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Welcome to English Composition

Welcome to English Composition. Today’s Class. Reading review Editing practice Sample essay outline discussion Essay outline group workshop Reading preview Homework. Reading Review. Chapter 5: An Approach to Style Put yourself in the background.

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Welcome to English Composition

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  1. Welcome toEnglish Composition

  2. Today’s Class • Reading review • Editing practice • Sample essay outline discussion • Essay outline group workshop • Reading preview • Homework

  3. Reading Review Chapter 5: An Approach to Style • Put yourself in the background. Your voice should not draw attention away from the content. • Write in a way that comes naturally.Do not be afraid to imitate, but don’t try to imitate. • Work from suitable designs.Choose a suitable structure to accomplish your goal. • Write with nouns and verbs.Use adjectives and adverbs only if you can’t find nouns and verbs that contain the proper meaning.

  4. Reading Review Chapter 5: An Approach to Style • Revise and rewrite.Edit, edit, edit! 6. Do not overwrite. 7. Do not overstate.You will lose your reader’s trust. 8. Avoid the use of qualifierskind of, sort of, etc.

  5. The Importance of Editing "Books aren't written- they're rewritten.” -Michael Crichton "Writing is Rewriting.” -Richard North Patterson ""The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time... You can always do it better."  -Robert Cormier

  6. Lets Try an Editing Exercise Please find: • Add 4 possessive apostrophes (‘) • Add 2 sets of parenthetic commas • Delete 1 redundant phrase • Move 4 words or names in front of the related nouns • Delete 2 unnecessary sentences • Correct 3 other simple grammar errors

  7. Class Workshop Now look at some sample essay outlines Things to look for: • Is the structure appropriate? • Is it organized logically? • Does it include all necessary information? • Do you have any ideas how to improve the essay?

  8. Group Workshop Now lets workshop each other's essay outlines Things to look for: • Is the structure appropriate? • Is it organized logically? • Does it include all necessary information? • Do you have any ideas how to improve the essay?

  9. Reading Preview Chapter 5: An Approach to Style • Do not affect a breezy manner. • Use orthodox spelling. • Do not explain too much. • Do not construct awkward adverbs. • Make sure the reader knows who is speaking.

  10. Reading Preview Chapter 5: An Approach to Style • Avoid fancy words. • Do not use dialect unless your ear is good. • Be clear. • Do not inject opinion. • Use figures of speech sparingly.

  11. Reading Preview Chapter 5: An Approach to Style • Do not take shortcuts at the cost of clarity. • Avoid foreign languages. • Prefer the standard to the offbeat.

  12. Homework Reading for Wednesday, December 9th. • The Elements of Style • Chapter 5: An Approach to Style Parts 9 – 21

  13. Homework E-Workshop • Step 1: Format your essay properly (see notes about essay formatting) • Step 2: Email your essay to all members of your group. • Step 3: Edit the group members’ essays using the Microsoft Word editing function. • Step 4: Email the essays back to the group members who wrote them, and the teacher, before 12 noon on Monday, November 30th

  14. Assignment Formatting • Filetype (please do not paste into the email): • .doc or .docx format • Font: Times New Roman 12 pt • File name • should look like: yourname_essay_title.doc • First three lines of the essay should be: • Title • Name • Word Count

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