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Welcome to English
Composition
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Introduction
• Suzanne Ryan
• 713-487-7192 (text preferred)
• [email protected]
(email = 2nd choice)
• Include your name and which class
you are in
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Agenda
• Discuss Course Objectives,
Expectations, Basic Operations, and
Resources
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Copies of the Slides
• You can download class slides each
week from
http://www.allegroweb.com/vet_tech_
english
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My Writing-Related Background
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BA in English / University of Texas
MA in Technical Writing / University of North Texas
IBM: software documentation writer
Technically Write: tech writing consultant
Allegro Business Solutions: instructional designer,
writer, ESL/accent reduction specialist
• Disney: writer
• Vet Tech Institute: adjunct faculty
• University of Phoenix: adjunct faculty
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Tent Cards
• Your Name
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Which 2 are True?
• I grew up with 2 dogs, 2 cats, 1
horse, 3 fish, and 1 bird.
• My present dog’s cousin was in the
Westminster Finals.
• I have been scuba-diving with sharks
in Hawaii.
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Writing Activity
• Write 3 sentences
– 2 should be true
– 1 should be false
• Form teams of 4 - 5
• Share your writing & guess which is
true for your team mates
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Sharing Your Writing
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Writing Activity Background
• Get in the habit of reading your
writing aloud
• Get in the habit of thinking critically
about what you read from others and
yourself
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Daily Writing
• Good practice before writing essays
• The primary function of the journal is to build
writing skills
• Helps develop the habit of thinking on paper
(critical thinking skills)
• Not to be therapeutic; not self-exploration
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Course Objectives
• Explain and use steps in the writing
process
• Develop critical reading, thinking, and
writing skills
• Enhance skills in grammar,
punctuation, and usage
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Why?
• So you can communicate clearly in
writing with others
• So you can think critically about the
writing of others, and when possible,
as questions to help you better
understand
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How can Communicating Cleary help you
as an RVT?
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Course Objectives
• Write the following:
– daily journal
– a critical thinking
report
– a descriptive essay
– a narrative essay
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– a process
– exemplifications
– a persuasive/
argumentative essay
– a compare/contrast essay
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Resources
• Langan, John, College Writing Skills, 7th
Edition; Glencoe McGraw Hill, ISBN
0072871865
• Spelman, Dr. Lucy and Mashima Dr. Ted, The
Rhino With Glue-On Shoes
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Laws of Grammar Come & Go
• We’ve made up rules when we need them
• We discard them when we don’t
• We need grammar when our wires get
crossed & we can’t understand each other
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Examples of Miscommunication
• Comma Video
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Grammar
• Already housebroken, the Queen brought
home a new corgi.
The quirks keep language from being flat as
a pancake, but we do pay a price for the
intriguing aspects.
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Writing Progression
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Week 1 = grammar
Week 2 = grammar
Week 3 = thesis statement & project plan
Week 4 = outline
Week 5 = 1st draft
Week 6 = revised draft
Week 7 = edited draft
Week 8 = final draft
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Writing Progression
• Spend the 8 weeks
– Building writing skills
– Practicing the Writing Process
– Exploring characteristics of different
types of essays
– Explore how other authors address
writing challenges and craft essays
– Build up to a final paper (compare &
contrast essay or persuasive essay)
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Class Format (1 hr 15 min)
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Attendance
Writing Warm up
Lecture & Discussion
Writing workshop (individual, pairs,
group)
• Fridays will be a little different:
– Test or Deliverable Due
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Grading
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Participation / In-class Activities
Thesis statement & project plan
Outline
1st Draft
Revised Draft
Edited Draft
Final Draft
Attendance: Follow Policy
20 points
10 points
10 points
15 points
15 points
10 points
20 points
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Late Papers
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No late papers
Papers are due at the start of class
Technology problems are no excuse
If you know you will be out, send it to
me electronically or turn it in early
• If you are ill, send it to me
electronically
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Recommendations for Success
• Learn the grammar basics
• Do the week’s reading before coming to
class on Mondays & mark your questions
• Take notes during the class & ask your
questions
• Come to class and follow the process I
show you
• Turn your work in on time
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Bring to class each day:
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Something to write on and with manually
Your textbook
Readings from The Rhino
Your notes
Electronic files you’re working on
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Questions?
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My Question for You…
What do you want to learn from this class?
What do you want me to cover?
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Characteristics of Classes You’ve Liked
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What did you like about them?
What did you do?
What did the other students do?
What did the instructors do?
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Wrap-up
• Discussed Course Objectives,
Expectations, Basic Operations,
and Resources
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Week One Readings
• Read Ch. 1 & 2 in your textbook
• Read “A Final Word” and “About the
Author” in The Rhino with Glue-on
Shoes
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Questions?
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Thank you for participating!
See you tomorrow!
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