You can see/Clear, true Show Demonstrate Mean

Have to think/Probably Imply Suggest

Known/New Rule and Transitions Absolute Statements My computer broke, which really sucks. Linux computers have a tendency to break down after a short period of time, which shows that Linux is a bad choice for software. The weather is extremely hot, which implies that it is summer. Chuseok is going to happen soon, which implies that the price of food is going to increase. Appositives Chuseok, one of the most important holidays in Korea, is coming up. Simon, Calvins brother, is short. My mother, a U of O student, just finished her classes. Adverb Phrases I couldnt do my homework. Because it was too hot outside. Due to the extremely hot weather outside, I was not able to do my homework.

Even though Calvin had worn his contacts all day, he still said that he didnt need to take them out. In spite of Calvin having worn his contacts all day, he still said that he didnt need to take them out.

Response Structure: What is the dumbest sport? Please justify your opinion. State Explain (This) Example (An example of this is _____) Interpret (This shows that ______) I think track is the most dumbest sports overall. There are few reason I chose track as a the most dumbest sports. First reason is for sprinting there is nothing beside sprinting like the title of event, which demonstrates that sprinting is dumb. For 100m nothing is important. You just have to run fast from the start line to the finish line. There is few techniques to run fast but techniques really doesn't work if a person doesn't

have natural ability to run fast. This demonstrates again that sprinting is stupid. Second, for long distance runners they look really poor when they run. I don't understand why they run for 10 or more minutes. I thought to why long distance runners don't stop while they are running is because after they start, it is embarrassing to stop middle of the race. When I see distance runners face when they are running, even I can feel the pain of that person. Next for throwers I think these events are the most dumbest events in track. I don't understand why they even exist. Its just throwing balls, heavy frisbee, and big spear. These events are originated from ancient sports. Back in ancient days there was a lots of wars, so those kind of field events were useful. But now it totally useless. The biggest reason I chose track as the most dumbest sports overall is because track doesn't need any brain work. If a athlete think while he is running or throw he is going to mess up. The mind should be emptied while competing. There is no strategy. Track is all about practicing. Athletes has to practice until their muscles remember what to do so in real competition athletes body should react by itself. For football, baseball, soccer or basketball we have to use our head to think. But for track we have to use our body to think. Its little bit inconsistency that I think track is the dumbest sports even though I am a sprinter and my favorite sport is a track. I think what you think is dumb and what you like is different.

Combining Clauses: There are few reason I chose track as a the most dumbest sports. Even though I do track I think track is the most dumbest sports overall other sports. For 100m, the only thing that is important is to run fast from the start line to the finish line. Despite the fact that there are a few techniques to run fast, techniques really don't work if a person doesn't have natural ability to run fast. In spite of the fact that I don't understand why they run for 10 or more minutes, I thought why long distance runners don't stop while they are running is because after they start, it is embarrassing to stop middle of the race. I don't understand why events that originated from ancient sports (throwing balls, heavy frisbee, and big spears) still even exist. Even though they are useless today, back in ancient days, there were lots of wars, which made these kinds of field events useful.

If a athlete think while he is running or throw he is going to mess up. The mind should be emptied while competing. There is no strategy. Track is all about practicing. For football, baseball, soccer or basketball we have to use our head to think. But for track we have to use our body to think. Its little bit inconsistency that I think track is the dumbest sports even though I am a sprinter and my favorite sport is a track. I think what you think is dumb and what you like is different.

Grammar: I think track is the dumbest sport overall. There are several reasons I chose track as the dumbest sport. Even though I do track, I think track is dumber than all other sports. The first reason is that sprinting contains nothing besides sprinting, like the title of the event. For 100m, nothing is important. It is only necessary to run fast from the start line to the finish line.

There are a few techniques to run fast, but techniques really do not work if a person does not have a natural ability to run fast. Second, for long distance runners * they look really poor when they run. I don't understand why they run for 10 or more minutes. I thought to why long distance runners don't stop while they are running is because after they start, it is embarrassing to stop * middle of the race. When I see * distance runners face when they are running, even I can feel the pain of that person. Next * for throwers * I think these events are the most dumbest events in track. I don't understand why they even exist. Its just throwing balls, heavy frisbee, and big spear. These events are originated from ancient sports. Back in ancient days there was a lots of wars, so those kind of field events were useful. But now it totally useless. * The biggest reason I chose track as the most dumbest sports overall is because track doesn't need any brain work. If a athlete think while he is running or throw * he is going to mess up. The mind should be emptied while competing. There is no strategy. Track is all about practicing.

Athletes has to practice until their muscles remember what to do * so in real competition * athletes body should react by itself. For football, baseball, soccer or basketball * we have to use our head to think. But for track * we have to use our body to think. Its * little bit inconsistency that I think track is the dumbest sports even though I am a sprinter and my favorite sport is a track. I think what you think is dumb and what you like is different.

Check HW: Clause combining and editing (more on editing soon) Dictation and word families from last weeks words Speed read A little bit on adverb phrases (use the handout from before, but put more together based on his writing) Taking the writing apart: -Begin with overall response structure and the need to maintain a good form for essay questions- analyze structure and look at what belongs and what doesnt. -Combining clauses: Use ones from his writing -Logic of arguments: -Known-New for topic sentences -Statement, example, evidence, interpretation Grammar issues: Articles/Determiners

Punctuation (esp. commas) Superlatives Use of 2nd sing and 1st sing Use of contractions Plurality and subj. verb agreement Word forms Beginning sentences with conjunctions (not too bad, though)