Writing Skills Handouts
Popular vs. Academic Audience Exercise WC HANDOUT: Introductions Funnel Diagram
Identify the Thesis & Other Basic Skills
Writing Mountains
Model Paragraph (basic) Effective Paragraph Basics Coherence & Direction (Sample 1) Coherence & Direction (Sample 2) Paragraph Coherence: Linking
Find and Replace (visual directions) Style Checklist Style Checklist: Short Version Eliminating "To Be" Verbs Songs: Made Passive by Me Songs: Active Voice (answers to: "Made Passive by Me") Eliminating Wordiness Diction Sentence Combination End of Sentence Impact Paramedic Method Word Punch: Samples from the New York Times
Natural Sciences (Draft Workshops)
Proposal Draft WS 1: Content & Preview of Paragraph Linking Draft WS 2: Paragraph Linking (application) and Word Choice Annotated Bibliography Draft WS 1: Content Draft WS 2: Citations and Style Final Project In-class Draft Workshop of Final Project DWS #1: Introductions & Thesis Statements DWS # 2: General Content & Paragraphs DWS #3: Paragraph (review), Style, and General Impressions
Draft WS 1: Content & Preview of Paragraph Linking Draft WS 2: Paragraph Linking (application) and Word Choice
Draft WS 1: Content Draft WS 2: Citations and Style
In-class Draft Workshop of Final Project DWS #1: Introductions & Thesis Statements DWS # 2: General Content & Paragraphs DWS #3: Paragraph (review), Style, and General Impressions
Social Sciences (Draft Workshops)
Unit Introduction Observation Report Draft WS 1: Content Draft WS 2: Paragraphs Draft WS 3: Style Annotated Bibliography & Literature Review Draft WS 1: Summaries & APA Draft WS 2: in-class draft of sythnesis Draft WS 3: Paramedic Method Final Project In-class Draft Workshop of Final Project DWS #1: Content DWS # 2: Paragraph Coherence & Unity DWS #3: Paragraph Puzzles, Introductions, & Conclusions DWS #3: Style and Editing Checklist for Success (all skills covered this semester, unless I've forgotten some)
Draft WS 1: Content Draft WS 2: Paragraphs Draft WS 3: Style
Draft WS 1: Summaries & APA Draft WS 2: in-class draft of sythnesis Draft WS 3: Paramedic Method
In-class Draft Workshop of Final Project DWS #1: Content DWS # 2: Paragraph Coherence & Unity DWS #3: Paragraph Puzzles, Introductions, & Conclusions DWS #3: Style and Editing Checklist for Success (all skills covered this semester, unless I've forgotten some)
Draft WS 1: Content, Introduction, and Conclusion Draft WS 2: Organization, Parallelism, and Style Final Project In-class Draft Workshop of Final Project DWS #1: Content DWS # 2: Organization & Paragraphing DWS #3: Introductions & Conclusions: Funnel Diagram
Draft WS 1: Content, Introduction, and Conclusion Draft WS 2: Organization, Parallelism, and Style
In-class Draft Workshop of Final Project DWS #1: Content DWS # 2: Organization & Paragraphing DWS #3: Introductions & Conclusions: Funnel Diagram