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Communicating Is Language at Work and Using a Thesis

Communicating Is Language at Work and Using a Thesis. ENG 101 College Writing I Professor Robinson Wednesday January 20, 2010. Today’s Agenda. Collect Today’s HW Journal Entry #3 /Brief Discussion Chapter 1: Communicating Is Language At Work from Visions Across The Americas

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Communicating Is Language at Work and Using a Thesis

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  1. Communicating Is Language at Work and Using a Thesis ENG 101 College Writing I Professor Robinson Wednesday January 20, 2010

  2. Today’s Agenda • Collect Today’s HW • Journal Entry #3 /Brief Discussion • Chapter 1: Communicating Is Language At Work from Visions Across The Americas • Tips On Becoming An Active Reader • In-Class Reading of “Freewriting” By Peter Elbow • Chapter 5: Using A Thesis to Shape Your Material from The Wadsworth Handbook • Understanding Thesis and Support • Developing a Thesis • Revising Your Thesis Statement • Exercises #1-2 • Homework Explanation

  3. Journal Entry #3 What is your opinion of the “Light-Skinned” African-American” Article on Blog? Did the Planning/Prewriting process help you organize your ideas for your essay? How? Explain.

  4. Chapter 1: Communicating is Language At Work Let’s Recap on How To Be a Active Reader!

  5. Tips on Becoming an Active Reader • Preview Your Reading • Read the title • Scan the subheadings • Read the Introduction and Conclusion • Read any bibliographical prefaces • Ask Questions • Start with Essay’s Title using Journalistic Questions • Question a character’s motives, validity of an argument, or meaning of the essay • Make Connections • Use Your Personal Knowledge of Life and the World to Find Connections between Reading and Yourself • Underline and Jot Down Notes • Make Note of Thesis, Main Ideas, Important Examples and Images, Key Words and New Vocabulary

  6. Tips on Becoming an Active Reader (continued) • Reread and Reevaluate • Review Illustrative Examples, Main Points, Confusing Sections, Key Phrases That Clarify an Idea • Write • Summarize Ideas From Essay • Write an Evaluation of Essay • Establish Connections between Different Essays You Read • Share with Others • Discuss What You Enjoyed/Disliked About Essay, Your Thoughts on What You Thought the Author Hoped to Accomplish, Connections You Made between Reading and Your Own Experiences/Observations, Confusing Passages

  7. In-Class Reading Assignment – “Freewriting” By Peter Elbow Pages 12-15 Open Your Visions book and Start Reading!

  8. The Wadsworth Handbook’s Chapter 5: Using a Thesis To Shape Your Material Understanding Thesis and Support Developing a Thesis Revising Your Thesis Statement

  9. Understanding Thesis and Support • What is a Thesis? • The Main Idea of Your Essay • The Central Point Your Essay Supports • Thesis and Support • States Thesis in Introduction • Supplies Information that Explains and Develops Thesis in Body Paragraphs

  10. Developing a Thesis • Your Thesis must have the following characteristics: • Clearly Communicates Your Essay’s Main Idea • Thesis Is More Than a General Subject, a Statement of Fact, or an Announcement of Your Intent • Live Example • Carefully Worded • Direct and Straightforward • DO NOT use vague phrases like centers on, deals with, involves, revolves around, has a lot to do with, is primarily concerned with • Suggests Your Essay’s Direction, Emphasis, and Scope • It Should Suggest How Your Ideas are Related and the Order Your Major Points Will Be Discussed in the Body • Live Example

  11. Revising Your Thesis Statement In-Class Exercise Go to Pages 45-46 to Complete Exercises #1-2 RIGHT NOW Exercise #1: Complete #1,3,10 Exercise #2: Choose Three (3) Topics from the List and Create a Thesis Statement for each

  12. Today’s Homework Assignment

  13. For Friday’s Class, You Must • Complete Post-Reading Questions for “Freewriting” Essay on Pages 15 • Content: #1, 3 • Strategies and Structures: #2 • Language and Vocabulary: #1 • RESPONSES MUST BE AT LEAST THREE (3) SENTENCES IN LENGTH TO GET FULL CREDIT FOR HW • Revise Thesis (if necessary) and Write Rough Draft for Essay #1 (Response to “Light-Skinned” African-American “with no Negro dialect , unless he wanted to have one” Post) • Draft Should Be At Least Two (2) Pages in Length, Double-Spaced and CAN BE Hand-written • Review “Drafting Strategies” Checklist in Chapter 6 in Wadsworth Handbook • Visit Writing Lab for Assistance • Bring Both Textbooks for Friday’s Class • Post Comment on two (2) new videos on Blog • Deadline This Thursday at 5PM • Read “Why I Am a Writer” by Pat Mora on Pages 36-38 in Visions (using active reading) • Be Ready to Discuss Material on Friday

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