Writing Strategies
Name three writing strategies
Cubing, Dialogue, Dramatizing, Free write, Looping, Journaling, Asking questions
What is annotating
when you record your reactions to, interpretations of, and questions about a text as you read it
What are the 3 components (structure) to any essay
Introduction, Body, Conclusion
Why is it important to include citations
Plagiarism, Support for your argument
When do we use a comma
After an introductory phrase, to separate two clauses that cannot stand alone in between two adjectives Etc.
Describing free write and its function
Free is when you write about a topic or idea freely with no concern for grammatical errors. Free write allows you to be creative with your thoughts as you continue to write for 10-15 minutes non stop
Inserting comments, questions or explanations, Underlining or circling words, phrases or sentences, Connecting ideas by drawing lines from one thought to another, Numbering- related point/ideas, Brackets or parenthesis ,Taking note of things that strike your interest
When writing an argumentative essay your intro should be...?
informative
There are two ways you can include an in-text citation. What are they.
Parenthetical (Cooper 65)
Introductory... In the short story Calling Home, the author states that "...."
Give an example of how you would use these commonly mis-used word in a sentence
All ready
Already
I am all ready for class
I already finished the paper
Describe the looping process
you start with one idea of interest. You begin to write about that idea for 10 minutes non-stop until time runs out. After 10 minutes of writing you read your list and then find the 'center of gravity' or most important thought or idea. You then create a sentence with that central idea and that sentence becomes the topic for your next looping process. you repeat this until you have found a main idea for your paper
What is the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing
Paraphrasing is re-writing a short passage or quote in your own words.
Summarizing is looking at a text as a whole and creating a concise overview of the story and its meaning and main idea
What are the 4 features to an argumentative essay
Informative introduction, Probing analysis, Fair and impartial presentation, Clear and Logical Organization
Title, Hanging indentation, Sources in alphabetical Order
What is a comma splice
two sentences that can stand alone are joined together with a comma
What are the 6 stages or sides of cubbing
Describing, comparing, associating, analyzing, applying and arguing
Describe how 'taking inventory' helps when annotating a text
Taking inventory allows you to a take your annotations and group them based on similarities to identify the author's purpose on a deeper level
There are 5 types of asserting statements for a thesis, name 3
Assertion of opinion, Assertion of policy, Assertion of evaluation, Assertion of cause and Assertion of a story analysis
When using an introductory in-text citation the title should be....
In Italics
How do you fix a comma splice
Adding a coordinating conjunction or a period
what are the 5 concepts found in the dramatizing process
Action, Actor, Setting, Motive and Method
What is contextualizing
Placing a text in its historical or cultural context
Every argumentative essay should have reasons and support. There are five main ways that a reader can include support for their argument, name 3.
Examples, Statistics, Authorities, Anecdotes, and Textual Evidence
How would you include a parenthetical in-text citation for a work with two or more authors
(Axelrod and Cooper 554)
(Axelrod et al 554)
Correct the following sentence:
cornerstone university is a good school it has taught me so much i cant wait to see what i will learn next
Cornerstone University is a good school, and it has taught me so much. I can't wait to see what I will learn next.