40th class
Brad Johnson Engl 81, 40th class
WHAT IS TAKING PLACE NEXT WEEK
1. Monday: Grammar Review
2. Wednesday: take test in testing center located in the Welcome Center. Average student will take 30-35 minutes for this test. Worst case will take an hour. Take as much time as you need. You are able to take the test on Wednesday or Thursday, any time outside of classes.
3. Thursday: take test in testing center, located in the Welcome Center if you have not done so on Wednesday.
4. Wednesday: last day of class. You will pick up your final paper and fill out an evaluation form.
Note: this class meets on Monday and Wednesday only.
WHAT TO STUDY
1. c/s: comma splice (correct comma splices using apostrophe (;), period (,), comma, fanboy (,f)
2. r/o: run-ons (correct the run-on sentences using period (.), apostrophe (;), comma fanboy (,f)
3. fragments: see text book
4. pronouns, see text book
5. subject/verb: look at the separation of the subject and predicate. Remove prepositional phrases to find subject and verb. See p. 394 in textbook.
6. Apostrophes, pp. 463-469 in text book
In the final exam, you will be asked to correct comma splices, fragments. You will put in a comma, period, fanboys apostrophe, or comma fanboy.
NEXT WEEK; class meets on Monday and Wednesday only.
GROUPS
1. Papers were cut up, paragraphs were cut up, given to group members in random order.
2. Discussion of conclusion: what would come last – Finally or In conclusion. You might choose Finally as the beginning of your last body paragraph. Read the final topic sentence. Check the last body sentence – see if it matches. Don’t use In conclusion for your last body paragraph. Use this phrase in your conclusion paragraph. Finally sounds like you are bringing your last body paragraph to an end.
3. Don’t use first, second, third. Check textbook for interesting transition words.
Example for developing the body paragraphs: “Stretch” loving, playful, and courageous.
This is the first body paragraph: “An enduring quality of Stretch is his loving character.
This is the second body paragraph: “Not only was Stretch loving, but also playful.”
This is the third body paragraph: “But probably my favorite quality about Stretch was his courageousness.”
Note the transitions in the above sentences: “Not only was….” “But probably…..”
TRANSITIONS
When hearing a good transition word from radio, TV, newspaper, use it
1. Transitions, linking sentences help you with your writing. (Refer to last night’s homework.) Example: “Not only was Stretch loving, but also playful.” In this sentence you are saying what you just talked about and where you are going – this is a linking, transition sentence.
2. You want to be a great host, so readers can move along smoothly. You are building the story for them. Transitions are little soft reminders. Don’t let these little interrupters be spaced too far apart.
3. When used well, transitions keep the audience’s attention.
4. Transitions are reinforcements. A good writer uses transitions. These help the brain manage good information.
Tomorrow, a student’s paper will be critiqued and placed on the overhead.
Have topic sentence and one or two examples to support this topic sentence – have this outline for tomorrow.
HW:
1. Have your outline.
2. Check thesis, topic sentence, and conclusion to see that all these are included in your outline.
3. Check your transitions and linking sentences.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A smile is the shortest distance between two people.”
Victor Borge
