Transcript Welcome to KU 121, Unit 3 Seminar

Welcome to KU 121, Unit 3
Seminar
Louisa Fordyce
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• The topics for this unit
are the quiz, sentence fragments, and
brainstorming.
But first, we will go over some terms from
the writing process.
Hint: these terms are also on the quiz, so it’s
important to know and understand them.
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Terms on the quiz:
Writing process
Brainstorming
Pre-writing technique
The quiz is only 5 questions, all T/F.
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• Class, first question:
• Is writing the process or the product?
– The question is asking if writing is an ongoing
process with steps to complete or is writing
the end, the result, the finished product?
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Answer
• Is writing the process or the product?
• It is the process of creating an essay, for
example, and the steps needed to create
the finished product.
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Question
• Class, what is brainstorming?
• Please type responses now.
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• During brainstorming, the writer –
that is you – generates raw ideas.
During brainstorming, you write down
whatever you can think of that will apply to
your topic.
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• Is brainstorming just choosing a topic?
• Please respond now.
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• NOPE!
• First you choose a topic; then you
brainstorm ideas for that topic.
• You start with a topic but then generate
ideas.
• This is what brainstorming is all about.
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• Class, what is the writing process?
• Please type responses now.
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• The writing process - The step-by-step process
anyone can follow in order to complete a writing
assignment, whether it's for a class or a
workplace project.
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• We begin with the understanding that
writing is a process, not a product. By this
we mean that the action of writing goes
through several steps or phases. It is like
following a path with clearly designated
markers along the way.
• You have a “final destination” already in
mind -- your professional autobiography -but choosing how you get there is up to
you!
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• Class, what are pre-writing techniques?
• Please type responses now.
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• Pre-writing techniques are the various
ways we can brainstorm.
• Should you try only one pre-writing
technique?
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• NOPE!!
• You should try as many pre-writing
techniques as you need in order to get
started with your essay.
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Pre-Writing Techniques
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Jot lists
Free-writing
Mapping
Tape recorders or voice to text
software
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A little review
• What is a sentence?
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• A sentence is a complete thought.
• A sentence has a subject and a verb at the
very least.
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• What is a fragment?
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A fragment is an incomplete thought.
After I went to the store.
Because it rained today.
Ran the vacuum.
Although all of the word groups have a
period at the end, they are NOT
sentences; they are fragments or
incomplete thoughts.
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• What is a run-on sentence?
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A run on sentence is two or more
sentences run together without
proper punctuation.
• First I went to the store then I went to the
library the library was closed however the
bank was open so I stopped there instead.
• There are at least 4 sentences run
together without proper punctuation.
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• First I went to the store. Then I went to
the library. The library was closed.
However, the bank was open, so I stopped
there instead.
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• What is a comma splice?
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• A comma splice is when a comma is
placed incorrectly between two sentences
instead of using a period or a semi-colon.
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• The library was closed, however, the bank
was open, so I stopped there instead.
Correction:
• The library was closed; however, the bank
was open, so I stopped there instead.
• The library was closed. However, the
bank was open, so I stopped there
instead.
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Prepositions
• Turn to page 568 in the textbook.
• I spend most of my time in the classroom
or grading papers.
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Prepositions
• During our stay in Hollywood, we rode in a
limousine and ate at fancy restaurants.
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Adjectives
• Turn to page 562 in the textbook.
• She bought three CDs, a blue sweater,
and a new bathing suit.
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Dependent clauses
• Turn to page 585.
• Before you leave, would you please shut
the windows?
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Interjections
• Turn to page 571.
• Wait! Are you serious?
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Linking Verbs
• Turn to page 556.
• He is exactly right about that.
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Brainstorming
• There are a variety of ways to brainstorm;
just pick the method that works for you.
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Clustering or Mindmapping
Point 3
Detail 1
Detail 2
Main Idea
Overall Theme
Contains Thesis Statement
Point 1
Detail 1
Detail 2
Point 2
Detail 1
Detail 2
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• Start by putting your overall topic in the
center.
• For this assignment, the topic is your
autobiography about your dream job.
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• Then, in the surrounding spokes, fill in
information such as the main topic for
each paragraph.
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Who you
are
Personal
details
Wrap Up
Dream
Job
Professional
Experiences
Education
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Brainstorming
Also called “planning”
Or “prewriting”
Idea generating phase
Methods include:
– Bubbling
– Listing
– Free writing
Brainstorm
Specific
Areas for
expansion
Funnel and
narrow down ideas
Revising
Make changes from
peer suggestions
Make fine tuning
corrections; spelling,
grammar, noun/verb,
sentence-level
concerns
Writing
Choose main ideas to develop
Create structure that supports
overall focus
Focus on body paragraph ideas,
introductory & concluding
paragraphs
Create Final Draft
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