Writing Process

Week 5, Part 1

Today

1. Quiz preparation2. Writing Process

1. Focus on structure2. Introductions and Conclusions

3. Quizzes returned

Word-of-the-day

Tacit

Everyone understands without saying it or expressing it.

Examples: Her tacit approval of his lifestyle came at a

cost. She tacitly acknowledged his temper

tantrum.

Grammar Quiz # 2 (next class) Agreement Fragments Commas (again) Quotation marks (new) Apostrophes (new)

Apostrophe

1. Used to announce possession2. Mark possession with an apostrophe

AND an “-s”3. Test possession by reversing it:4. Sara’s coat OR The coat of Sara. Examples

Michael’s hand The cat’s fur The school’s books

Apostrophe

If the original ends in an “-s” because it is plural, just put an apostrophe.

Examples The 3 cats’ fur NOT The cats’s fur The many schools’ books NOT The

schools’s books

Apostrophe

Used for contractions Don’t use contractions in your formal

writing.

Apostrophe

Do not use apostrophes for numbers.

Examples 1980s Perfect figure 8s. His IOUs are mounting.

Never use an apostrophe

When something is just plural The 2 cats have fur NOT The 2 cat’s have

fur For “its”—you will never have this

mistake in formal writing anyhow. No such thing as its’ Promise from me

Practice

The managers itineraries are in their mailboxes.

The managers who are now on vacation want email access.

My managers typing speed is up to ten words a minute.

Practice

The managers’ itineraries are in their mailboxes.

The managers who are now on vacation want email access.

My manager’s typing speed is up to ten words a minute.

Quotation Marks

Use double quotation marks for everything (one small exception)

Use double quotation marks for any title that cannot stand on a bookshelf by itself.

Quotation Mark Meets New People? Periods and commas go inside the quotation

marks. Semi-colons and colons go outside the quotation

marks

Examples Though he never quite felt “intelligent,” others told

him he was. He told Karen that he could “swim.” Tiina mentioned the car had a “problem”: no brakes. Mrs. Williams said she felt “cold”; she knew it was

over.

Practice

The author explains “Canadians need a better tactic” and she goes on to explain that Americans do as well.

‘It’s all over now’ this is the headline of her latest blog.

She wants “security” he wants freedom. The scientist examines “how light-ray

therapy can save lives”

Practice

The author explains, “Canadians need a better tactic,” and she goes on to explain that Americans do as well.

“It’s all over now”: this is the headline of her latest blog.

She wants “security”; he wants freedom. The scientist examines “how light-ray

therapy can save lives.”

Parts of an Essay

1. Introduction1. Thesis

2. Major Point # 13. Major Point # 24. Major Point # 35. Conclusion

Informative Essay

Peer edit Due: February 8 (section 27) or

February 9 (section 31) Final Due: February 10 (section 27) or

February 11 (section 31)

Informative Essay

Informative: delivering facts Not the same as “old ground” Should not have same details as

classmates Be inventive

Writing Process

Chapter 5 Brainteasers Narrowing a topic Thesis/working thesis Outlines

Chapter 6 The draft

Chapter 7 Revisions

Working Thesis

Different than a topic

1. Audience (For whom is this written?)2. Purpose (Why am I writing this?)3. Freshness (What obvious topics should I

avoid?)

Exercise

1. Take your group’s bullet from 1132. Narrow the topic3. Choose an informative style

1. Process2. Essentials3. Causes4. Effects5. Compare/contrast6. Classification/division

4. Create a scratch outline

Example

1. Texting2. Texting in class3. Causes: What causes someone to text

in class?4. Scratch Outline

What Causes Someone to Text? Emergencies: family responsibilities Checking words on a dictionary Checking facts in google Job responsibility: must contact someone

at a certain time Difficulty “unplugging” from cyber world

and transitioning to real world Boredom in class

Reverse-Scratch Outline

Bubble sheet Good student example

1 B 8 B 15 A

2 A 9 C 16 C

3 A 10 A 17 A

4 C 11 B 18 C

5 B 12 B 19 B

6 A 13 A 20 C

7 C 14 B 21 A