Hello again, everyone!  I think you did really well in class with the syllogisms and logical fallacies.  You can go to the Lesson 19 Review to check it again.  If you have questions, please e-mail me.

Next class, we will have a library tour of the main library and the undergraduate library.  Don't worry!  You can still use the undergraduate library even though you are graduate students.  I will show you some good ways to find sources for your argumentative essays.

One more thing: UIUC is doing a Space Race promotion from Dropbox.  You can get more space to use with Dropbox if you click here:

UIUC Space Race

Enter your illinois.edu webmail address to get more Dropbox space.

Hello again, class!  I've used all the pages I can from Blogger, so from now on, I have to link the review pages directly to Dropbox.  You will still be able to see all the material we discuss in class, and remember that you can look in the Dropbox folders for each lesson to see the in-class assignments and homework.

Also, I want to remind all of you that if you want to come talk to me about writing your assignments or the material we discuss in class, I am available in the Foreign Languages building (FLB) on the second floor.  My office is 2022.  I am always there on Mondays and Fridays from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.  You can usually find me there after 2:00 PM (I do my class assignments before I go home).  I usually stay until around 5:00 PM.  Please come to my office if you have any questions or you want to talk about this class.  You can also send e-mail to my address, kallist2@illinois.edu.

Please think about the topic you want to research for your Argumentative paper.  If you have trouble thinking of an idea, go to the Lesson 18 review page to get some ideas.

I see that many of you are starting to finish your first drafts of the Source-Synthesis Summary.  That's good.  I will check them when I have time.

See you all on Tuesday.

Hello, everyone.  Good job in class on Thursday.  I think you understand how difficult it can be to choose an argumentative topic that you can support with evidence.  This weekend, think about what you want to write about.

Unfortunately, Dropbox is having problems recently.  I will link a page to help you review this lesson as soon as possible.

On Tuesday, we will talk about logical fallacies.  This will be necessary for your Argumentative essay.

Have a nice weekend!

Hello, class!  I hope the peer reviews you did today helped.  Make sure you double check your work before you submit it.  The first draft will be due Monday, October 29th before midnight.  This will give you about a week to work on it.

Next class, we'll study for your next project: Source-Based Argumentative Essay.  You will have to choose an argumentative topic (i.e. allowing handicapped athletes to enter the Olympic Games), then you will need to search for five sources that support your opinion.  Think about your topics as we study the next two lessons.

See you on Thursday!

Hello, class!  I forgot to put this in the homework section, so I'll put it here.

Please name your Source-Synthesis Summary like this:

Source Synthesis Summary Final_(your name)

So, for example, mine would be "Source Synthesis Summary Final_Robert Kallister.

Hello, everyone!  Great job in class today.  I think the peer reviews you gave were very helpful for you all.  I hope you learned a lot from your classmates.

Remember to review this lesson in the Lesson 16 Review page.

Don't forget!  You need to finish your Source-Synthesis Summary essays before Tuesday, October 23rd.  Here is an example of a completed Source-Synthesis Summary:

Source-Synthesis Summary Example

Please put a Reference List at the end of it.  Also, fill out your Source-Synthesis Chart and bring it with you to class.  You can use the paper copy I gave you, or you can create a new one on Word and print it.

If you want to use citations in MS Word, this document will explain how to do it:

Citations in MS Word

Next Tuesday, we will peer review your completed Source-Synthesis Summaries.  After I check them, you can rewrite them and turn in your final copy on Tuesday, October 30th.

Have a good weekend!

Good afternoon, class!  Everyone did a great job in class with the Source-Synthesis charts.  Make sure you fill out your copy with the information you wrote in your three summaries.  That will be part of your grade in this assignment.

The review page is now up.  I posted an example essay that you can look at before you begin writing.  It might give you some ideas about how to write your Source-Synthesis Summary.  Remember, you can click the link on the right side under Homework Assignments to check the directions about writing it.

On Thursday, we'll do Peer reviews of your summaries.  Make sure all three of your summaries are finished and posted to Dropbox before then.

Hello, everyone!  Good job in class today.  I think there might still be some questions regarding neutral language.  Remember, you can e-mail me at anytime to ask.  My address is kallist2@illinois.edu.

Please look at the review for lesson 14.  It is listed on the right.

This is article 3 for your summary.  It is longer than the other articles because it's a transcript of a radio broadcast.

Article 3

One advantage of this article is that you can listen to it as well.  Click this link:

Reality Television

On that page, click the speaker icon (next to it, it says "Listen to the Story").  The transcript we will use is from 00:00 to 10:35.

Also, please look again at the Source-Synthesis Summary page to see how to name your file.

Next week, we'll talk about how to synthesize your summaries into one essay.

Have a good weekend, and don't forget the Reflective Essay.

Hello again, class!  I just wanted to let you know that you will need to finish Summary 2 for class on Thursday.  We will apply the information we learn in class and do another peer review of the summaries.  Hopefully I can save enough time for everyone to give a feedback to each author as well as the comments on the peer-review handout.

See you tomorrow!

Hello, class!  Good job today in class.  I hope the peer reviews were helpful to you.  Make sure you open them in your Dropbox folders and read them for good advice.

You need to submit your summary of the second article before midnight, Wednesday October 10th.  Use this link to read the article:

Source-Synthesis Article 2

Also, please work on your Reflective Assignment.  It will be due on Monday, October 15th at midnight.

And if you haven't, please take a few minutes to fill this out:

Informal Feedback

See you all on Thursday. We'll study Neutral Language for unbiased papers.

Hello, everyone!  I hope you all had a good weekend.

The lesson schedule has changed a little.  I put a new calendar on this site.

For Tuesday, we'll spend more time talking about writing summaries.  We'll show you some techniques you can use to help you find the most useful information in a summary and some useful vocabulary you can use.

We will also do some peer reviewing of summaries.  Be prepared to show your work to others in the class.

On Thursday, we'll talk about Neutral Language, and how it is useful to keep your work unbiased.

Hello again, everyone!  Good job in class today.  I know these plagiarism lessons are tough, but you're all doing very well.  Please review the lesson by clicking on the link on the right.

Also, here is the link to the citation generator:

Citation Machine

You can use this to help you with citations for any essay you write.  I suggest bookmarking this website to help you in the future.

Don't forget your assignment!  You need to read Article 1 and write a 1-paragraph summary about it.  Upload the summary to your Dropbox folder.  Please name the file:

Synth Summary 1_(yourname)

So mine would be: Synth Summary 1_Robert Kallister

The full assignment is listed in this link: Source-Synthesis Summary

Also, please look at the Reflective Essay 2 directions and prepare to write it.  This will be due on October 16th.  And please click the link for the Informal Feedback and finish that as soon as possible.  It only takes a few minutes.

Thanks, and have a good weekend!

Informal Feedback!

Please take a few minutes to answer these questions.  They are very important for the department to help develop our ESL lessons.

Thank you!

Informal Feedback

Nice work in class today, everyone!  Unfortunately, we didn't have time to finish everything, so now it'll become homework!

Please choose one of the following essays to read:

Roger Sipher's "So That Nobody Has to Go to School if They Don't Want to"

or

Stephen King

Then, at the bottom of the document, write a summary of that article.  If you don't remember how to write a summary, click the link on the right side for Lesson 11: Summarizing and read the PowerPoint.

When you are finished, save the document as "summary1_(yourname)" for Roger Sipher's article, or "summary2_(yourname)" for Stephen King's article.  Upload them to your Dropbox folders.

After that, please do the exercise we couldn't finish in class involving run-on sentences:

Run-On Sentences Exercise

You can upload the finished copy to Dropbox if you want me to check it, but this is optional.
On Thursday, we'll talk about APA style citations.