Ewrt 1 a class 40
- 2. AGENDA ✗ Work on final revisions for portfolio: Out of class revision or reflective essay revision HW Discussion #48: Post your introduction: Previous experience, feelings, learning English, Anecdote illustrating one of these? ✗ HW Discussion #49: Post your body paragraph about what you still need to work on. ✗ Buy, find, or otherwise secure your folder Revise out of class essay for portfolio
- 3. Paper 7: The Reflective Essay ✗ Even though it might not be obvious, this is a thesis-driven essay. ✗ What is your thesis? A more specific version of this claim: “I learned some things in LART/EWRT, but I will still need to work on some things in my next writing class. ✗ I recommend that you discuss at least: ✗ THREE or FOUR things you learned (including one specific to LART), and ✗ ONE thing that you still need to improve ✗ Things NOT to write about: ✗ The CONTENT of the course. The English Department is not interested in what you learned about immigration or education. They just want to hear about your writing skills. ✗ The instructors. Whether you want to praise me (or criticize me), the portfolio readers do not care. They are interested in what you learned, not how I taught it. ✗ So what might you talk about? Let’s brainstorm.
- 4. Paper 6: Structure ✗ Introduction: what might you put in your intro? How might you start this essay? ✗ Could talk about previous experience with writing. ✗ Could talk about your feelings about writing. ✗ Could talk about high school and your experience with writing. ✗ Could talk about learning English. ✗ Could talk about your future plans and how writing fits with them. ✗ Body paragraphs about what you learned. ✗ Additional body paragraph(s) about what you still need to work on. ✗ Conclusion ✗ The body paragraphs should be PIE paragraphs. ✗ What is the POINT of each paragraph? ✗ But what is the INFORMATION? ✗ Mostly: Examples from your own work. ✗ Seriously: give specific examples from your papers—especially the portfolio essays. ✗ Seriously: QUOTE YOUR OWN WORK. ✗ Brainstorming activity: ✗ How might you start your intro? ✗ What are 3-4 things you have learned? ✗ What 1-2 things will you work on in the future?
- 5. Homework ✗ Essay #7 Due Tuesday at midnight ✗ HW Discussion #50: Post your conclusion: Your future plans? ✗ Finish Everything! ✗ Bring your portfolio essays to class for final revision work