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Expo E-25; Section 12 Expo E-25; Section 12 (5:30PM-7:30PM) (5:30PM-7:30PM)

Instructor: Julie Anne McNaryInstructor: Julie Anne McNaryPlease check your Please check your Elluminate Audio Elluminate Audio

WizardWizardWe will begin at 5:30PM.We will begin at 5:30PM.

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Expository Writing E25: Expository Writing E25: Introduction to Academic Introduction to Academic

Writing and Critical Writing and Critical ReadingReading

Analyzing the Short StoryAnalyzing the Short Story

OverviewOverview FINAL Housecleaning – Comments, changing FINAL Housecleaning – Comments, changing

all due dates – revised syllabus, conferences.all due dates – revised syllabus, conferences. In class workshop, peer review and grading, In class workshop, peer review and grading,

and class discussion on two Sample Writing and class discussion on two Sample Writing Exercises 1.3Exercises 1.3

Writing Exercise on one paragraph of your Writing Exercise on one paragraph of your draft.draft.

Scheduling conferences for the next two Scheduling conferences for the next two weeksweeks

How to prepare for your conferenceHow to prepare for your conference Your final draft…due 10/21/09Your final draft…due 10/21/09

Our Book and ChaptersOur Book and Chapters ISBN #0-321-47583-6ISBN #0-321-47583-6 Chapters we’ve read so far:Chapters we’ve read so far:

– 1: Reading a Story1: Reading a Story– 2. Point of View2. Point of View– 3. Character3. Character– 4. Setting4. Setting– 5. Tone and Style5. Tone and Style– 6. Theme6. Theme– 13. Writing about A Story13. Writing about A Story– 7. Symbol7. Symbol– 8. Evaluating a Story8. Evaluating a Story

In Class Workshop 1.3In Class Workshop 1.3 Twenty-five minutes…Twenty-five minutes… In the drop box, in a folder titled: In Class Samples, In the drop box, in a folder titled: In Class Samples,

you will find THREE samples of Exercise 1.3.you will find THREE samples of Exercise 1.3. Read these samples very carefully.Read these samples very carefully. Prepare a list of three things you found compelling Prepare a list of three things you found compelling

and salient about these exercises and three things and salient about these exercises and three things that you found needed work.that you found needed work.

To the best of your ability, based on your own To the best of your ability, based on your own sense of what we have learned so far, please assign sense of what we have learned so far, please assign a grade of A through E to the work.a grade of A through E to the work.

Come back to the room prepared to aggressively Come back to the room prepared to aggressively defend your points. defend your points.

In Class ExerciseIn Class Exercise Ten minutes…Ten minutes… Please choose one paragraph you have Please choose one paragraph you have

worked on for your essay thus far. Excerpt worked on for your essay thus far. Excerpt this paragraph and look at it as a separate this paragraph and look at it as a separate entity. entity.

Outline the five essential parts of the Outline the five essential parts of the paragraph. Topic Sentence that stakes a paragraph. Topic Sentence that stakes a claim; evidence from the text; your analysis claim; evidence from the text; your analysis of that evidence, closure and transition. of that evidence, closure and transition.

Be prepared to analyze on the whiteboard; Be prepared to analyze on the whiteboard; we’ll choose one or two volunteers.we’ll choose one or two volunteers.

FINAL DRAFTFINAL DRAFT After your conference, and after you have gone After your conference, and after you have gone

over the work at length, please print out your over the work at length, please print out your paper in a different font and read it out loud, paper in a different font and read it out loud, slowly and clearly.slowly and clearly.

Construct a reverse outline from your final draft – Construct a reverse outline from your final draft – i.e. you should be able to reduce your paper down i.e. you should be able to reduce your paper down to a bulleted outline that is very clear and concise.to a bulleted outline that is very clear and concise.

Re-examine your Introduction, your thesis, and Re-examine your Introduction, your thesis, and your conclusion. Check that each body paragraph your conclusion. Check that each body paragraph adheres to our standards.adheres to our standards.

In your conclusion, push for the expansive, and In your conclusion, push for the expansive, and address the larger implications of your argument. address the larger implications of your argument. Consider personal experience only if relevant. Consider personal experience only if relevant.

Class DiscussionClass Discussion

Questions about your Questions about your Final DraftFinal Draft