advanced writing tuesdays & thursdays 11am-1pm instructor-suzanne bardasz
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Advanced Writing
Tuesdays & Thursdays 11am-1pm
Instructor-Suzanne Bardasz
Introductions
Getting to know you…• About me• About you• About the course
Getting to know you…
• Interview a partner for five minutes.• Ask your partner questions (ex. Where
are you from? What are your hobbies? Are you a student? Why are you taking this class?)
• Write a paragraph introduction about your partner.
My Contact Information
• Office: Room 1118• Office Phone Number: 350-8786• Office Hours: By appointment• E-mail: [email protected]• Website:
http://englishexchange.pbwiki.com
About the Course
• Continuation of the Intermediate Writing course.
• Help and prepare you to write in various composition situations.
• Focus on the writing process:
-Prewriting
-Grammar and organization
-Drafts
-Peer Editing and revision
Course Expectations
• Attend Classes• Be Prepared• Participate• Language• HAVE FUN!!!
Types of Writing Assignments
• Personal Narrative• Citations, writing a research proposal and
abstract• Writing a Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Resume
and cover letter for jobs• Comparison and Contrast Essay
Why is it important to attend classes?
• Practicing is the only way you can improve your English!
• In each class you get new information.
This new information gets recycled in future lessons and lectures.
• If you don’t attend, you will fall behind, get frustrated, and will not improve!
My Experience Learning Korean…so far
• Could only attend classes once a week.
1st class- Hangul, Greetings
2nd class-Hangul, What is this?, Things, Who does this belong to?
3rd class-Places, Where do I go? How do I get there?
4th class- Numbers, how much is this?
5th class- How to tell time, schedule, What day is your birthday?, etc.
Why I Do What I Do…
• Language= communication (Paulo Friere)• See myself as a facilitator and guide• Howard Gardener= Multiple intelligences• Teacher that I always wanted to have and
never had.
Let Me Introduce Myself…
There are two parts to this assignment:
1. Introduce yourself to me and tell me about yourself : (Who are you? What are your plans for the future? Why are you taking this class? What do you hope to achieve by taking this class?)
2. Tell me about your writing by comparing your writing to an object, animal, person, or thing.
Is your writing like a rabbit, jumping from idea to idea? Or is your writing like a computer, where it is very organized and can process anything?
Minimum: 2 paragraphs, 3-5paragraphs
Similes
A simile is a figure of speech where you compare something using the words “AS” or “LIKE”.
“My love’s like a red, red rose.”
“He was as cold as ice.”
Metaphors
A metaphor is where you compare something (X) to something else (Y), but you say that X is Y.
• Do not use “like” or “as”.
1) It is raining cats and dogs.
2) Juliet is the sun.
3) Her eyes are homes of silent prayer.
Which are similes and which are metaphors?
1. Tracy felt as sick as a parrot.
2. The traffic is murder.
3. She ran like the wind.
4. The perfect sky is torn.
5. I’m as light as a feather.
6. Kitty is the apple of her mother’s eye.
7. My feet are as warm as toast.
8. The cucumber is cool.
9. James was as cool as a cucumber.
10. Everyday is a winding road.
“Love is an arrow”
• How do you describe love? Love is…• Listen to this singer describe love in his
own words.• Circle the similes or metaphors used in
this song. • Compare your description with a partner.
Are there similarities or differences in the ways both of you describe love?
Your Turn
• Using what you know about similes and metaphors, write down three descriptions of your writing.
“My writing is…”• Share your descriptions with a partner.• Circle one description and write more
about that description.• Read your description to a partner.
Homework
• Come to class with a typed draft of your essay.
• E-mail me a copy of your rough draft before the next class ([email protected]).
• Think of a research topic that you will like to write a proposal about.
Paragraph Unity
• Each paragraph of an essay must have unity.
• A paragraph must have one main idea.
• Every sentence in the paragraph must be relevant to that main idea.
Paragraph Unity Example
As you manage your time, think about how long certain activities will take. A common mistake is to underestimate the time needed to do something simple. For example, when you are planning to go to the store, there may be a line of people. Last week in line I met a woman I went to high school with, so we chatted. It turns out she has two children just the same age as mine. When you are estimating time for a more complex activity, such as reading, block out more time than you think you will need. It is better to allow too much time than too little.
Instructions for Peer Evaluation
1. Read your first draft to a partner and allow your partner to see your paragraph(s). Then listen to your partner read his or her writing and read it yourself.
2. As you are listening, write down the detail that is the most interesting to you.
3. Do not comment on grammar at this time unless an error makes the ideas difficult to understand.
4. When you are reading, write your comments as suggestions.