1. A. A lot (more than three hours)
B. Quite a bit (more than an hour but less
than three hours)
C. Some (an hour or so)
D. A tiny bit (about 10 minutes)
E. Not at all
September 16, 2013
2.
3. Final draft of Essay #1 due to
Turnitin on
Sunday, September
22, 2013, by 11:55 p.m.
Quiz #2 moved to
Monday, September 23
4.
5.
6. The tense of a verb shows the
time that the action or
condition takes place.
The three basic tenses in
English are present, past, and
future.
7. The present tense shows an action or condition
taking place at the time the writer is writing.
The present tense can also show an action.
Bruce has a big kitchen.
He cooks every
evening.
8. The past tense shows something that began and
ended in the past. To form the past tense of
most verbs, use the –ed form of the verb.
Last week, Bruce cooked for his
friends and family.
9. The future tense shows something that will take
place or will probably take place. To form the
future tense, use will or be going to and the
present tense of the verb.
I will learn the periodic table next week.
These studies are going to make a difference in my
grade.
10. As a general rule, stay with the tense
you begin with at the start of a
paragraph unless the time you are
talking about changes.
Avoid shifting from one tense to
another for no reason, because these
shifts may confuse your readers.
11. Edit the following paragraph to correct unnecessary
shifts in verb tense. The first sentence in the
paragraph is correct.
1. Manny collects antique bottles. 2. He will buy
bottles if he liked them, but he prefers to find them
in the ground. 3. He will find bottles everywhere.
4. However, he has the best luck at construction
sites on old farmland. 5. Often, bottles appeared
on the surface after a good rain. 6. He will use
special tools for excavating bottles, including a set
of brushes. 7. He did not want to break the bottles
as he removed them from the ground. 8. After
finding a new bottle, Manny will add it to his
display case.
12. Edit the following paragraph to correct unnecessary
shifts in verb tense. The first sentence in the
paragraph is correct.
1. Manny collects antique bottles. 2. He buys
bottles if he liked them, but he prefers to find them
in the ground. 3. He will find bottles everywhere.
4. However, he has the best luck at construction
sites on old farmland. 5. Often, bottles appeared
on the surface after a good rain. 6. He will use
special tools for excavating bottles, including a set
of brushes. 7. He did not want to break the bottles
as he removed them from the ground. 8. After
finding a new bottle, Manny will add it to his
display case.
13. Edit the following paragraph to correct unnecessary
shifts in verb tense. The first sentence in the
paragraph is correct.
1. Manny collects antique bottles. 2. He buys
bottles if he likes them, but he prefers to find them
in the ground. 3. He will find bottles everywhere.
4. However, he has the best luck at construction
sites on old farmland. 5. Often, bottles appeared
on the surface after a good rain. 6. He will use
special tools for excavating bottles, including a set
of brushes. 7. He did not want to break the bottles
as he removed them from the ground. 8. After
finding a new bottle, Manny will add it to his
display case.
14. Edit the following paragraph to correct unnecessary
shifts in verb tense. The first sentence in the
paragraph is correct.
1. Manny collects antique bottles. 2. He buys
bottles if he likes them, but he prefers to find them
in the ground. 3. He finds bottles everywhere. 4.
However, he has the best luck at construction sites
on old farmland. 5. Often, bottles appeared on the
surface after a good rain. 6. He will use special
tools for excavating bottles, including a set of
brushes. 7. He did not want to break the bottles as
he removed them from the ground. 8. After
finding a new bottle, Manny will add it to his
display case.
15. Edit the following paragraph to correct unnecessary
shifts in verb tense. The first sentence in the
paragraph is correct.
1. Manny collects antique bottles. 2. He buys
bottles if he likes them, but he prefers to find them
in the ground. 3. He finds bottles everywhere. 4.
However, he has the best luck at construction sites
on old farmland. 5. Often, bottles appear on the
surface after a good rain. 6. He will use special
tools for excavating bottles, including a set of
brushes. 7. He did not want to break the bottles as
he removed them from the ground. 8. After
finding a new bottle, Manny will add it to his
display case.
16. Edit the following paragraph to correct unnecessary
shifts in verb tense. The first sentence in the
paragraph is correct.
1. Manny collects antique bottles. 2. He buys
bottles if he likes them, but he prefers to find them
in the ground. 3. He finds bottles everywhere. 4.
However, he has the best luck at construction sites
on old farmland. 5. Often, bottles appear on the
surface after a good rain. 6. He uses special tools
for excavating bottles, including a set of brushes.
7. He did not want to break the bottles as he
removed them from the ground. 8. After finding a
new bottle, Manny will add it to his display case.
17. Edit the following paragraph to correct unnecessary
shifts in verb tense. The first sentence in the
paragraph is correct.
1. Manny collects antique bottles. 2. He buys
bottles if he likes them, but he prefers to find them
in the ground. 3. He finds bottles everywhere. 4.
However, he has the best luck at construction sites
on old farmland. 5. Often, bottles appear on the
surface after a good rain. 6. He uses special tools
for excavating bottles, including a set of brushes.
7. He does not want to break the bottles as he
removed them from the ground. 8. After finding a
new bottle, Manny will add it to his display case.
18. Edit the following paragraph to correct unnecessary
shifts in verb tense. The first sentence in the
paragraph is correct.
1. Manny collects antique bottles. 2. He buys
bottles if he likes them, but he prefers to find them
in the ground. 3. He finds bottles everywhere. 4.
However, he has the best luck at construction sites
on old farmland. 5. Often, bottles appear on the
surface after a good rain. 6. He uses special tools
for excavating bottles, including a set of brushes.
7. He does not want to break the bottles as he
removes them from the ground. 8. After finding a
new bottle, Manny adds it to his display case.
19. Edit the following paragraph to correct unnecessary
shifts in verb tense. The first sentence in the
paragraph is correct.
1. Manny collects antique bottles. 2. He buys
bottles if he likes them, but he prefers to find them
in the ground. 3. He finds bottles everywhere. 4.
However, he has the best luck at construction sites
on old farmland. 5. Often, bottles appear on the
surface after a good rain. 6. He uses special tools
for excavating bottles, including a set of brushes.
7. He does not want to break the bottles as he
removes them from the ground. 8. After finding a
new bottle, Manny adds it to his display case.
20. Irregular verbs are verbs whose past tense and
past participles do not end in –ed but are
formed in a variety of other ways. As a
result, they are often misused or misspelled.
Review the forms of irregular verbs so you won‘t
make errors.
21. Verb Past Tense Past Participle
be was, were been
begin began begun
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
do did done
drink drank drunk
eat ate eaten
feel felt felt
fly flew flown
get got got, gotten
go went gone
leave left left
ride rode ridden
seen saw seen
34. A complete sentence contains a subject and a
verb.
The subject tells who or what is doing something
or being something, and the verb expresses the
action or links the subject to the rest of the
sentence.
To maintain subject-verb agreement, a singular
subject must have a singular verb form and a
plural subject must have a plural verb form.
35. A singular subject consists of one thing.
the student
A singular verb form in the present tense usually
ends in –s.
Studies
The student studies for the test.
36. A plural subject consists of more than one thing.
the students
A plural verb form in the present tense generally
does not end in –s.
study
The students study for the test.
37. To check for subject-verb agreement, you must
first identify the subject of the sentence.
Remember that prepositions and other words
sometimes occur between the subject and verb.
Once you identify the subject, you can add the
correct verb form.
INCORRECT Elaine go to the amusement park.
CORRECT Elaine goes to the amusement
park.
38. To check for subject-verb agreement, you must
first identify the subject of the sentence.
Remember that prepositions and other words
sometimes occur between the subject and verb.
Once you identify the subject, you can add the
correct verb form.
INCORRECT The cars swerves to avoid hitting
the fence.
CORRECT The cars swerve to avoid hitting the
fence.
50. To determine correct subject-verb agreement, be
sure that you have correctly identified the
subject. Watch out for subject pretenders such
as prepositional phrases.
INCORRECT The bowl of cookies are on the
table.
CORRECT The bowl of cookies is on the
table.
60. Sometimes the subject of a sentence is an indefinite
pronoun. Here are some singular indefinite
pronouns that take singular verb forms.
anybody everyone nothing
anyone everything somebody
anything nobody someone
each no one something
everybody
61. INCORRECT Each of us need to
pay five dollars.
CORRECT Each of us needs to pay
five dollars.
63. INCORRECT Everybody go to
the movies on Friday night.
CORRECT Everybody goes to the
movies on Friday night.
64. Remember that singular subjects take singular
verb forms, and plural subjects take plural verb
forms.
Be sure that you have correctly identified the
subject.
Watch out for subject pretenders, such as
prepositional phrases.
Indefinite pronouns such as everyone, anyone,
something, and no one are singular and take
singular verb forms.
76. Objective feedback
Seeing someone‘s text from
your own perspective
Explaining to them how you
‗see‘ it
Being kind, yet honest, in the
process
From Purdue OWL: Peer Review
Presentation
(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/r
esource/712/1/)
77. Who is the best person to review your writing?
Peers… because they probably think like you
Instructors… because they know what they hope to
teach you
Friends… because they can catch mistakes you do
not see
Tutors in the Porterville College lab or the Writing
Mentors… because they are trained to work with
writing needs
From Purdue OWL: Peer Review
Presentation
(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/r
esource/712/1/)
78. When does Peer Review work
best?
When you need overall
feedback
How does it sound?
What do you think?
Does it make sense?
From Purdue OWL: Peer Review
Presentation
(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/r
esource/712/1/)
79. Why does peer review work?
We see our writing ‗through‘ another person
We see how other students think and write
We see others‘ writing strengths and
weaknesses
We see new ideas and new ways of
explaining ideas
We learn to look at our own writing in a
different way
From Purdue OWL: Peer Review
Presentation
(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/r
esource/712/1/)
80. Ways you can respond as a helpful reader:
If you get confused or lost
Mark in the text where you are confused
Ask the writer to explain his or her ideas
Ask the writer to explain his or her main point
Ask the writer to fill in the blanks:
My purpose in this paper is ______________.
From Purdue OWL: Peer Review
Presentation
(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/r
esource/712/1/)
81. Ways you can respond as a helpful reader:
If you cannot see the point:
Ask the writer ‗So what?‘ questions.
In other words, ask the writer
‗What does this sentence have to do with your main point?‘
‗What does this point have to do with this paragraph?‘
‗What does this paragraph have to do with the paper?‘
Playing devil‘s advocate
Counter the writer‘s stance or thesis
Bring up other perspectives
Ask the writer ‗why‘ and ‗how‘ questions
Offer more examples and details to the writer
Leave the final decisions to the writer
From Purdue OWL: Peer Review
Presentation
(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/r
esource/712/1/)
82. Read your paragraph aloud. You are allowed to stop and write all
over your paper. The rest of the group is not allowed to comment
whatsoever (even after you are finished). Everyone reads aloud first.
Decide which color highlighter will represent you in the group.
Decide as a group how much time you have for each paragraph.
Remember, you will need time at the end to discuss.
Pass your paragraph and peer review sheet to the left. Peer review
the essay in front of you concentrating on content, not surface errors.
Highlight your comments in your color. Pretend the author of the
paragraph is nowhere near you. All comments/questions/critiques
should be written.
Fill in the ―Editor #1‖ section of the peer review sheet. Highlight
your name in your color.
Pass left again and repeat steps four and five using the appropriate
editor section.
Repeat step six.
Review the comments on your paragraph and your peer review sheet.
Make a note of any questions you have.
Take turns being in the mush pot of your groups for a couple of
minutes and discuss each paragraph.
83. Give specific, honest feedback
You can earn up to three extra
credit points based on your
feedback!
Write everything down—no
talking to the author!
84. A. Going over Quiz #1
B. Verb Tense
C. Irregular Verbs
D. Subject/Verb Agreement
E. What Is Peer Review?
85. A. Going over Quiz #1
B. Verb Tense
C. Irregular Verbs
D. Subject/Verb Agreement
E. What Is Peer Review?
86. Take a revised copy of Essay #1 to
the writing mentors or an
instructor in the Learning Center
Remember to post to the
discussion by Thursday and
respond to at least two students by
Sunday
Post a picture of yourself to
Moodle (try to post a picture of
just you or where you are obvious)
87. Meet in Computer Commons A
after the break. There will be a
sign-in sheet and I will remove it
when the break is over.
