Jan 25 Grammar topics presented by students

List of student presentations


1. Study your topic and create a flow chart about what you want to show and say
2. Create a post with bullets and/or text for the 3-5 minute class presentation
3. Come prepared to address the class

In-class preparatory work:
Organizing the topics, making groupings
Work in your group. The group could decide to make only one shared document, or individual ones for each student in the group. 
Shared class document. Go there and copy and paste its content into your own spreadsheet in Google docs. Work only in your own document in your own google docs environment. When you are finished organizing the topics, and making groupings, go back into the shared class document. Slowly and patently enter your topics and groupings into the shared document, if the field is empty or if your topic or grouping is different from what you see (having been entered by a class mate). Many of us will be trying this at the same time.  Be patent and type very, very slowly. I want to achieve a document that shows how different students may have categorized and grouped the same topics differently. Or not.

LEO topics for Jan 25

Peruse the LEO web-site and pick a topic that interests you. Write that topic into the LEO topic list.

Please come forward and enter your topic behind your name. Have the originating url ready to hot-link your choice to the LEO site.
Samples from the LEO page:
(begin quote)

I'm having problems getting started.

• I'm not sure how to write the kind of paper my teacher assigned.
• I'd like to see some guidelines on time management and steps for writing a paper.
• I'm overwhelmed and don't know where to begin working on my paper.
• I need some new strategies for generating ideas.
• I would like strategies for starting particular types of papers.
• How do I get started writing a book or film review?

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I have difficulty organizing my writing.

• I'd like some tips about organizing my thoughts before I start writing.
• My teacher wants a five-paragraph essay.

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I'd like some tips for developing my ideas.

• I'd like to work on sensory details.

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I have problems with particular parts of a paper -- introductions, thesis statements, conclusions.

• I'd like some help with introductions.
• I'd like some help with thesis statements.
• I'd like some help with conclusions. (end quote)

There are many other topics to choose from. Take a few minutes to review them. Once you have determined your topic, talk to your class mates and see who else has that topic. Only one topic per person, please. So you must find an agreement and possibly choose a different or sub-topic.