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EN 102– NON-FICTION UNIT
Chapter 8 Review: ParaphrasingChapter 9 Review: Revising an Essay
Topic Generation: Group ExerciseWriters on Writing: Alex Haley (1976) ; Joyce Carol Oates; John
Updike; Ray Bradbury ; James Michener
“All good writing is
rewriting.” anonymous
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CLASS POLL: How many people have chosen a topic? (Show of hands)
How many people have research done, and have a draft of the essay?
How many people don’t know where to start?
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Chapter 8 –An Informal Outline / Writing a Paragraph (p366).
Outlines help organize information Paragraph: Topic sentences Page 368: Practice! (2 sentences) Page 370: More Practice!! ( 2
sentences) Good paragraphs keep your writing
flowing…
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Chapter 8 – Paraphrasing (p 377)
Read the excerpt “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination”
Practice the excerpt at the bottom of 377.
Paraphrase and Quotation
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Chapter 8 – Practice Combining Paraphrase and Quotation (4 sentences)
on page 379
FINAL TIPS: Review prewriting; questions?
Form a purpose (thesis) Forecast in the thesis to organize Paragraphs– focused? Give credit (avoid plagarism!)
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Chapter 9 – Revising an Essay (p 381)
CHECKLIST: Aim ; Support; Organization
Introduction, Conclusion(Sets tone, forecasts, and brings closure) Paragraphs, sentences, wording(Pacing, structure, consistency of tone) Style, mechanics(Clarity, comprehension, ease of reading)
EN 102– Non-Fiction UnitTransitions (p391) Key word repetition: transitions between paragraphs.
COHERENCE = The ease of understanding ideas, the completeness of development, and the “holding together” of the entire piece.
Transition terms:
Time: first, second, before, then, next, meantime, meanwhile, finally, at last , eventually.. Etc. Spatial: above, below, inside, outside, across, along, in front of, behind, beyond, there, here, in the distance, etc.
Contrast: In contrast, on the contrary, on the other hand, still, however, yet, but, nevertheless, despite, even so, etc.
Compare: similarly, in the same way
Examples: Causes (effects): Conclusions:… (p392).
EN 102– Non-Fiction UnitPage 366– The outline for the essay on page 387--- read both the introduction, and conclusion. Is it compelling? Is it cohesive? Go to p 398 –Introductions…
Intro
Direct quotes
Question
Anecdote
Describe
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Intro
Contradict
Mixture
Narrative
Stat / Fact
These are other ways to write an introduction: I’ve added narrative as a possible way to start your essay, as well.
TIPS: Use a key word, a key image,
Or answer the question
posed in the introduction.
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Conclusions (p 401) …”Ideally, the conclusion should fit like the lid on a box.” Good conclusions: reinforce the idea of the essay, give a feeling of completion, satisfaction, a sense of closure. Also, they may suggest a possible future, a solution, or leave a sense of hope, or wonder.
Read the conclusions listed on 401-2.
What makes these conclusions effective?
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Gather into 4 groups: designate a writer for the White board.
Next: Using the strips of paper provided, write a broad topic, and fold in half: place tab in hat.
Finally: Pick a strip, and wait for instructions.
In five minutes time, your group must develop as many sub-topics as possible:The Group with the most topics wins 5 points.
NEXT: Pick a sub-topic: prepare an outline (informal), introduction, and conclusion (one sentence a piece), and a beginning thesis: Group with best wins 5 points.
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Writers on Writing:
Alex Haley, on writing / researching “Roots”
James Michener, on being a “slow starter”
Joyce Carol Oates, on being a productive writer
Isaac Asimov, on writing his 200th book
John Updike, on writing “Bech is Back”
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Read Chapter 10 for next class: Writing To Persuade (p 404)
We will begin our “Hero/ Advocate” paper next week. (Details forthcoming…)
Bring a paper copy of the Non-fiction paper for peer editing for the beginning of Class Twelve.
REMEMBER : Non-Fiction Essay DUE: 7995 -- April 17766-- April 13
EN 102– Non-Fiction Unit
EN 102– Non-Fiction Unit