January 24, 2003.


Writing an Email.

Using the computer is another tool you need to be a good university student. Planet IEP is a tool to help you with English, but it is also a tool to help you become comfortable using technology. For Monday, January 27, you will send me an Email at freddieb@mail.uca.edu.

The topic for this writing assignment is this: Imagine that a movie producer has asked you to come to Hollywood to be in a new film. However, in order to make this film, you must change your name to sound like a "movie-star name."

Your "Hollywood name" has to be a new name, but you can use a combination of American names that you like. In your Email, tell me what name you want and why you have chosen that name. Your paragraph will begin with this sentence: If I had to change my name, I would change it to....


Bonus Point Challenge
Simple Present Tense.

Email your answers to freddieb@mail.uca.edu by 9:00 a.m. Monday, January 27, to earn some Bonus Points.

1. True False: Use the base form of the verb after does.

2. True False: Frequency adverbs come after the to be verb.

3. True False: For place of origin, use the simple past tense.

January 24, 2003

Reading Text and Class Activities Homework
Friday,
January 24.

Reading: Examples of English names.

Grammar: Exs. 12, 13, 19.

Monday,
January 27.

Written work for Monday, January 27: Email about changing your name.

Revision: Business letter.

Grammar: Lesson Two, pages 38-44, Exs. 1, 2, 5.

Target Vocabulary
For Level Two Academic Writing and Grammar

Business communication:
heading
date
inside address
salutation
body
closing statement
closing phrase
signature
printed name

Sentence:
independent
simple
clause
dependent
statement
question
command
exclamation
connecting words (coordinating and subordinating conjunctions)
compound
complex

Paragraph:
heading
title
margin
indent
topic
topic sentence
controlling idea
supporting sentence
concluding sentence
unity
coherence
transitions

Essay:
introduction
hook
thesis statement
topic
controlling idea
body
conclusion
unity
coherence
transitions


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