1. Today’s goals Review the most important unit 2 concepts
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Peer review the first draft of our WTI essays

2. Group activity- WTI Body paragraph evaluation
Exchange drafts with one other student (3 students per group iff one person is missing their draft)
Read through the draft and answer the questions below
What is the student’s thesis? Take this directly from the text.
How interesting is the student’s hook? Give it a rating of 1-5 for engagement.
What kind of structure do the body paragraphs follow? (Consider: inverted pyramid, chronological, general to specific)
How many pieces of direct evidence are included in the essay? Would you describe these as quotes or paraphrase (give a number and identification for each)
Check the separation between each paragraph to evaluate the essay’s coherence (using the last sentence of one paragraph and the first sentence of the next paragraph). Does each have a smooth transition or use transition words?

3. Unit 2 – Important Concepts
Rhetorical appeals:
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Angle of vision
Believing and doubting game
Close/active reading strategies
Formality
News writing strategies:
Hard/soft/buried lead
Inverted pyramid structure
Writing style:
Sentence structure
Word choice
Voice/tone
Persona
Citations
In-text citations
Works cited citations
Unity & coherence
Source evaluation criteria
Reliability, credibility, angle of vision, and degree of advocacy

4. Informative writing skills
Verify your facts and data
Use specific facts, details, and examples
Make the information interesting
Organize information appropriately
Be concise; do not include unnecessary information

5. Close & active reading strategies
Know the context
Determine the author’s thesis or controlling idea
Look up words or terminology you are not familiar with
Annotate the text as you read (or take notes elsewhere)
Read multiple times
Make connections
Ask questions!

6. Formality in writing General formal writing strategies
Make your writing clear, structured, and detailed
Avoid 1st and 2nd person
Use titles where appropriate
Use complex and discipline specific language
Avoid figurative language and idioms
Edit thoroughly
Use passive voice for maximum objectivity (particularly in research writing)
Avoid absolutes/use qualifiers
Avoid contractions (in very formal writing)
Follow prescriptive grammar rules (covered in ENC1101)

7. Unit 2 review Gameshow format! In your unit 2 groups
Your score will be used to determine your participation score for the day
The order of your scores will determine the order of your conference registration

8. homework WTI – Draft 2 300-500 words
Due Monday 11-6 (or by conference time if scheduled earlier)
Should include your whole essay text along with multimodal elements and attention to document design and structure
Bring a printed copy to class/conference and submit electronic copy to Turnitin.com