Introduction to College Writing

1. Introduction to College Writing ENC 1101 FIU Tue & Thu. 3:00 – 5: 00p.m.

2. February 9&11 Agenda • - O.O.C “Homework” collected • Types of Writing Introduced • -Autobiographical Narratives • - Notes and Activity ------------------------------- • -Peer Review of O.O.C • Essay 1 collected (Diagnostic) • Critical Reading &Thinking/Notes • Holding’s “Forced into the Spotlight” (Group) • Analysis: Critical Reading & Thinking

3. Types of Writing Explored • Autobiographical Narratives • Critical Reading & Responses • Informative Essay or Report • Classical Argument • Analysis: Short Stories, poetry, images, et al. • Research Writing

4. 3 Three things to remember: (1) Topic (2) Purpose (3) Audience These are interchangeable: The order is not important See Chart in The Everyday Writer (p. 48)

5. Things to Look for in Autobiographical Narratives • Setting • Plot, Conflict & Theme– • Characters • Voice & Tone – The where, when, and state of mind of the story The sequence of the events or action of the story, the tension or battle (Conflict), and what can be or was learned? (Theme) Who needs to be in your narrative; what do they add; Was I dynamic or Static? How is your story told; this includes language, attitude, and purpose Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are instrumental here.

6. TOW: Autobiographical Narratives • Moments of enlightenment • Passing from one realm to the next • Confrontation of the ‘other’ • Moments of crisis or the critical choice • Problems with People • Problems accepting limitations and necessities • Contrasts between common wisdom versus your own knowledge or experience

7. My Autobiography See you next class • Identify the elements of an autobiography (your autobiography outline) • Write your autobiographical narrative You will be writing an autobiographical story

8. Introduction to College Writing • ENC 1101 • FIU • Tue & Thu. 3:00 – 5: 00p.m.

9. Peer Review of O.O.C • Exchange Autobiographical Narrative with a partner • As you read their writing, check for the important elements of an Autobiographical Narrative genre. _ Setting __ Plot, Conflict, Theme _ Characters __ Voice and Tone

10. Critical Reading & Analysis • To properly comprehend a writing, one must interact with the text. This is accomplished through: • Annotating – writing notes in the text • Looking at the graphics, subtexts, and bolded texts • Asking questions and make statements • Identifying new words and ideas • Highlighting and underlining the unknown and the known

11. Review of O.O.C * Reread an earlier paper and use items from the chart to clarify your writing ideas. See Chart in The Everyday Writer (p. 120)

12. Reynolds Holding’s“Forced into the Spotlight” • Group Analysis • Mark it Up! • Active Reading and Critical Reading & Thinking

13. Stock Language and Writing tips • Use a writer’s whole name or last name, never just his first name. e.g. John Doe or Doe –never John • Use parts of the passage/article to clarify your ideas. • Never have examples in your introduction – only purpose and thesis • Thesis does not have to have three ideas; now you may have one idea, but several parts of elaboration • Always sum up your body paragraph ideas from your topic sentence. • Use this format per paragraph: • (a) Claim • (b) Support • (c) Elaboration • * Always place the title of articles or short stories in quotation marks • Use these every now and then: • _ According to [author] • _[Writer]says/states/tells/ • explains

14. Selected Topics See you next class • Choose one of the newspaper clippings and write an essay in response to the article. ___ Look for the ethos, pathos, or logos ___ State how this is brought about in the article __ You must turn in both the ‘marked up’ article and the essay Midterms next class