Monday, November 26, 2018

Nov. 26-Comparing Etiquette

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome and great to see you all today! I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! We are on the downslope to the end of the semester and I hope that everyone is ready and focused to finish strong! Today in class we will be taking the information we have been working with for the past couple of weeks and writing a comparative paragraph. This continues our year-long workshop on developing our writing skills. Remember that these are important to improve! I look forward to working with you all to get better! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:
  • Create a comparative paragraph that analyzes the similarities and differences of etiquette between two countries
Agenda: 
  1. History Today
    1. Prompt: Writing Variations
    2. How and why does the style of one’s writing change? Explain the purpose of different forms of writing and what those forms look like.
  2. Comparative Writing Activity -Google Classroom
    1. Create a new Google Doc 
      1. Format Document to Chicago Style
        1. Google Docs has a Chicago style template you can access that will already have the paper formatted for you
          1. This template is attached to the Classroom assignment.
          2. To use the template you will need to open the template in Classroom then File > Make a copy
        2. Follow File Name Protocol and use “EtiquetteComparisonParagraph” as the title of your document 
      2. Access PDF File with the paragraph template
        1. Resource: Compare and Contrast Paragraph Template
        2. Follow the template and use the red comment boxes to help guide you on how to best use the template
      3. Your grade for this assignment is on the quality of your paragraph and how well you utilized the template to construct your paragraph. Pay special attention to the comments on the template Mr. Thiemann made. This will help ensure you maximize the number of points you earn on this assignment.
    2. Writing: Comparative Paragraph
      1. OBJECTIVE = Write a compare and contrast paragraph that indicates the differences and similarities of etiquette between the country you researched and the etiquette of a country in a different region in the world.
      2. You need to compare the etiquette of the USA to that of the country you researched.
        1. You have a choice as to what three aspects of culture you wish to compare.
        2. Make sure to specifically mention which three of the Etiquette qualities you are comparing in your response. (Greetings, Dining, Family, or Misc.)
        3. Use the highlight tool to identify your evidence (this would be the details you use from your notes on the graphic organizer)
      3. HINT – As you write your paragraph, make sure to reread, revise, and change your paragraph to improve the quality of the writing
      4. After you finish… Use the comments feature to highlight and identify your 3 comparisons (ex. Greetings, Dining, Business)
  3. Close
    1. Prompt: Revising and Editing
    2. What types of techniques do you use to revise and edit your writing?
Homework:
  1. Submit Paragraph to Google Classroom
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