Loose Ends

I want to take time today to bring the semester to an end.  I understand that there may be some confusion about meeting today based on my instructions on the website to drop off the collaborative essay.  I hope I did not confuse too many, but we will be meeting today.

For Wednesday, I will need the service-learning report along with a printout from MyCompLab with all of the work you have done on the three skills you had identified from your grammar diagnostic. Finally, many of you did not turn in the brochure analysis.  If you have not, upload this text to the dropbox by today.

Week 5-Wednesday

Presentations

We will spend the first 30 minutes of class doing small group presentations based on the homework. I will go around the room checking notes.

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In-Class Writing

You have now spent a couple of weeks working on a collaborative paper. In a five to six paragraph essay, describe the experience. Point out the benefits and drawbacks of writing together. Explain your contribution to the revision and editing process. Have your paper ready by the end of the period.

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Reminders

• If you have signed up for tables in Building 3, make sure to be there on time. Any cash from the event should be deposited to the bursar's office. I have deposit slips. Please ask the cashier for a copy of the deposit slip and receipt.
• The final draft of the collaborative essay is due on Monday, June 14. Have one representative bring me the essay at 9:30 am.
• Service-learning reports are due by Wednesday, June 16.

Week 5

Today we will focus on the collaborative essays and the process of revision.  We will discuss the following:

• Difference between revision and editing
• The role of the topic sentence
• Developing paragraphs with examples
• Creating unity within the paragraph
• Establishing coherence

Resources

• Paragraphs 1
• Paragraphs 2

For Next Class:

Each member of the group will be assigned a particular editing topic to apply to the essay.  Here they are:

1. Conciseness
2. Paramedic Method
3. Sentence Variety

Some these are longer than others.  Each person will look up the topic, take notes, and prepare to show the rest of the group how to apply their particular area of expertise to the process of revising the collaborative essay.  I will check the notes and sit in on the presentations.