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Effective Writing Skills Workshop: Timed Writings & Paragraph Organization

Join our workshop to hone writing skills through timed writing sessions and learn the art of organizing paragraphs effectively. Get insights from required textbooks Sourcework and The Brief McGraw-Hill Handbook. Engage in free writing exercises to boost creativity. Enhance your understanding of paragraphs' significance in essays. Collaborate on activities to strengthen writing structure. Don't miss out on valuable homework assignments to improve your writing prowess.

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Effective Writing Skills Workshop: Timed Writings & Paragraph Organization

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  1. ESL 221 September 21, 2009

  2. Announcements • Information about Timed Writings • First timed writing: October 21-23 • Second timed writing: December 2-4 • WRAC Dept. receives copy of second writing, evaluates for WRAC 1004 waiver eligibility (ELC has no influence!)

  3. Announcements (cont.) • Information about textbooks • Two required books: • Sourcework • The Brief McGraw-Hill Handbook • Both will be used in this class • Handbook will be used in future WRAC classes

  4. Free Writing • Write for ten minutes • Do not stop writing • Write whatever comes to mind • Use this as an opportunity to organize thoughts and think freely

  5. Free Writing Prompt What is needed to create a brick wall?

  6. BONUS Free Writing Why are we discussing brick walls in writing class?

  7. In-Class Reading • Read pp. 47-48 in McGraw-Hill Handbook • Discussion: What is the purpose of a paragraph? In other words, why do we need paragraphs in essays?

  8. Paragraphs… • “…break the text into blocks for your readers, allowing them to see how your essay builds step by step and providing a rhythm for their reading” (p. 47). • Just like a brick wall, essays are built from “blocks” that help to organize and strengthen the writing

  9. Paragraphs (cont.) • When building a brick wall, we do not simply throw bricks into a pile on the ground; we neatly organize and stack them so they are strong together • When writing an essay, we do not merely throw words into a pile on the paper; we neatly organize and stack them so they are strong together

  10. Activity • Work with one (1) or two (2) partners • Complete Exercise 3.2 on page 49 • If there is no topic sentence, write the main idea on a separate sheet of paper

  11. Homework • Read pp. 72-75 in Sourcework • Read the model essay on pp. 206-209 • Copy the following onto a separate sheet of paper: • Thesis statement • Topic sentences (one for each paragraph in the body of the paper) • Due at the beginning of class Wednesday

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