Day 45

REMINDER: Our final exam is on Saturday, 26 December 

from 4-6pm in room N3-202. Please arrive at least 10 

minutes early. You do not need anything except yourself (no 

laptops, pencils, etc).

Mission 1

• Read "Building Better Sentences" pp. 237-238

Mission 2 - Complete for HOMEWORK (DUE by 8:59am on 24 December)

• Complete Practices 1-4

Mission 3

• Accuplacer Practice

TIPS for the essay portion of the Accuplacer:

• Write more than 600 words. Yes, it says between 300-600 words, but there is a direct correlation (relationship) between essays that receive high scores and essays that have more than 600 words.
• Do not use the <TAB> button to indent your paragraphs. 
• Skip a space between your paragraphs by pressing <ENTER> twice.
• Make sure that you have a thesis statement with a clear opinion.
• Good opinion words include:
• should/shouldn't
• ought to/ought not to
• need to
• must
• best
• most important
• ...

How your essay will be scored:

• Your essay will be given a holistic score that represents how clearly and effectively you expressed your position. 
• The following six characteristics of writing will be considered: 
• Purpose and Focus – The extent to which you present information in a unified and coherent manner, clearly addressing the issue. (In other words, does everything make sense together?)
• Organization and Structure – The extent to which you order and connect ideas. (Do you use transitions? Is there good "flow" from idea to idea?)
• Development and Support – The extent to which you develop and support ideas. (Do you explain and expand your ideas using details and examples?)
• Sentence Variety and Style – The extent to which you craft sentences and paragraphs demonstrating control of vocabulary, voice and structure. (Do you use academic vocabulary correctly? Do you use active voice? Are the words in your sentences written in the correct order?)
• Mechanical Conventions – The extent to which you express ideas using Standard Written English. (Is your grammar correct?)
• Critical Thinking – The extent to which you communicate a point of view and demonstrate reasoned relationships among ideas. (Do you give an opinion? Is it well-supported with strong examples?)

Day 44

Mission 1

• Complete AGA Activities 29-31

Mission 2

• NOTE: We have "caught up" with the Achieve 3000 articles. This means that the most recent article, "Did Weather Change History" and our last article "Breaking Balloon Records" are not yet unlocked. Please complete these last two article assignments as follows:
• Did Weather Change History? - opens on 21/12; DUE by 22/12 at 8:59am
• Breaking Balloon Records - opens on 23/12; DUE by 24/12 at 8:59am

Mission 3

• Go to Kahoot!
• Put in the code Ms. Bruce puts on the board.
• For your nickname, put your student ID (without GUST00).

NOTE: To practice Kahoot! quizzes at home, you need to create a Kahoot! account (it's free). 

1. Go to getkahoot.com and click "Sign up for free!"
2. When asked "What's your role?" choose "I'm a student over 16"
3. In the "School or University" box, put "Gulf University for Science and Technology"
4. Choose your Username (I suggest your ID), email (I suggest your gmail), and password (put it in a safe place)
5. Click "Create Account"
6. Once your account is created, you can search for Kahoots by title, subject, tag, or username. All of my Kahoots are listed under the username MissBruce, so if you type MissBruce in the search bar, you'll be able to find the four Kahoots I made for Accuplacer practice.

REMINDER: Our final exam is on Saturday, 26 December from 4-6pm in room N3-202. Please arrive at least 10 minutes early. You do not need anything except yourself (no laptops, pencils, etc).

Day 43

Mission 1

• Complete AGA Activities 25-28

Mission 2

• Complete the following Achieve 3000 assignments by 8:59am on Sunday, 20 December. REMINDER: As of Sunday, 22 November, NO LATE WORK will be accepted on ANY Achieve 3000 assignments. In other words, if you miss this deadline, you will receive a zero (0) and you will NOT be permitted to make it up.
• A Desert Run
• Did Weather Change History?

Mission 3

• Kahoot!
• Put in the code Ms. Bruce puts on the board.
• For your nickname, put your student ID (without GUST00).
• Between today and exam day, you can practice here.

Day 42

Mission 1

• Review "What is a Run-on?" p. 220

Mission 2

• Complete BWH Activities 19 & 21

Mission 3

• Review "What Is a Comma Splice?" p. 222

Mission 4

• Complete BWH Activity 22

Mission 5

• Complete AGA Activity 24

Mission 6

• Complete the following Achieve 3000 assignments by 8:59am on Thursday, 17 December. REMINDER: As of Sunday, 22 November, NO LATE WORK will be accepted on ANY Achieve 3000 assignments. In other words, if you miss this deadline, you will receive a zero (0) and you will NOT be permitted to make it up.
• A New First in Flight

Mission 7

• Go to Kahoot!
• Put in the code Ms. Bruce puts on the board.
• For your nickname, put your student ID (without GUST00).
• Between today and exam day, you can practice here.

Day 41

Mission 1

• Complete BWH Activity 10

Mission 2

• Read "Prepositional Phrases" p. 216

Mission 3

• Complete BWH Activity 13

Mission 4

• Read "Sentence Problems: Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices" pp. 217-218

Mission 5 - COMPLETE FOR HOMEWORK - DUE by 8:59am on Tuesday, 15 December.

• Complete BWH Activities 14 & 16-18

Mission 6

• Complete the following Achieve 3000 assignments by 8:59am on Tuesday, 15 December. REMINDER: As of Sunday, 22 November, NO LATE WORK will be accepted on ANY Achieve 3000 assignments. In other words, if you miss this deadline, you will receive a zero (0) and you will NOT be permitted to make it up.
• Medieval Europe: English Princess Found?

Mission 7

• Go to Kahoot!
• Put in the code Ms. Bruce puts on the board.
• For your nickname, put your student ID (without GUST00).
• Between today and exam day, you can practice here.

An Opportunity...

• You may choose ONE (1) of your essays to resubmit. A resubmission is the same as a revision - you will take the same essay and improve it (make it better). A resubmission is not a completely new essay.
• You have until the beginning of class (8:59am) on Sunday, 20 December to improve your essay (JUST ONE OF THEM!).
• You must print a physical copy of your resubmission and hand it to me at the start of class. 
• If you do not have a physical copy, you have missed this opportunity. 
• DO NOT come to me at the beginning of class and ask to go print it. The answer is "No." 
• DO NOT tell me that you forgot. 
• DO NOT ask for more time. The answer is "No."
• Once I receive all resubmissions (again, just ONE essay from each student; while it is optional to resubmit, it is not optional to resubmit more than one essay), I will score the resubmissions and record the higher of the two scores (either the original or the resubmission).

Day 40

REMINDER: All Argument Essays are DUE by 11:59pm TONIGHT

Mission 1

• Review "Sentence Type 2: Compound Sentences" p. 212
• What are Coordinating Conjunctions?

Mission 2

• Complete BWH Activities 5 & 6
• HOMEWORK (DUE by 8:59am on Sunday, 13 December) - Complete BWH Activity 7

Mission 3

• Review "Sentence Type 3: Complex Sentences" pp. 213-214
• What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?

Mission 4

• Complete BWH Activity 8

Mission 5

• Complete the following Achieve 3000 assignments by 8:59am on Sunday, 13 December. REMINDER: As of Sunday, 22 November, NO LATE WORK will be accepted on ANY Achieve 3000 assignments. In other words, if you miss this deadline, you will receive a zero (0) and you will NOT be permitted to make it up.
• Ancient Greece and Rome: Look What They Found
• Letting Girls Learn

Mission 6

• Go to Kahoot!
• Put in the code Ms. Bruce puts on the board.
• For your nickname, put your student ID (without GUST00).
• Between today and exam day, you can practice here.

Day 39

Mission 1

• Read "Sentence Types" p. 209

Mission 2

• Complete BWH Activity 1

Mission 3

• Read "Clauses," "Independent Clauses," and "Dependent Clauses" pp. 209-210

Mission 4

• Complete BWH Activities 2-3

Mission 5

• Read "Sentence Type 1: Simple Sentences" p. 211

Mission 6

• Complete BWH Activity 4

Mission 7

• Complete the following Achieve 3000 assignments by 8:59am on Thursday, 10 December. REMINDER: As of Sunday, 22 November, NO LATE WORK will be accepted on ANY Achieve 3000 assignments. In other words, if you miss this deadline, you will receive a zero (0) and you will NOT be permitted to make it up.
• Pluto: Full of Surprises

Kahoot!

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Day 38

Mission 1

• Read "Summarizing" pp. 61-62

Mission 2

• Complete Unit 3 Activities 3-4

Mission 3

• Read "Synthesizing" pp. 64-66

Mission 4

• Complete the following Achieve 3000 assignments by 8:59am on Tuesday, 8 December. REMINDER: As of Sunday, 22 November, NO LATE WORK will be accepted on ANY Achieve 3000 assignments. In other words, if you miss this deadline, you will receive a zero (0) and you will NOT be permitted to make it up.
• Ancient Middle East: Will This Pyramid Draw Crowds?

Day 37

Mission 1

• Read "Using Information from Sources" p. 54

Mission 2

• Read "Methods of Citing Sources in Your Paper" pp. 54-56

Mission 3

• Read "Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Synthesizing" pp. 57-58

Mission 4

• Complete Unit 3 Activities 1-2

Mission 5

• Complete the following Achieve 3000 assignments by 8:59am on Sunday, 6 December. REMINDER: As of Sunday, 22 November, NO LATE WORK will be accepted on ANY Achieve 3000 assignments. In other words, if you miss this deadline, you will receive a zero (0) and you will NOT be permitted to make it up.
• Ancient Greece and Rome: Losing History
• Empty Nests

How to Make a Reference Page

For those of you who need it (if you used information from sources other than your brain) for your essay 3, here's a link explaining in detail how to make a reference page.