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ENG 101 College Writing I Professor Robinson Monday January 25, 2010

ENG 101 College Writing I Professor Robinson Monday January 25, 2010. Revising Sentence Fragments and Writing for the Workplace. Today’s Agenda. Collect Today’s HW Journal Entry #5 /Brief Discussion Discussion of Chapter 38: Revising Sentence Fragments from The Wadsworth Handbook

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ENG 101 College Writing I Professor Robinson Monday January 25, 2010

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  1. ENG 101 College Writing I Professor Robinson Monday January 25, 2010 Revising Sentence Fragments and Writing for the Workplace

  2. Today’s Agenda • Collect Today’s HW • Journal Entry #5 /Brief Discussion • Discussion of Chapter 38: Revising Sentence Fragments from The Wadsworth Handbook • Exercises • Chapter 29: Writing for the Workplace from The Wadsworth Handbook • Demonstration of Online Peer Review • Homework Explanation

  3. Explain your process of revision and posting the 2nd draft on MyWritingLab.com What did you learn from Chapter 38 in your Wadsworth Handbook? Journal Entry #5

  4. Let’s Recap on Its Content! What is a Sentence Fragment? Chapter 38: Revising Sentence Fragments

  5. Recognizing Sentence Fragments • A Sentence Fragment Is an Incomplete Sentence For the Following Reasons: • Lacks A Subject • Lacks A Verb • Lacks Both a Subject and Verb • Being A Dependent Clause • If You Identify A Sentence Fragment, Use One of the Following Two Strategies • Remove End Punctuation and Insert Conjunction • Insert Missing Subject and Verb

  6. Complete #1, #5, #8, #10 Exercise One on Page 524

  7. Chapter 29: Writing for the Workplace How do I write a letter to apply for a job? What should a print resume look like? How do I design a resume to be posted on a Web site?

  8. Writing Letters of Application • Summarizes Your Qualifications For A Specific Position • Must Be Short and Focused • In Introduction, Identify The Job You Are Applying For And Stating Where You Heard About It • In Body, Provide Information That Will Convince Your Reader of Your Qualifications • Relevant Courses • Pertinent Job Experience • In Conclusion, Say That You Have Enclosed Resume and State that You Are Available For An Interview • Note Any Dates That You Will Not Be Available • Include Your Phone Number and Email Address

  9. Designing Print Resumes • Lists Relevant Information About Your Education, Your Job Experience, Your Goals, and Your Personal Interests • Arrange in Chronological Order • Listing Your Education and Work Experience in Sequence • Arrange in Emphatic Order • Begin with the Material That Will Be Of Most Interest To An Employer

  10. Demonstration of Peer Review

  11. Today’s Homework Assignment

  12. For Wednesday’s Class, You Must : • Complete Peer Review for Essay #1 with a Classmate on MyWritingLab.com • Read Draft, Insert Comments & Write One-Page Critique • Peer Review Critique Questions Posted on Site • Deadline is Tuesday at 7PM • Complete Exercise 1 in Chapter 29 • Letter of Intent Must Be At Least One (1) Page In Length and Typed in 12 pt Times New Roman Font • Refer to Sample Letter in Chapter 29 • Read Chapter 2 in Visions Across the Americas

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