Time Allotted / 50 Minutes
Materials Needed / Computer, projector and screen, sound system
Purpose/Goal and
Rationale / Provide students with a roadmap to writing a paper. From the first draft to final editing and revising the students will learn how to get through the writing process from start to finish.
Learning Outcomes / Students will be able to go through preparation (Brainstorming & freewriting)
Students will be able to recognize and prepare all the phases in a 1st draft
Students will be able to identify types of secondary sources
Students will be able to understand the difference between revising and editing
Plan / 5 minutes— Ice breaker Getting to Know the Class
Transformative Learning Services Overview
Presentation U!
The Study
Academic Coaching
30 minutes— Workshop presentation
Preparation
Brainstorming and then clustering into ideas
Freewriting & Journaling
15minutes—Activity
Professors will be emailed ahead of time to be asked to choose between a persuasive or topical prompt that students will go through the process of brainstorming or freewriting/journaling, class will then discuss the individual experiences
1st Draft
Phases of the 1st draft process
Essay organization styles (Topical, Cause-effect, Problem-solution)
Thesis Statement Development
Supporting Points development
How to build a paragraph
Evaluating Secondary Sources
Writing with efficiency
Minimize distractions
Using your outline to your advantage
Revising/Editing
Macro Level changes: Revising
Micro Level changes: Editing
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