New Borns
Congratulations on a successful delivery! Bring those babies back in the morning for a preliminary photo shoot. Don't forget fathers to bring bottles and pacifiers in the tool kit along with Initial Planning Sheets and Outlines.
Tomorrow we will focus more on the structure, introductory paragraphs, supporting evidence, topic sentences--identifying the glue that holds the ideas together and how the writer concludes--does the argument feel finished?
What strategy does the writer use? Where might you offer assistance from They Say or Rules. Give reasoning and page numbers.
Recap
Today in class we shared our fast drafts. Most students were able to participate. Tomorrow come to class with a more polished draft.
Bring the IPS, outline and if left out before a completed Works Cited page and Bibliography. Check the database citation against Hacker. Make sure it is correctly spaced and that there is a hanging indent for multiple lines.
Wednesday the final draft is due. Thursday students will submit their essays with Revision Plans to me.
Many students seemed to find it hard to focus in what was working well, especially when asked to identify the WHAT? as opposed to using the catch all word GOOD.
Peers don't have to agree with the interpretation; they are looking at evidence and whether or not the evidence supports the view. If not, tell the writer that he or she needs better evidence.
Note:Always email your essays or writing assignments to yourself. Paste and attach them.
See Hacker, page 34-35 Revising with comments.
Conclusions
Page 35 looks specifically at the conclusion.
There are four other strategies you might consider besides "briefly summarizing your essay's key points." Other ways to conclude and essay are to "propose a course of action", "offer a recommendation," "discuss the topic's wider significance or implications" and to "pose a question for future study" (Hacker 35).
As you read over your essay tonight, think about your conclusion. Summary conclusions are good when there are difficult concepts involved, often technical and the writer wants to make sure her audience understood all the components.
Generally in a short essay (under ten pages), summaries are unnecessary and redundant, so avoid them.
Tomorrow we will focus more on the structure, introductory paragraphs, supporting evidence, topic sentences--identifying the glue that holds the ideas together and how the writer concludes--does the argument feel finished?
What strategy does the writer use? Where might you offer assistance from They Say or Rules. Give reasoning and page numbers.
Recap
Today in class we shared our fast drafts. Most students were able to participate. Tomorrow come to class with a more polished draft.
Bring the IPS, outline and if left out before a completed Works Cited page and Bibliography. Check the database citation against Hacker. Make sure it is correctly spaced and that there is a hanging indent for multiple lines.
Wednesday the final draft is due. Thursday students will submit their essays with Revision Plans to me.
Many students seemed to find it hard to focus in what was working well, especially when asked to identify the WHAT? as opposed to using the catch all word GOOD.
Peers don't have to agree with the interpretation; they are looking at evidence and whether or not the evidence supports the view. If not, tell the writer that he or she needs better evidence.
Note:Always email your essays or writing assignments to yourself. Paste and attach them.
See Hacker, page 34-35 Revising with comments.
Conclusions
Page 35 looks specifically at the conclusion.
There are four other strategies you might consider besides "briefly summarizing your essay's key points." Other ways to conclude and essay are to "propose a course of action", "offer a recommendation," "discuss the topic's wider significance or implications" and to "pose a question for future study" (Hacker 35).
As you read over your essay tonight, think about your conclusion. Summary conclusions are good when there are difficult concepts involved, often technical and the writer wants to make sure her audience understood all the components.
Generally in a short essay (under ten pages), summaries are unnecessary and redundant, so avoid them.
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