Please contact any of these ladies to talk about their grades.
PLEASE
jueves, 17 de diciembre de 2009
miércoles, 9 de diciembre de 2009
FINAL GRADES!!!
My dear composition students!
I'll be in my office on Friday 18 (9-12), giving feedback on final papers and informing about final grades.
I'll be in my office on Friday 18 (9-12), giving feedback on final papers and informing about final grades.
jueves, 3 de diciembre de 2009
RUBRICS FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE FINAL PAPER
These are the rubrics to evaluate your paper, so before submitting the final paper, make sure you read the rubrics to decide if your article complies with the criteria
CRITERIA
The article goes from general ideas to specific conclusions. Transitions tie sections together, as well as adjacent paragraphs. The development of the ideas is substantive and consistent. The paper is divided into sessions that allows the reader to easily conceptualize the topic under study
The appropriate content in consideration is covered in depth without being redundant. The topic has been critically analyzed and discussed along the paper and ideas have been consistently supported
The article shows an effective evaluation and selection of literature related to the topic of study
The mechanics of the article allows the reader to easily grasp the meaning of the paper (grammar, punctuation, spelling)
All needed citations were included in the report. References matched the citations, and all were encoded in APA format.
The learners show a satisfactory understanding of concepts and knowledge throughout the paper
Insights into the topic are appropriate. The authors were able to make succinct and precise conclusions based on the review.
The lit review synthesizes information from a variety of sources through summaries, paraphrases, comparisons. The paper identifies arguments, reasons and claims related to the topic
The final paper was submitted on time
CRITERIA
The article goes from general ideas to specific conclusions. Transitions tie sections together, as well as adjacent paragraphs. The development of the ideas is substantive and consistent. The paper is divided into sessions that allows the reader to easily conceptualize the topic under study
The appropriate content in consideration is covered in depth without being redundant. The topic has been critically analyzed and discussed along the paper and ideas have been consistently supported
The article shows an effective evaluation and selection of literature related to the topic of study
The mechanics of the article allows the reader to easily grasp the meaning of the paper (grammar, punctuation, spelling)
All needed citations were included in the report. References matched the citations, and all were encoded in APA format.
The learners show a satisfactory understanding of concepts and knowledge throughout the paper
Insights into the topic are appropriate. The authors were able to make succinct and precise conclusions based on the review.
The lit review synthesizes information from a variety of sources through summaries, paraphrases, comparisons. The paper identifies arguments, reasons and claims related to the topic
The final paper was submitted on time
lunes, 23 de noviembre de 2009
LIT REVIEW!
Hi all,
This is the presentation about how to write a lit review, later on I will attach the criteria to evaluate your final assignment
This is the presentation about how to write a lit review, later on I will attach the criteria to evaluate your final assignment
Writing A Lit Review
View more presentations from Claudia Cárdenas.
viernes, 20 de noviembre de 2009
FOR THOSE WHO NEED TO REWRITE THE SUMMARY!
Hey guys!
The aspects that I will consider to evaluate your summary are:
CRITERIA
The summary is consistently developed (Knowledgeable, substantive development of thesis, relevant to assigned topic)
The summary includes the main points and relevant ideas of the article
The spelling, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing allows the reader to easily grasp the meaning of the paper
The ideas presented in the summary evidence the understanding of the article (The learner shows a satisfactory understanding of concepts and knowledge used to describe language)
The expression of ideas is fluent and coherent (fluent expression, ideas clearly stated/supported, succinct, well-organized, logical sequencing, cohesive)
Appropriate repertoire of vocabulary. (The vocabulary used along the paper shows a good management of the written language)
The writing is adequately organized and coherent (effective, complex sentences, few errors of agreement, tense, number, word order/function, articles, pronouns, prepositions)
Citations of authors are complete and correct
Check if your summary complies with these aspects
The aspects that I will consider to evaluate your summary are:
CRITERIA
The summary is consistently developed (Knowledgeable, substantive development of thesis, relevant to assigned topic)
The summary includes the main points and relevant ideas of the article
The spelling, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing allows the reader to easily grasp the meaning of the paper
The ideas presented in the summary evidence the understanding of the article (The learner shows a satisfactory understanding of concepts and knowledge used to describe language)
The expression of ideas is fluent and coherent (fluent expression, ideas clearly stated/supported, succinct, well-organized, logical sequencing, cohesive)
Appropriate repertoire of vocabulary. (The vocabulary used along the paper shows a good management of the written language)
The writing is adequately organized and coherent (effective, complex sentences, few errors of agreement, tense, number, word order/function, articles, pronouns, prepositions)
Citations of authors are complete and correct
Check if your summary complies with these aspects
miércoles, 28 de octubre de 2009
Composition class Tuedays and Wednesdays!!!
Hi my dear composition class II!
As we haven't been able to meet, we should start working through this media. So, the first assignment for you to complete is to carefully read the presentation on Quoting and Paraphrasing which is in the blog, then you have to write a summary of the article "Complimenting: a matter of cultural constraints" (two pages long) Remember that an abstract and a summary are two different things and summaries include paraphrasings and quotes. Here you have some tips to write summaries provided by the Columbia University, the School of Social Work.
Writing Summaries
The goal of writing a summary of an article, a chapter, or a book is to offer as accurately as possible the full sense of the original, but in a more condensed form. A summary restates the author’s main point, purpose, intent, and supporting details i n your own words.
The process of summarizing enables you to better grasp the original, and the result shows the reader that you understand it as well. In addition, the knowledge gained allows you to better analyze and critique the original.
First, try to find the main idea in the reading; it’s usually in the first paragraph. Next, skim through the article, glancing at any headings and graphics. Then, read the conclusion. The intent here is both to give yourself a review of the work and to effectively engage yourself with it.
Now go back and read the original text carefully, jotting down notes on or highlighting the important points. Write the central idea and the author’s reasons (purpose and intent) for holding this viewpoint. Note the supporting elements the author uses to explain or back up her/his main information or claim.
Make an outline that includes the main idea and the supporting details. Arrange your information in a logical order, for example, most to least important or chronological. Your order need not be the same as that in the original, but keep related supporting points together. The way you organize the outline may serve as a model for how you divide and write the essay.
Write the summary, making sure to state the author’s name in the first sentence. Present the main idea, followed by the supporting points. The remainder of your summary should focus on how the author supports, defines, and/or illustrates that main idea. Remember, unless otherwise stated by your instructor, a summary should contain only the author’s views, so try to be as objective as possible.
As you revise and edit your summary, compare it to the original and ask yourself questions such as: Have I rephrased the author’s words without changing their meaning? Have I restated the main idea and the supporting points accurately and in my own words?
If you are asked to write a critical summary or to include a critique, you may want to ask yourself questions such as: Does the author succeed? How and why or why not? What are the strengths, weaknesses? Why? What did the author do well? Not well? Why?
As we haven't been able to meet, we should start working through this media. So, the first assignment for you to complete is to carefully read the presentation on Quoting and Paraphrasing which is in the blog, then you have to write a summary of the article "Complimenting: a matter of cultural constraints" (two pages long) Remember that an abstract and a summary are two different things and summaries include paraphrasings and quotes. Here you have some tips to write summaries provided by the Columbia University, the School of Social Work.
Writing Summaries
The goal of writing a summary of an article, a chapter, or a book is to offer as accurately as possible the full sense of the original, but in a more condensed form. A summary restates the author’s main point, purpose, intent, and supporting details i n your own words.
The process of summarizing enables you to better grasp the original, and the result shows the reader that you understand it as well. In addition, the knowledge gained allows you to better analyze and critique the original.
First, try to find the main idea in the reading; it’s usually in the first paragraph. Next, skim through the article, glancing at any headings and graphics. Then, read the conclusion. The intent here is both to give yourself a review of the work and to effectively engage yourself with it.
Now go back and read the original text carefully, jotting down notes on or highlighting the important points. Write the central idea and the author’s reasons (purpose and intent) for holding this viewpoint. Note the supporting elements the author uses to explain or back up her/his main information or claim.
Make an outline that includes the main idea and the supporting details. Arrange your information in a logical order, for example, most to least important or chronological. Your order need not be the same as that in the original, but keep related supporting points together. The way you organize the outline may serve as a model for how you divide and write the essay.
Write the summary, making sure to state the author’s name in the first sentence. Present the main idea, followed by the supporting points. The remainder of your summary should focus on how the author supports, defines, and/or illustrates that main idea. Remember, unless otherwise stated by your instructor, a summary should contain only the author’s views, so try to be as objective as possible.
As you revise and edit your summary, compare it to the original and ask yourself questions such as: Have I rephrased the author’s words without changing their meaning? Have I restated the main idea and the supporting points accurately and in my own words?
If you are asked to write a critical summary or to include a critique, you may want to ask yourself questions such as: Does the author succeed? How and why or why not? What are the strengths, weaknesses? Why? What did the author do well? Not well? Why?
Assingment!!! Composition class Mondays- Tuesdays
Hey my dear composition class!
We should start taking advantage of our blog due to the difficulties we've been going through; fortunately, composition class can easily be worked through this media. Well, first thing to do is to check the original abstract of the article "Complimenting: a matter of cultural constraints" and compare it to yours. As this first abstract was for rehearsal now you have to make the copies of the article "Treating ESL Writing Errors: Balancing Form and Content" by Maria Cristina Giraldo and Ronald Alan Perry and write the abstract for the article and a summary of it. (2 pages) Remember to check again the presentation on quoting and paraphrasing if needed.
God bless you!!!
ABSTRACT "Complimenting: a matter of cultural constraints"
The objective of this study is to contrast the different compliments given in the United States and Colombia, so as to analyze the differences and similarities of these types of speech acts in both cultures. The Study is focused on the kind of compliment known as the piropo with its conception and definition by the native speaker, the context and the circumstances in which the piropo is given, and to what extent gender plays and important role when grasping or producing these utterances
All this with the main purpose of underscoring and validating cultural information within the classroom, as a way of avoiding incorrect cross-cultural inferences, through the use of cross-cultural comparison in relation to the pragmatic constraints of a foreign language; based on this, students of English as a foreign language will have the opportunity of developing a more critical understanding of cross-cultural differences and similarities of the two languages by making emphasis on the piropo as one specific mark of the Latin American culture and which is not found in the foreign one.
We should start taking advantage of our blog due to the difficulties we've been going through; fortunately, composition class can easily be worked through this media. Well, first thing to do is to check the original abstract of the article "Complimenting: a matter of cultural constraints" and compare it to yours. As this first abstract was for rehearsal now you have to make the copies of the article "Treating ESL Writing Errors: Balancing Form and Content" by Maria Cristina Giraldo and Ronald Alan Perry and write the abstract for the article and a summary of it. (2 pages) Remember to check again the presentation on quoting and paraphrasing if needed.
God bless you!!!
ABSTRACT "Complimenting: a matter of cultural constraints"
The objective of this study is to contrast the different compliments given in the United States and Colombia, so as to analyze the differences and similarities of these types of speech acts in both cultures. The Study is focused on the kind of compliment known as the piropo with its conception and definition by the native speaker, the context and the circumstances in which the piropo is given, and to what extent gender plays and important role when grasping or producing these utterances
All this with the main purpose of underscoring and validating cultural information within the classroom, as a way of avoiding incorrect cross-cultural inferences, through the use of cross-cultural comparison in relation to the pragmatic constraints of a foreign language; based on this, students of English as a foreign language will have the opportunity of developing a more critical understanding of cross-cultural differences and similarities of the two languages by making emphasis on the piropo as one specific mark of the Latin American culture and which is not found in the foreign one.
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