Daily Archives: January 28, 2015

Group One PoP QUIZ

Where are the names??? Who do I give credit to?

Group 1 you have 25 out of 25 points. The bonus points really helped you out on this!

1. List at least three things that critical thinkers do.

ask pertinent question,have a sense of curiosity, evaluate and solve problems

This is correct!

2. What are parts of speech (POS) and why are they so important to understanding how to write well?

noun,verb,adverbs,adjectives,preposition,conjunctions,interjections,article

Good job! But you did not answer the second part of the question.

3. Name at least three ways in which sentences can be awkward.

too many words, joining two separate sentences, misuse of punctuation

Yes! Thank you! You were listening.

4. What are the three major things that punctuation marks do inside of a sentence?

convey a certain tone, seperate different ideas, link related sentences

Okay, not exactly what I was looking for, but I will give it to you. You spelled separate wrong though.

5. List three parts of speech (POS) that you think are most important to constructing a meaningful sentence.

noun verb and adjective  Yes!

6. What is the most important thing that beginning writers can learn in order to bring structure and clarity to their writing?

the writing process – Yes, and also the structure of a sentence!!!!

7. What is writing? (hint it is rewriting and it is a pro…) List some basic steps that are a part of any writing process. How many component’s does a basic essay have? How many more does a research paper have?

writing is rewriting. The basic steps are prewrite/explore, drafting/crafting,revision and proofreading.

Yes but you did not answer the second part of the question.

8. What is the point of writing an essay?

The main point of writing of an essay is to teach you think,organize thoughts and how to process things critically or emotionally. YES! Excellent Answer!

9. How many components are their to your article summary assignments?

There are four main components of an article summary. They are the following: source information,summary,thoughts on the article and the rhetorical style. Great job!

10. You are going to be researching, writing, discussing and debating the issue of technology this semester. This process will culminate in a final research paper on the topic. What stage of the writing process are you at now with regard to this paper?

We are in the prewrite and explore phase of the research process. Yup! You got it!

Bonus:

How did Lisa Kristine’s Ted Talk on Modern Day Slavery relate to our topic of technology? Watching that presentation would you argue that technology is making our world better or worse? (This is a question that requires you to think critically

Lisa Kristine’s Ted Talk relates to technology by using photography to raise awareness for her cause. We would say that technology is making our world better. We’ve come to this conclusion by examining the positive uses for technology in our society.

The thesis of today’s song analysis was overcoming the struggles in life. Life is hard. It’s a mystery,but he is thankful for his family.

Great job on bonus!

Group 2 Pop Quiz (Tommy, Cherita, Rizwan Islam, Ken Harrod, Damaris Herrera)

30 out of 25 points! You guys did an awesome job with this!

  1. List at least three things that critical thinkers do.
    1. Have a sense of curiosity
    2. Admit to lack of understanding
    3. Ask questions – Awesome!
  2. What are parts of speech (POS) and why are they so important to understanding how to write well?
    1. Noun, verb, verb tenses, adverb, adjective, preposition, conjuction, interjection, article. It is important because it is the building blocks of a sentence. It is important because utilizing Standard English is the language of commerce. Truly Awesome!
  3. Name at least three ways in which sentences can be awkward.
    1. Run-on sentences
    2. Sentence fragments
    3. Words and ideas are repeated – You got it!
  4. What are the three major things that punctuation marks do inside of a sentence?
    1. Sentence Enders (period, question mark, exclamation mark)
    2. Sentence (or clause, or phrase) Joiners (comma, semicolon, colon, dash, quotation marks)
    3. Marks are used for weird stuff that happens in a sentence (hyphen, ellipsis, quotation marks, brackets, parenthesis) – Perfect!
  5. List three parts of speech (POS) that you think are most important to constructing a meaningful sentence.
    1. Correct tense
    2. Dialect
    3. Structure- No, not exactly- you must  have a subject (noun) and a verb.  Next take your pick between adjective and adverb.
  6. What is the most important thing that beginning writers can learn in order to bring structure and clarity to their writing?
    1. learning the basic grammar rules and the structure of a sentence – YES!
  7. What is writing? (hint it is rewriting and it is a pro…) List some basic steps that are a part of any writing process. How many component’s does a basic essay have? How many more does a research paper have?A.  Writing is rewriting and process. The basic essay has five major pieces: an introduction, three content            paragraphs and a conclusion. A research paper has more content paragraphs. Perfect! You really were listening!
  8. What is the point of writing an essay?
    1. You will be able to think clearly, and make decisions easier than before – yes.
  9. How many components are there to your article summary assignments?’
    1. Four steps – and they are?
  10. You are going to be researching, writing, discussing and debating the issue of technology this semester. This process will culminate in a final research paper on the topic. What stage of the writing process are you at now with regard to this paper?
    1. The Madman Phase – Yup!

Bonus:

How did Lisa Kristine’s Ted Talk on Modern Day Slavery relate to our topic of technology? Watching that presentation would you argue that technology is making our world better or worse? (This is a question that requires you to think critically.)

It relates to technology because it illustrates the disconnect from the levels of technology available in third world countries compared to us. Also it depends on how people are using technology to know if it’s for the better or worse.

Song Analysis

What is the thesis of “All I Got Is You?”

Life is a struggle, it’s a mystery. The one thing what I do have is love from my family.

What evidence is there in the lyrics to back the thesis up?

The description of his childhood referring to having four people in the bed and picking out roaches out of cereal supports that life is rough. 15 people living in the three bedroom apartment. He’s very descriptive with the way of his life.

Good job on bonus!

Group 3 – pop quiz

25 points out of 25

Melissa Mosley, Ben Main, Yigitcan kiran(John), Israel Marquez, Taylor Karlstromer, Kevin Ruano

1. List at least three things that critical thinkers do.

-Visualize what they are discussing – well this is a new one on me, but I like it!

-Ask why/ pertinent questions

-Is willing to examine beliefs, assumptions, and opinions and weigh them against facts

2. What are parts of speech (POS) and why are they so important to understanding how to write well?

-noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection, punctuation, article

-It deals with the sentence structure and how well it reads in standard English – Yes!

3. Name at least three ways in which sentences can be awkward.

-run on sentences

-not using correct sentence structure

-not using POS correctly _ Yes!

4. What are the three major things that punctuation marks do inside of a sentence?

-join two sentences together – yes

-introduce a list – no that’s just a colon

-joins two thoughts in a sentence – no that’s just a semi- colon.

5. List three parts of speech (POS) that you think are most important to constructing a meaningful sentence.

-subject, verb, noun – okay I’ll give it to you , but subject and noun are the same thing.

6. What is the most important thing that beginning writers can learn in order to bring structure and clarity to their writing?

-using a period and critically thinking ! – True!

7. What is writing? (hint it is rewriting and it is a pro…) List some basic steps that are a part of any writing process. How many component’s does a basic essay have? How many more does a research paper have?

-Writing is a PROCESS

-brainstorm, research, plan, draft, outline, revise

-5 components of a essay

-research papers need as much as needed, a lot more than five –Okay, you got the basic gist of what I’m saying.

8. What is the point of writing an essay?

-to express your thoughts and understanding about the topic that is being discussed – yep. and to help you to learn how to think critically.

9. How many components are their to your article summary assignments?

-four steps – I wish you would have listed them.

10. You are going to be researching, writing, discussing and debating the issue of technology this semester. This process will culminate in a final research paper on the topic. What stage of the writing process are you at now with regard to this paper?

-research- okay, Ill give it to  you. I was thinking more mad-man brainstorming.

Bonus:

How did Lisa Kristine’s Ted Talk on Modern Day Slavery relate to our topic of technology? Watching that presentation would you argue that technology is making our world better or worse? (This is a question that requires you to think critically.)

-she used different ways of technology to show everyone in the world what was happening

-technology is making it better based on her presentation

Song Analysis

What is the thesis of “All I Got Is You?”

-life is a mystery and a struggle but he always had his loved ones by his side

What evidence is there in the lyrics to back the thesis up?

-description; it made you feel like you were going through the poverty with him

Good job with bonus questions!