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Introduction to College Writing. ENC 1101 FIU Tue & Thu. 3:00 – 5: 00p.m. February 9&11 Agenda. - O.O.C “Homework” collected Types of Writing Introduced -Autobiographical Narratives - Notes and Activity ------------------------------- -Peer Review of O.O.C Essay 1 collected (Diagnostic) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Introduction to College Writing

Introduction to College WritingENC 1101FIUTue & Thu. 3:00 5: 00p.m.February 9&11 Agenda- O.O.C Homework collectedTypes of Writing Introduced-Autobiographical Narratives- Notes and Activity--------------------------------Peer Review of O.O.CEssay 1 collected (Diagnostic)Critical Reading &Thinking/NotesHoldings Forced into the Spotlight (Group)Analysis: Critical Reading & Thinking

Types of Writing ExploredAutobiographical NarrativesCritical Reading & ResponsesInformative Essay or ReportClassical ArgumentAnalysis: Short Stories, poetry, images, et al.Research Writing

3Three things to remember:(1) Topic(2) Purpose(3) AudienceThese are interchangeable: The order is not importantSee Chart in The Everyday Writer (p. 48)Things to Look for in Autobiographical NarrativesSetting

Plot, Conflict & Theme

Characters

Voice & Tone

The where, when, and state of mind of the storyThe sequence of the events or action of the story, the tension or battle (Conflict), and what can be or was learned? (Theme)Who needs to be in your narrative; what do they add; Was I dynamic or Static?How is your story told; this includes language, attitude, and purposeEthos, Pathos, and Logos are instrumental here.TOW: Autobiographical NarrativesMoments of enlightenment Passing from one realm to the nextConfrontation of the otherMoments of crisis or the critical choiceProblems with PeopleProblems accepting limitations and necessitiesContrasts between common wisdom versus your own knowledge or experienceMy AutobiographyIdentify the elements of an autobiography (your autobiography outline)Write your autobiographical narrativeYou will be writing an autobiographical story

See you next class

Introduction to College WritingENC 1101FIUTue & Thu. 3:00 5: 00p.m.Peer Review of O.O.CExchange Autobiographical Narrative with a partnerAs you read their writing, check for the important elements of an Autobiographical Narrative genre._ Setting__ Plot, Conflict, Theme_ Characters__ Voice and ToneCritical Reading & AnalysisTo properly comprehend a writing, one must interact with the text. This is accomplished through:Annotating writing notes in the textLooking at the graphics, subtexts, and bolded textsAsking questions and make statementsIdentifying new words and ideasHighlighting and underlining the unknown and the known

Review of O.O.C* Reread an earlier paper and use items from the chart to clarify your writing ideas.See Chart in The Everyday Writer (p. 120)Reynolds HoldingsForced into the SpotlightGroup AnalysisMark it Up!Active Reading and Critical Reading & ThinkingStock Language and Writing tipsUse a writers whole name or last name, never just his first name. e.g. John Doe or Doe never JohnUse parts of the passage/article to clarify your ideas.Never have examples in your introduction only purpose and thesisThesis does not have to have three ideas; now you may have one idea, but several parts of elaborationAlways sum up your body paragraph ideas from your topic sentence.

Use this format per paragraph: (a) Claim(b) Support(c) Elaboration* Always place the title of articles or short stories in quotation marksUse these every now and then: _ According to [author]_[Writer]says/states/tells/explains

Selected TopicsChoose one of the newspaper clippings and write an essay in response to the article.___ Look for the ethos, pathos, or logos ___ State how this is brought about in the article__ You must turn in both the marked up article and the essay See you next class

Midterms next class