do you think people in the future will use robots?
3. Is it good for the government to spend money on space
exploration? Or do you think it is a waste of money?
4. Why do a lot of people long for a car?
5. Do you think the government should limit the use of private
cars?
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Thesis work p.67-68
Page 67: fill in the information to complete the
thesis.
Page 68: make an appropriate thesis
Page 69: Choose from “General or Limited”
Subjects and make 2 thesis statements
Read Student Zombies p.285
1. Listen for new words, I will try to define most of them
2. Get some ideas for your Essay 2
3. See how the writer relates the thesis and the topic sentences
4. See how the writer has evidence to support each topic sentence
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Read Student Zombies p.285, Find:
1. Thesis
2. Topic sentences (3)
3. Supporting evidence (2-4)
4.
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Define Someone: Choose 1 and
write what it means to you
Example: a lazy student is like a zombie
a sucker (a gullible guy)
a genius painter
an overly tidy person
a person who is addicted to mobile or other tech
a person you are afraid of
a person who is too honest
a boy that has huge muscles
a selfish guy
a guy that reads too many comics
a practical joker (person who always tricks others for fun)
a guy that always picks on others for fun
a spoiled guy
Thesis work p.287-288
Complete the information based on the two
stories
Announcement
No class next Thursday:
Final Essay & Journal 2 due on Tuesday (class b)
Monday (class a)
Supporting Evidence p.61-62: Write
an outline for the 2 arguments:
1. Some people believe that the government is correct in using
prisoners for labor to advance the economy while others feel
that this is an incentive to arrest more criminals so that they
may work for the government labor force. Do you agree or
disagree? Provide reasons for your choice.
2. Some people believe that prisoners deserve to have some
freedoms like access to medicine, libraries, sports
equipment, healthy meals, and other facilities while others
feel that prisoners do not deserve common compassion
because they chose to break the law and therefore should
live in a very basic way.
Common Idioms 3
Apple of my eye
Carry a torch for someone
Kick the bucket / have a bucket list
Diamond in the rough
My knight in shining armor
Have your cake and eat it too
All the world's a stage
Be like clay
Common Idioms 3
Apple of my eye = your treasure
Carry a torch for sb = carry love for sb
Kick the bucket
= to die
Diamond in the rough = sth good in the bad
My knight in shining armor = your hero
Have your cake and eat it too = best of both worlds
All the world's a stage = everyone plays their part in this world
To be like clay = moldable, easy to control (person) *neutral
word *
Activity – make a sentence with the
following word sets
Jane, clay
Bill, diamond in the rough
Bill, kick the bucket
Jane, have her cake and eat it too
Grammar W/S: Part 3 Answers
1. vt
9. vi
2. lv
10. lv
3. lv
4. vi
5. vt
6. vt
7. lv
8. lv
Also called count nouns.
People, places, things, or ideas that can be counted and made into
plurals, such as teacher, restroom, and joke (one teacher, two
restrooms, three jokes).
p.562-563
Basic every day things that you can count
Countable nouns
Examples of countable nouns
singular
plural
 apple
apples
 pineapple
pineapples
 cucumber
 strawberry
 grape
cucumbers
strawberries
grapes
Also called noncount nouns.
People, places, things, or ideas that cannot be counted, such as
water, history, and truth.
p.562-563
Read the blue box
Uncountable nouns
Examples of uncountable nouns:
 rice
 lettuce
 ham
 water
 milk
Definition – What is an article?
Indefinite Articles
a, an, some, or no article
Refers to general or nonspecific nouns
Ex. a cat, some cats, cats
Definite Articles
the – for both singular and plural
Refers to a specific noun
Ex. the cat, the cats
No Article
Refers to nonspecific, non-count, or mass or plural nouns –
nouns that have no specific quantity
Ex. Milk, cheese, water, rice
Article Use in Other Languages
Asian, Slavic, African languages
Do not have an article system
Arabic, Welsh languages
Only use definite articles
Romance and Germanic languages
Separate articles according to gender
Greek language
Uses articles with proper nouns
Practice
In each of the sentences below, you will see a blank. Please choose
one of the following articles for each sentence – a, an, the or leave
it blank.
1. My father’s car is considered to be ______ piece of art.
2. _______ (B/b)eauty is rare.
3. _______ (A/a)ir in the room was hot.
4. The doctor told me that I needed ______ operation tomorrow.
5. ______ (I/i)nformation I received was extremely important.
6. ______ (A/a)ir is made up of millions of atoms.
7. My parents could not believe that their dog had eaten ______ pie.
8. ______ (A/a)pple a day keeps the doctor away.
9. In some countries ______ dogs are considered man’s best friend.
10. My sister decided to cut her hair with ______ scissors.
11. I was bitten by _______ mosquito in the Caribbean.
12. A loud noise scared me and I dropped ______ glass on the floor.
13. In ancient Egypt _______ cat was considered sacred.
14. Is _______ water in Lake Superior safe to drink?
Basically, an article is an adjective. Like adjectives, articles modify
nouns.
For example, if I say, "Let's read the book," I mean a specific
book. If I say, "Let's read a book," I mean any book rather than a
specific book.
ESL Tips:
ESL Pointers Chapter 45, p.562566
Work on together
TOEFL Writing Question 2: Independent Task
Essay based on your own personal experience
and ideas.
Rang of topics – politics, health, economy,
business, education, the environment, social
issues
30 minutes, 300+ words long.
Introduction
Body: main part of the essay - should give your
reasons with details that support your opinion.
Conclusion: restate your view and summarize the
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reasons you gave to support it.
TOEFL: Useful Idioms 2
1. paint the town red = ?
2. kill two birds with one stone = ?
3. don't cry over spilled milk = ?
4. the early bird catches the worm = ?
5. butterflies in the stomach = ?
6. fish out of water = ?
7. give it a whirl = ?
8. tip of the iceberg = ?
9. black sheep = ?
10. bring home the bacon = ?
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TOEFL: Useful Idioms 2
1. paint the town red = have an amazing night around town!
2. kill two birds with one stone = accomplish 2 things at once
3. don't cry over spilled milk = don't worry about a small thing
4. the early bird catches the worm = early person has
advantage
5. butterflies in the stomach = nervous
6. fish out of water = in a new environment
7. give it a whirl = give it a try
8. tip of the iceberg = just a small part of the whole
9. black sheep = sb who is different than others in a group
10. bring home the bacon = the bread winner, provide for the
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family
Journal 1
Do you prefer to shop online or at a real store?
Write a short essay comparing and contrasting
the experience of shopping at these two different
kinds of stores. Use specific reasons and
examples to illustrate the stores' similarities and
differences.
Write 250-300 words and make sure there is a
thesis, introductory sentence, and concluding
sentence
Journal 2
Choose a TOEFL Task 2 question and answer it.
Remember choose a trend or a problem. Then
use the format “what are your opinions on this”
Follow the standard format, 250-300+ words, 4
paragraphs etc.
Journal 3: Bucket List
A bucket list is a list of things you want to do in
your life before you die.
Although this is a creative writing assignment,
you must still follow the correct structure as usual.
300+ words
punctuation
, comma
: colon
; semi colon (comma + colon) connect 2 ideas
Different from a comma because you don’t need
a linking verb or connector like ‘and’
Ex: For me, nothing can compare
- Dash avoid dash its not useful for academic E
Essays:
You will write 4 essays and make a portfolio.
1. Remembering an Event (550-650 words)
Something that happened to you. An interesting event that you remember clearly.
2. Writing a Profile (550-650 words)
You will describe something or someone.
3. Proposing a Solution (650-750 words)
You will discuss a problem and explain how to fix it
4. Justifying an Evaluation (550-650 words)
You will give evidence to support a decision.
5.Portfolio
You will choose 5 journal entries to put in your portfolio.
6. Journal Entries
These will be given by the instructor. They will cover various topics.
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Course Schedule:
Lesson A
Week 3
Lesson B
Essay 1: Profile
Week 4
Essay 1 First 100 words Due
Week 5
Essay 1 Rough Draft Due (550+ words) Journal 1 Due
Week 6 Essay 1 Final Draft Due (550+ words)
Week 7
Journal 3 Due
Week 8
Essay 2 (first 100 words)
Peer Reviews
Journal 2 Due
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Homework:
Essay1: Final (attach rough draft)
Journal 2: Choose a TOEFL question
Grammar ws: Part 1-5 (grammar quiz Week 7)
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