Sunday, May 07, 2006

End Of Semester Survey

Farwell Students. It was a pleasure teaching you the joys of writing. I hope you enjoyed the course. Now, please complete the online End of the Semester Survey http://CTLSilhouette.wsu.edu/surveys/ZS50365.

I hope you have a wonderful vacation.

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Assignment 11 Catch Up

Hello students. Today, you will have a chance to catch up and improve all previous assignments. You should carefully edit your work. Check for grammatical errors including: verb tense shift, incorrect pronoun reference, parallel structure, subject verb agreement, comma splices and run-on sentences. You are required to complete all assignments. Good luck and enjoy your writing journey.!

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Assignment 10 Classification Essay

Hello students! Today, I would like you to write a five paragragh classification essay. I would like you to classify students according to their attitudes toward learning. Write an interesting introduction and thesis statement in the first paragragh.Then write three supporting paragraghs based on your thesis. Finally, write a conclusion which summarizes your main ideas and restates your thesis.

Monday, April 03, 2006

Assignment 9 -Grammar Practice

Good Morning Everybody,
Today I would like you to complete the following grammar exercises on About ESL and do the Basic TOEFL Skills Quiz.

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Assignment 8

Good Morning Students! For our blogging exercise to today we will begin writing essays. Essays are great for expressing your thoughts and feelings in depth. I would like you to choose one of the following topics and write a five paragraph essay:
1. The Advantages of Living on Saipan
2. The Advantages of Living in a Big City
3. Two Popular Restaurants Contrasted
4. My Best Friend and I Compared

Remember that your essays should contain an introduction paragraph , a thesis statement ( the last sentence of your introduction paragraph), three supporting paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. Have fun writing essays.

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Assignment 6

Good Morning Students,
Today I would like you to write an opinion paragraph on one of the following topics:

The Most Important Thing In Life
Women Should be Allowed in Combat
Rap Music Should be Outlawed
School Examinations Should Be Abolished
Abortions Should be Made Illegal

Be sure to give clear reasons for your position and consider both sides of the arguement. As with all paragraphs, write concise topic sentences, relative supporting sentences with transitions words , and effective closing sentences. Have fun writing. I am looking forward to reading your opinion paragraphs.

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Assignment 5

Good morming Students,
Let's get into the descriptive writing mood.Descriptive writing requires you to really use all your senses and imagination. I would like you to be an artist with words. Describe a place or an object. Close your eyes for a moment . Imagine yourself at the place you want to describe or at one with the object you want to describe . What do you see? What do you hear? What do you smell? How does it taste? How does it feel? What does your sixth sense tell you? Open your eyes and write.