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Workshopping for Ideas, Development, and Organization in Essay Writing

In this workshop, students will exchange their rough drafts and provide feedback on the quality of ideas, development, and organization in each other's essays. The workshop will address questions related to the thesis, arguments, evidence, counterarguments, narrative, background, and organization. The session will also touch upon revising introductions, conclusions, and citations. This workshop aims to improve the overall quality of students' essays.

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Workshopping for Ideas, Development, and Organization in Essay Writing

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  1. Welcome! EWRT1A Composition and Reading

  2. Agenda • Essay 1 • Completed rough drafts (three to five pages, typed) due today • Workshopping for Ideas, Development, and Organization

  3. Rubric • What characterizes an “A” essay in terms of ideas and development? • What characterizes an “A” essay in terms of organization?

  4. Workshop • Today we are workshopping for ideas, development, and organization. • Exchange rough drafts. You should read the rough draft twice. The first time, you will read for the quality of the argument (ideas and development). The second time, you will read for the organization of the essay.

  5. Workshop • Ideas and Development • Is the thesis too broad? • Do the arguments justify the thesis? Are any of the arguments too broad? Are any of the arguments questionable? Is there sufficient evidence for the arguments? • Are there counterarguments that the essay should consider? • Is the strongest argument the most detailed argument? • Is there a narrative? Does the thesis solve problems described in the narrative? • Is there sufficient background? • What did you learn?

  6. Workshop • Organization • Does the strongest argument come first? • Are any of the paragraphs very short? • Can short paragraphs be added to more substantial paragraphs? Can short paragraphs be developed into longer paragraphs? • Should any of the paragraphs be broken up? • Is there an identifiable topic sentence in each paragraph? Do the paragraphs stay on topic? • Are there strong transitions between paragraphs? • Do the paragraphs follow a logical sequence? • Is there anything you found confusing about the way the essay is organized?

  7. Homework • Begin revising your rough draft in terms of criteria from the rubric. • Tomorrow we will go over introductions, conclusions, and citations.

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