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Where Did Professor Kominek go to College?
Cal State Fullerton
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What is the 1st main part of an Essay?
INTRODUCTION: The intro is the opening paragraph of an essay. It creates interest in the essay so the reader wants to move on. *The intro does NOT have to be written first* This was found on Page 10 and 11 of your TSG.
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What school do I go to and what is my Major and Minor there?
UCI Major- Acting Minor- English :)
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What is Talking to the Text? Why would readers use this strategy?
Talking to the text is listening to your thoughts as you read, and you are writing them In your book in the margins. Readers use this strategy to stay awake and focused and really pay attention to what you are reading.
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How Tall am I?
4' 9" !
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What is the SECOND step of the Writing Process?
DRAFTING-- Also known as the "rough draft". This is done once the writer has generated enough ideas to serve as a departure point. Drafting provides raw material that can be shaped and refined in the next stages of writing process This was found on Pages 4-6 of your TSG as well as PP 9.9
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Where is the Thesis located in the essay and what are its two main parts?
1. The Thesis is the last sentence of your intro paragraph. 2.The two main parts are the Topic and Assertion. This was found on page 11 of your TSG as well as your notes.
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If your rough draft is too short or underdeveloped, what are a few strategies you could use during the revision stage to develop it further?
Check Your Thesis. Underline Major Points. Show after you tell. Add Description. Add Examples. Add Dialogue. Evaluate the Significance of an idea. Share your draft with a reliable reader. Return to idea generation. use your computers tools. Avoid Padding.
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What are a few examples of talking to the text?
Some examples would be : Questions, Personal Opinions, Personal Connections, Summaries, Fix ups, Feelings and Plans for the future. This can all be found on the Talking to the Text hand out sheet we got in the beginning of the semester.
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Why do you think it is important to have a relationship with the teacher, tutor and SSP in our Program?
It is important because we are all a resource you can use to be successful here during your first year of college. The teacher can help with grades and understanding the assignments, the tutor can help with homework and preparing for essays and the SSP can be a guide around campus.
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What is the FIRST step of the Writing Process?
PREWRITING-- the procedures for coming up with ideas in the absence of inspiration. (Reading, Discussion, Writing). These Strategies come before writing the first draft. This was found on Pages 4-6 of your TSG as well as PP 9.9
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What is the 2nd main part of an Essay?
BODY PARAGRAPHS: Several paragraphs that expand on and support the thesis with specific examples and explanations. They present the ideas that prove or explain your thesis, so your reader will accept its truth. This was found on Page 12 of your TSG as well as your notes.
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What are a few useful techniques for the prewriting stage of the writing process?
Examples: Freewrite, write blindfolded, use Looping, clustering, write a list, brainstorm... etc. Look on Pages 21-30 of your TSG for 21 prewriting strategies.
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Where does Janine our SSP work?
The Career and Life Planning Center
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What are some resources we have on campus that can be beneficial to you as students?
The Cadena Transfer Center. The Disability Services Center. Financial Aid. Health Services. The Writing Center. The Library. The Tutoring Center. These were all the places we stopped at when we took our campus tour on the second day of class however there are many other resources as well!
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What is the THIRD step in the Writing Process?
REVISING--rereading and making changes to the rough draft while focusing on content and organization; adding, taking out, or moving ideas around. When writers rework the raw material of the draft to get it into shape. This was found on Page 5 of your TSG as well as PP 9.9
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What is the 3rd part of an Essay?
CONCLUSION: The last paragraphs of an essay. The conclusion sums up the main idea and leaves the reader with something to think about and a sense of completion. This was found in your notes and Page 15 of your TSG.
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What is a run-on sentence?
A Run-On sentence occurs when two word groups that can be sentences (independent clauses) stand together without any separation. ex: Charleston Harbor is a fascinating place to visit many historical attractions are there. You can correct this one of three ways: 1. with a comma and coordinating conjunction 2. with a semicolon (;) 3. With a period and capital letter This can be found on Pages 113-114 of your TSG.
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DING DING DING DING DING DING!!!!!!!
BONUS POINTS!!!
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What is a comma splice? How can you fix this error?
A Comma Splice is when two independent clauses are separated by nothing but a comma. ex: Charleston Harbor is a fascinating place to visit, many historical attractions are there. You can correct this one of three ways: 1. with a comma and coordinating conjunction 2. with a semicolon (;) 3. With a period and capital letter This can be found on Pages 113-114 of your TSG
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What is the FOURTH step of the Writing Process?
EDITING-- Rereading and making changes to the draft, fixing grammar errors and sentence level errors. This was found on Page 6 of you TSG as well as PP 9.9
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What is a Thesis?
The Thesis is a statement that sums up the writer's main idea. A good thesis presents an idea worth writing about or something that is disputed or in need of explanation. The thing your trying to prove or show your reader. This was found on Page 11 of your TSG as well as your notes.
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What are a few editing techniques a writer can use to find and fix grammar errors in a draft?
Examples: edit last, leave your work for awhile, isolate each line, cover every part of the paper except one sentence. prepare a fresh typed copy, More examples can be found on Pages 104-107 of your TSG.
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What is metacognition?
Metacognition is thinking about what you are thinking.
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What is a sentence fragment?
If you Capitalize and Punctuate a word group that cannot be a sentence as if it WERE a sentence. ex: The child rolled over. Then fell asleep. correction: The Child rolled over. Then HE fell asleep. This can be found on page 108 of your TSG.