Transcript Welcome to Seminar 2 Professor Alicia Rominger

Agenda
 Review Expectations for Discussion Board
 Introduce the Writing Center
 Verbs, Nouns
 Fragments and Run-ons…..
 Unit 2 Overview
 Answer questions
Discussion Board Reminders
To earn full credit for discussion:
 Answer the prompt fully
 Comment to at least two other students through the
week.
 Check in on different days during the week
 Check for spelling, punctuation and grammar.
In the writing center there are four types of
support. The first one is live, one on one
tutoring.
Hours are 6-11
Live tutoring—You may not submit entire
papers.
Tutors will discuss various aspects of your
work, APA formatting, grammar and
mechanics, or writing in general.
Q & A Center
You will receive a response within 24 hours (48
on weekends). You will
come back to retrieve your answer.
Paper Review Service
Students are allowed to submit five
projects per term for review by our tutors.
Professors from Kaplan will review entire paper
and provide useful feedback within 48 hours
[email protected]
Writing Reference Library
There are over 250 pages of
tutorials! This is basically an
online writing guide that
will help with things like
grammar, prewriting, and all
stages of the writing process.
A complete sentence
contains a subject and a
verb. Subjects, verbs,
and phrases organize
ideas so they can move
from the writer's mind
into the reader's mind.
A subject is what the sentence is about the topic all
parts are referring to. It can be a noun (person
place or thing) or a pronoun.
The subject of a sentence will not include the
prepositional phrase. A prepositional phrase shows
the position of the subject. Common prepositional
phrases are of the committee, to the mall, during
the meeting, and into the house.
This class meets in the seminar room every
Wednesday.
Identify the subject:
The topic of my research
paper is the poetry of Maya
Angelou.
subject:
Running wildly, the herd
of horses followed the
stallion.
A verb names an action (Jason reads), an occurrence (The eclipse happens
Friday), or a state of being (The museum is really big).
A linking verb shows a state of being and links a descriptive word to the
subject. Common linking verbs are is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been,
taste, smell, sound, feel, look, appear, and become.
A helping verb precedes the main verb and changes the verb's tense.
Common helping verbs are is, are, am, have, will, may, should, might, can.
Complete verbs are main verbs plus any helping verbs
A compound verb consists of one or more verbs connected with and.
linking verb:
The big thing in contemporary music is
the industrial-techno sound.
complete verb:
You can apply for a driver's license
at the state facility on Lake Street.
linking verb:
The doctor was on his way to the
hospital.
compound verb:
On the weekends, I exercise and do
things with friends.
complete verb: I have been saving
for this concert for a long time.
verb:
I always get so nervous before a speech.
complete verb:
Will he be staying long?
linking verb:
I am so tired of doing verb exercises.
subject:
The strings on the old cowboy's
guitar were loose and broken.
A complete sentence has both a
subject and a verb. A fragment
is an incomplete sentence
punctuated as if it were complete.
Fragments confuse readers.
Identify the fragment.
a)
She's making macaroni and cheese, which
is my favorite dish.
b)
She's making macaroni and cheese, and
it's my favorite.
c)
She's making macaroni and cheese. Which
is my favorite dish.
d)
She's making macaroni and cheese. It's
my favorite dish.
Identify the fragment.
a)
Chris decided to go back to school, so he
wouldn't have to keep flipping burgers.
b)
Chris decided to go back to school instead
of flipping burgers.
c)
Chris decided to go back to school. He
wouldn't have to keep flipping burgers.
d)
Chris decided to go back to school. Instead
of flipping burgers.
Identify the fragment.
a)
She packed and repacked her suitcase.
She did this at least twenty times.
b)
She packed and repacked her suitcase,
and she did this at least twenty times.
c)
She packed and repacked her suitcase at
least twenty times.
d)
She packed and repacked her suitcase. At
least twenty times.
dentify the fragment.
a)
I will go shopping. I'll get chips and salsa.
b)
When I go shopping, I will get chips and
salsa.
c)
I'll get chips and salsa. When I go
shopping.
d)
I'll get chips and salsa when I go shopping.
When we speak, we do not hear the
punctuation. As a result, when we try to
write the way we speak, we often produce
a run-on sentence. Run-on sentences fall
into one of two categories: fused
sentences and comma splices
Two independent clauses (complete
sentences) can be joined by using a period
between them. Do not use a comma alone
to join two complete sentences
Two complete sentences can be joined
with a comma and a coordinating
conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
Identify the correct sentence.
a)
I was late for work today. My boss was not
happy.
b)
I was late for work today and my boss was
not happy.
c)
I was late for work today, my boss was not
happy.
d)
I was late for work today my boss was not
happy.
Identify the correct sentence.
a)
Until it dried up last year, a little stream ran through the
orange grove.
b)
A little stream ran through the orange grove and it dried
up last year.
c)
A little stream ran through the orange grove, it dried up
last year.
d)
A little stream ran through the orange grove it dried up
last year.
Identify the correct sentence.
a)
He took off the flat tire he put on the spare.
b)
He took off the flat tire, and he put on the spare.
c)
He took off the flat tire and he put on the spare.
d)
He took off the flat tire, he put on the spare.
Unit 2 overview
 Complete Reading-Both in the classroom, Unit 2
and read Chapters 4-6: An Introduction to Writing in
Pathways Writing Scenarios: Sentences and
Paragraphs
 Take Quiz
 Complete MWL exercises Fragment, Run-on, and
subject/verb Apply and Recall
 Participate in Discussion