September 14 - Tuesday

Class Work



Return Papers - things to consider

A. Avoiding the use of second person "you" point of view

B. Avoiding run-on sentences and comma splices

C. Comma usage -when to . . .

D. Not using "in my personal opinion" or "in my opinion" or "I think."

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1. Share interview experiences . . . what do people think? How easy or difficult was it to conduct an interview? Did you find any information in the interview that you might be able to use in your essay.


2. Writing Workshop - share what you have so far with a group of four. ( Yes, you might have to move your chair to another table to create groups of four.) What are your thoughts on the topic so far? Group - really listen. What else would you like to know? Is one side clearly "better" than the other side in the comparison/contrast draft? What needs to be added? What pattern of organization was used? Did it work?

Can the audience be identified? See p. 345 in Between Worlds for information. Complete one of the two practices on p. 347.


3. Talking about introductions - what do paid professionals do to get the paper going? See PP. 398 + in Between Worlds.

4. Look at introductions written by professionals in Between Worlds. What techniques were used? Were any of the introductory paragraphs effective? Why or why not? p. 71, p. 82, p. 113, p. 186, p. 198, p. 202, p. 233, p. 239

5. Consider your paper. What do you need to create an effective introduction?

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6. Let's take a look at two more sample comparison/contrast essays. Can you "chart" the organizaion? Work at your table to create either a point by point or an item by item chart for each.

7. Writing summaries . . . learn to summarize an article. p. 429 in Between Worlds. Summarize the article by Kate Zernike . (handout)

8. Summarize one of the articles you located that relates to your topic.

Homework

1. Finish the draft of your comparison/contrast essay up to the conclusion. Think about possible powerful endings.

2. Write a one page description of your intended audience. Who are they? Why do they need to know your information? What will they gain by reading your paper? Are they educated? What income or income potential is reflected by your group? Are you targeting one gender over another? etc.

See p. 70 - 4D in part 1 of The McGraw-Hill Handbook for more information about comparison/contrast.