Week 1 in Class/ Intro to writing tools

My Grandpa's Last Car

I could write a story about this.

Work in the computer lab with web sites for vocabulary, grammar, writing, Microsoft Word spell check, syn, thesarus.

Vocabulary Go to www.freerice.com

I will explain how this site works. We will come back to this site again to help boost vocabulary.

Find ten new words. Use the ten words in ten sentences.

Visit dictionary sites. http://www.merriam-webster.com/

For more go to http://www.google.com/ type in dictionary and choose others.

Grammar Visit www.dianahacker.com/rules

Explore the Web site

Journal Entry# 1. Go to journals in Blackboard. Write a paragraph about problems you have had so far in starting college this semester. If you have been problem free write about the positive events so far.

Write about something your Grandparent owned.