| Lab # |
Objective |
Focus |
| #1 |
To practice using various prewriting techniques such as (1) clustering: (2) brainstorming; (3) listing; and (4) free writing for general topics and issues for compositions. |
Prewriting strategies |
| #2 |
To organize your thoughts in a clear, unified composition |
Organizing ideas; topic sentences and transitions |
#3 |
- To pre-write effectively leading to a thesis statement
- To support what you say with examples and details
- To write in complete sentences
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Use of examples, details and how to avoid fragments, run-ons, and comma splices
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#4 |
- To write a Narrative essay
- To focus on chronological order, time transitions, and details
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Vivid and interesting storytelling
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| #5 |
To practice revising and editing |
Peer revising and editing |
#6 |
- To write a descriptive essay using sensory words
- To include a thesis statement to help organize and focus on the descriptive essay
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- Supporting a thesis statement with specific details using imagery
- Including a topic sentence for each paragraph
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#7 |
- To write an essay-using verb forms in the past, the present, and the future tense
- To communicate practicing writing in a time pressure situation (the first part of your lab)
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Recognizing Verbs
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#8 |
Plan and write a short composition in a specific time period.
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- Timed Essay Writing
- Verb Tense
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| #9 |
- To support what you say with examples and details
- To write a composition using clear, specific nouns and action verbs
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Showing rather than telling |
#10 |
- To state a clear, interesting thesis
- To defend a thesis
- To explain and argue for ideas using concrete language, specific examples and action verbs
- To use topic sentences and transitions effectively and to write clearly and correctly
- To prepare for the Departmental Final Examination
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Thesis statement for essay writing---developing a focus or controlling idea
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#11 |
- To polish your revising and editing skills
- To practice locating and correcting common grammatical and mechanical errors in writing
- To locate a thesis statement
- To read, assess, and comment on a peer’s essay
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Revising and Editing Skills
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| #12 |
To plan and write a short essay under pressure |
Timed Essay Writing |
#13 |
To plan and write a short essay under pressure
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- Timed Essay Writing
- Essay revisions/Portfolio preparation
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