WPJ Workshop for Students with Disabilities Part I
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WPJ Workshop for Students with
Disabilities
Part IDiane DeSmet
English Writing Instructor
SSWD
Part I
Making the GWAR Choice:
Will it be option 1, English 109W/109M or option 2, the Writing Placement for Juniors(WPJ)?
Self Assessment
Part II
Part two will be scheduled with the writing instructor or tutor on a different day.
Write your practice WPJ essays.
Meet with your Tutor/Instructor for feedback.
Resources for Students
Writing Across the Curriculum website
Coping with Writing Anxiety
Focus your energy by rehearsing the task in your head.
Spend a few minutes doing some relaxation exercises.
Use a calming word or mental image to focus on while relaxing.
Time Management
Essay #1 (60 minutes for native English speakers/90 minutes for Mli)
Budget time for reading the texts Budget time for writing the two
essays. Budget time for editing and
proofreading the two essays.
Reading the five texts
Highlight or underline important ideas or facts.
Annotate the text. Write down opinions, questions, and ideas that arise from the texts.
Look up words that are unknown to gain a better understanding of the reading.
Brainstorming and Pre-Writing Strategies
Listing Pros and Cons
Clustering (or mapping)
Ask yourself questions
Free writing
Organization
From your pre-writing, develop a plan of action for writing the essay.
Diagramming
Develop a working outline
Writing a Thesis Statement
An argumentative thesis statement will tell your audience:
Your claim or assertion The reasons/evidence that support this claim The order you will be presenting your reasons
Example: High school graduates should be required to take a year off to pursue community service projects before entering college in order to increase their maturity and global awareness.
Writing essay #1
Write unified, developed paragraphs with main ideas that support your thesis.
Reference the reading. Use ideas from your own experiences,
personal observations, or readings . Address arguments of the other side. Make your argument first and opposing
ideas come right before the conclusion.
Details and explanations that give support to your essay
Transitional words and phrases
Some Argumentative Transitions:
CON--- opponents argue that, proponents claim that, apparently, it would seem that, one must admit
PRO---but, however, on the contrary, surely, nevertheless, yet
CONCLUSION– therefore, so, thus, and, therefore, consequently
Structure
Determine a structure appropriate for your discussion. Example below
1. Introduction2. Support Point #13. Support Point #24. Support Point #35. Opposition/Refutation Section6. Conclusion
Writing Strategies
Editing StrategiesSEE IT---HEAR IT---TOUCH IT
Read the document and use all three senses.
Look at the text, say it out loud, and touch each word at the same time.
Integrating all 3 senses at the same time makes you much more likely to find more mistakes.
Accommodations
Check with SSWD counselor if you need a test accommodation letter.
Accommodations might include…
Testing time Quiet room/small group appropriate for
testing Reader/Scribe Adaptive Computer Software/Hardware
Part 2: Practice
Practice writing essay #1 & #2 Set up a block of time Begin your “mock” WPJ and complete
your essay Attend your scheduled time with the
writing tutor Participate in the review of your
essays.
GOOD LUCK
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