Day 8

English 101 Summer 2010 Day 8

1. Homework for Wednesday: Rough Draft 3-5 pages, double spaced. 4 copies for peer reviews. I will not comment on rough draft, but will score it on 0-20 for completion (did you get three or more pages?).
   
2. The Writing Process—C1
   
   1. Planning
      
      1. Assess the situation.
         
      2. Exploring ideas
         
      3. Formulating a tentative thesis (10)
         
         1. Is it too obvious?
            
         2. Can you support your thesis with the evidence available?
            
         3. Does the thesis require an essay's worth of development or will you run out of points too quickly?
            
         4. Can you explain why readers will want to read an essay with this thesis?
            
      4. Sketching a plan.
         
         1. Powerpoint
            
   2. Drafting
      
      1. Introduction.
         
      2. Body
         
         1. Headings?
            
         2. Visuals?
            
      3. Conclusion
         
   3. Revising
      

Presenting