Revisit your notes on active reading and understanding context and do your best to describe each of the three contexts we’ve discussed in class. 1) What is the immediate context for this essay? Where and when was it first published? Who wrote the essay, and what do you notice about the author’s bio? 2) What … [Read more…]
Read They Say/I Say “The Art of Quoting” pages 42-50. Part 1: Return to your paper in progress and revise at least two quotes based on the advice in They Say/ I Say on how to frame every quotation. Part 2: Add, swap, or alter one of your existing quotes so that your choice citation … [Read more…]
Read W-4 (Developing Paragraphs) in Little Seagull pages 17-29. This section presents strategies for (a) tightening an unfocused paragraph, (b) developing a claim and overall argument, and (c) smoothing out choppy or incoherent sentences. Please revise (or completely rewrite) two paragraphs based on your reading. Please document and share these changes along with the sections in W-4 that … [Read more…]
I would like you to take some minutes and reflect on your peer review experience. Return to your peer’s notes. Flip through your own. Now is the time to develop a strategy. Your strategy is the plan of action you will take to achieve your overall aim (Dictionary.com). Your strategy should include: Your goal (or goals), articulated in … [Read more…]
Blog #5: Revisit the categories for comments listed on your Peer Review Assignment sheet—ideas, evidence, and organization. Next, revisit the comments you made on your peers’ papers. Please identify and type up a comment that you feel represents each category—three comments in all. After you have labeled your comments, elaborate on why you feel that … [Read more…]
PART 1—Intro Paragraph Peer Review Visit the Stakes and Introductory Post Choose from the introductory paragraphs— Find one writer’s choice to compliment. Analyze why you think their choice worked. Find one text you want to help make stronger. Please make your suggestion as specific as possible. For example, if the position statement lacks a so … [Read more…]
There is a distinct difference between “suspense” and “surprise,” and yet many pictures continually confuse the two. I’ll explain what I mean. We are now having a very innocent little chat. Let’s suppose that there is a bomb underneath this table between us. Nothing happens, and then all of a sudden, “Boom!” There is an … [Read more…]
For Blog #3: Type 2 summaries—one of your choice TED talk and the other of Southan. Keep in mind that you are writing what “they” say. Your choice TED talk and Southan do not neatly oppose one another. This is okay. We are going beyond compare and contrast. Your goal will be to find ways to connect these … [Read more…]
Visit the Effective Altruism website: https://www.effectivealtruism.org/ and spend some time looking around. Notice how you react to the website. Think: does this visit influence how you think about Southan’s essay? How? (15 minutes) Reread Southan’s essay. Use a different color pen or pencil to layer your active reading notes, one on the other. Write Blog #2 comparing … [Read more…]
Please choose two places that you noticed in Southan’s text and expand your thoughts using the exploratory writing methods we worked on in class. Please incorporate an image of your annotated text into your blog. You may choose to handwrite or type your exploratory writing. The important thing is that your brainstorming session is legible … [Read more…]
