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ESL 015: Composition for American Academic Communication II

ESL 015: Composition for American Academic Communication II. Instructor: Candace Lake. Questionnaire. Review the Course Syllabus Writing Diagnostic Results Everyday Writing Who are you as a writer? Learn about the pre-writing process (Mini Lecture and Activity) Homework Assignments.

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ESL 015: Composition for American Academic Communication II

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  1. ESL 015:Composition for American Academic Communication II Instructor: Candace Lake

  2. Questionnaire

  3. Review the Course Syllabus • Writing Diagnostic Results • Everyday Writing • Who are you as a writer? • Learn about the pre-writing process (Mini Lecture and Activity) • Homework Assignments Class Overview

  4. Overall, ideas detailing the topics are organized and supported by details • Supporting details included examples to solidify your points (mostly personal in nature) • Introduction and Conclusion paragraphs weren’t consistent • The tone felt more conversational than written Writing Diagnostic Reactions

  5. What questions do you have? Course Syllabus

  6. How do we use writing in our everyday lives?

  7. **Writing is Personal** Who am I as a writer? Writing

  8. What is a Personal Map? -Series of pictures and/or words that describe who you are. How do I do that? -Ask yourself: *What experiences have I had that affect who I am? *What communities do I belong to? *How has my education, or lack of, molded my view? *How does society and/or my culture make me unique? *What values do I hold? *What are some things that I enjoy? Personal Map

  9. Candace Personal Map Example

  10. Something that interests you • Something you know a little about, but could learn more about • Easiest to start with a general topic and narrow it down into something specific • Do some research But • Most of the time a topic is assigned to you Pre-writing Process:Choose a Topic

  11. Describe your personal map. (Add to it if you would like.) Summarize how your background, experiences, education, likes, etc. may or may not affect your approach to writing in English. How does writing in English compare to writing in your first language? What do you find easy; what do you find hard and why? • Reflect on your own writing practices. Outline your process step by step and compare it to what we have reviewed in class and in the reading. How is your process similar/different? Do you skip through steps? If so, why? If not, why? Have you developed any bad habits from writing in English or your first language? What are they and how would you change them? Would you change them? Journal Entry 1

  12. Quick Reminder: NO CLASSES MONDAY • For the next class please: • Read Chapter 2 of Rosa & Eschholz • Print and turn in Journal Entry 1 Homework

  13. Rosa & Eschholz. (2012). Models for writers: Short essays for composition. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martins. Bibliography

  14. ESL 015:Composition for American Academic Communication II Instructor: Candace Lake

  15. Journal Entry One Due • (Make sure your name is on it) • Tutoring Services • Personal Map • Who am I as a Writer? • What do I bring to my writing? • Pre-Writing Process • Choosing a Topic • Tools to Gather your Ideas Housekeeping and Review

  16. Tools to help you gather ideas: 1. Brainstorming 2. Mind Mapping 3. Cluster Method 4. Free-writing *Ask yourself Wh-questions in order to narrow down your topic. The function of a Wh-question is to find out information. Rosa & Eschholz, pg 10 Pre-writing Process:Gather your ideas

  17. What is a Thesis? -Main point an author is trying to make What is a Thesis Statement? -One or two sentences that express what the thesis is How do I write a thesis statement? -Begin with “What I want to say is that…” *Your thesis statement is not a question, but a statement. Pre-writing Process:Developing your Thesis

  18. How do I know if I have a strong Thesis Statement? Rosa & Eschholz, pg 14 Pre-writing Process:Thesis Statement

  19. What is the purpose of my writing? • Why is it important to my readers? • What is my point? To inform, entertain, communicate ideas, to argue a point, etc • What would they gain from reading this? Who is my audience? Pre-writing Process:Purpose and Audience Rosa & Eschholz, pg 14

  20. Once you have your ideas and thesis statement organized, ask yourself: What will be my method for development, or the type of writing I will be using. Rosa & Eschholz, pg 15 Pre-writing Process:Method of Development

  21. Next, you are ready to start compiling your outline. Pre-writing Process:Outlines

  22. Think about all the points you want to cover in your essay. • Organize them in the order that you want them to be presented. • Chronological (oldest to newest, or the reverse) • Spatial (top to bottom, left to write, inside to outside, and so forth) • Least familiar to most familiar • Easiest to most difficult to comprehend • Easiest to most difficult to accept • According to similarities or differences (Rosa & Eschholz, pg 17) Pre-Writing Process:Outlines

  23. Pre-Writing Process:Outlines

  24. Once all your ideas are formed and organized, you’re ready to start writing. • Keep in mind while writing: • Who is my audience • What is my purpose • How am I organizing my information Pre-Writing Process:Starting a Rough Draft

  25. Before, during, and after writing your rough draft, think about: • A Title (it should draw in the reader) • Beginnings and Endings (these need to be strong to keep the reader engaged) Pre-Writing Process:Starting a Rough Draft

  26. Rosa & Eschholz, pg 20 Pre-Writing Process:Starting a Rough Draft

  27. What is the difference between revising and editing? • Revision deals with the content/meaning and structure • Editing deals with correcting grammatical mistakes and errors, spelling, and punctuation Pre-Writing Process:Revising and Editing

  28. Rosa & Eschholz, pg 21 Pre-Writing Process:Starting a Rough Draft

  29. Pre-writing Process Overview:Start to Finish

  30. Rosa & Eschholz. (2012). Models for writers: Short essays for composition. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martins. Bibliography

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