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Perfecting Your Writing: September 2011

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Thursday, September 29, 2011. It's All About the Right Step at the Right Time. Do you watch "Dancing with the Stars"? Successful process writing involves knowing your subject matter intimately. You are telling another person what to do, in exactly the correct order, using the exact materials needed in order to achieve a desired outcome. You can see how planning, as well as transition words and phrases, become extremely important to competent process writing. 1/2 large red onion, thinly sliced. Two Sides ...

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Perfecting Your Writing: June 2011

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011. How often do we think about the things that we love? Those things should be showing up repeatedly in our pieces of writing, so some exploration of what those things are is essential to writing more specifically. Take a few moments and create your own list. Add to it as time goes by. Post it someplace visible in the area in which you prefer to write. We'll be coming back to this list and using some things in later prompts. Saturday, June 18, 2011. So, here goes! We'd practice for...

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Perfecting Your Writing: February 2011

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Thursday, February 24, 2011. Are you fearful or anxious in certain situations? And thank God that I know how to keep a clean home so that I don't have to encounter this vile creature very often. Okay Now it is your turn. remember to use vivid and descriptive language. Correcting grammar errors (to the best of your ability) before you publish. You have until midnight on March 1st. To post your response. Friday, February 18, 2011. Thursday, February 10, 2011. Each one of us associates with specific groups ...

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Perfecting Your Writing: Give Me Clear Instructions

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Give Me Clear Instructions. Have you ever purchased a piece of furniture you have had to put together? Maybe a child's bicycle or some other toy? This week you will write a paragraph that allows you to describe the steps needed to perform a specific task. You will respond to either topic #5 or #8 on page 230 of the textbook. Wish, you'll do anything. To make him happy. CREAMY, DREAMY RICE PUDDING. 1 1/4 c. Jasmine rice. 1 cinnamon stick, about 4" long. 1 c fat free milk.

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Perfecting Your Writing: Tell the Truth: Showing Cause and Effect in Your Writing

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Saturday, October 19, 2013. Tell the Truth: Showing Cause and Effect in Your Writing. There are so many times we go through life and we struggle to find the reasons why a certain thing has happened to us. It almost seems as if our reasoning is programmed by the law of cause and effect. Sometimes there just is no apparent reason, thus the popularity of. When Bad Things Happen to Good People. You will respond to either topic #2 or #7 on page 253 of the textbook. October 20, 2013 at 11:31 AM. Pro: Being gay...

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Perfecting Your Writing: November 2011

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Thursday, November 3, 2011. Our Final Blog (for this Semester). Wow, I can't believe this will be our last blog for the Fall term! I'm going to miss telling you about myself and my family and reading what you have to say about yourself and yours. I really get so attached to my students, and this group is no exception. Thanks for sharing yourselves through your writing; it makes my "job" so much more meaningful. Remember your Engrade option is still available should you need it; look for Blog #10.

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Perfecting Your Writing: January 2011

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011. Description: The Art of Engaging the Reader. There's a huge difference between the following two sentences:. I have a big dog. My dog, Bear, is a hairy brown beast weighing over 100 pounds, whose right ear rarely stands at attention. The first sentence just leaves too much to the reader's imagination, while the second sentence provides a better picture. That's the essence of descriptive writing: using enough detail to help the reader form a picture inside his or her mind.

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Perfecting Your Writing: Change My Mind

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013. Well, it's hard to believe we are on the downside of this semester already and that this is our last post. It has been a lot of fun reading your blogs; it has given me the opportunity to get to know you so much better. I wish you well in every aspect of your lives. This will be your last chance to let me know your opinion on some key issues. This week you get the opportunity to sound off about. First and he came. Mmigrants on work visas who have c. Sign in and post your assig...

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Perfecting Your Writing: April 2011

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Friday, April 8, 2011. Sometimes life requires us to make a sacrifice. We have to give up something in order to get some other thing we really want (or think we want). The costs can be large. Here's your topic for this week. Write about something important that you gave up and explain why you did so. Remember to post before midnight on Tuesday the 12th. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). You and Your Health. 1 Place I Teach. View my complete profile. Picture Window template. Powered by Blogger.