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Introduction Workshop
2014-2015
Principles of English 1, fall 2014
Date
Sept. 25, 2014
Additional Info
Grammar: punctuation and capitalization
the four men worked hard to finish the job their boss gave them a large bonus
-to add a coordinating conjunction?
-only a comma?
-purpose of semicolon
After grammar we will grade your vocabulary exercises. You should have finished the "Completing the Sentence" exercise and the "Synonyms" and "Antonyms" sections. Please trade with a neighbor.
Once we have graded and turned in the vocab, we will begin our intro workshop. I will divide the class in half and each half will form a large circle.
Workshopping guidelines:
- You are required to read your introduction
- You are required to give meaningful feedback to at least FIVE people. A tally will be kept by the person who has read his or her intro. You will receive a grade for participating.
- Suggestions should be content-based.
- Suggestions and comments should use academic terminology (hook, reasons, thesis, argument, pathos, ethos, logos, etc).
- Use "I" statements, not "you" statements.
Directions:
- Take FIVE pieces of construction paper
- Write your name on ONE side of each of them
- Class will divide in half and form two circles
- The person who has the nearest birthday starts. Reading will continue clockwise from that person.
- After people read their intros, raise your hand if you have a comment or suggestion. Write that suggestion on your piece of paper (probably in abbreviated format)
- After five hands are raised, no one else may raise his or her hand.
- Say your comment out loud.
- Hand your slip of paper to the person to whom you made the suggestion.
- Reader may ask clarifying questions.
- Next reader reads his or her introduction.