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WPJ Workshop for Students with Disabilities Part I

WPJ Workshop for Students with Disabilities Part I. Diane DeSmet English Writing Instructor SSWD sswd@csus.edu. Part I. Making the GWAR Choice: Will it be option 1, English 109W/109M or option 2, the Writing Placement for Juniors(WPJ)? Self Assessment. Part II.

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WPJ Workshop for Students with Disabilities Part I

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  1. WPJ Workshop for Students with DisabilitiesPart I Diane DeSmet English Writing Instructor SSWD sswd@csus.edu

  2. Part I • Making the GWAR Choice: • Will it be option 1, English 109W/109M or option 2, the Writing Placement for Juniors(WPJ)? • Self Assessment

  3. Part II • Part two will be scheduled with the writing instructor or tutor on a different day. • Write your practice WPJ essays. • Meet with your Tutor/Instructor for feedback.

  4. Resources for Students • Writing Across the Curriculum website

  5. Coping with Writing Anxiety • Focus your energy by rehearsing the task in your head. • Spend a few minutes doing some relaxation exercises. • Use a calming word or mental image to focus on while relaxing.

  6. Time Management • Essay #1 (60 minutes for native English speakers/90 minutes for Mli) • Budget time for reading the texts • Budget time for writing the two essays. • Budget time for editing and proofreading the two essays.

  7. Reading the five texts • Highlight or underline important ideas or facts. • Annotate the text. Write down opinions, questions, and ideas that arise from the texts. • Look up words that are unknown to gain a better understanding of the reading.

  8. Brainstorming and Pre-Writing Strategies • Listing Pros and Cons • Clustering (or mapping) • Ask yourself questions • Free writing

  9. Organization From your pre-writing, develop a plan of action for writing the essay. • Diagramming • Develop a working outline

  10. Writing a Thesis Statement • An argumentative thesis statement will tell your audience: • Your claim or assertion • The reasons/evidence that support this claim • The order you will be presenting your reasons • Example: High school graduates should be required to take a year off to pursue community service projects before entering college in order to increase their maturity and global awareness.

  11. Writing essay #1 • Write unified, developed paragraphs with main ideas that support your thesis. • Reference the reading. • Use ideas from your own experiences, personal observations, or readings . • Address arguments of the other side. • Make your argument first and opposing ideas come right before the conclusion.

  12. Details and explanations that give support to your essay

  13. Transitional words and phrases • Some Argumentative Transitions: • CON--- opponents argue that, proponents claim that, apparently, it would seem that, one must admit • PRO---but, however, on the contrary, surely, nevertheless, yet • CONCLUSION– therefore, so, thus, and, therefore, consequently

  14. Structure • Determine a structure appropriate for your discussion. Example below • Introduction • Support Point #1 • Support Point #2 • Support Point #3 • Opposition/Refutation Section • Conclusion

  15. Writing Strategies

  16. Editing StrategiesSEE IT---HEAR IT---TOUCH IT • Read the document and use all three senses. • Look at the text, say it out loud, and touch each word at the same time. • Integrating all 3 senses at the same time makes you much more likely to find more mistakes.

  17. Accommodations • Check with SSWD counselor if you need a test accommodation letter. • Accommodations might include… • Testing time • Quiet room/small group appropriate for testing • Reader/Scribe • Adaptive Computer Software/Hardware

  18. Part 2: Practice • Practice writing essay #1 & #2 • Set up a block of time • Begin your “mock” WPJ and complete your essay • Attend your scheduled time with the writing tutor • Participate in the review of your essays.

  19. GOOD LUCK

  20. Appendix

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