Fall 2012 EN067-01 Writing Workshop

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Last nights class was just a make-up day. We used the time in class to do lessons 9,10, and 11.

We were also able to catch up on other assignments that will be turned in for a better grade.It's also a good thing that we were also allowed to finish up essays one and two because I completely did the wrong topic for essay 2, so I had to redo it! But other than that..I found the make-up day to be quite helpful.Oh..plus we found out about the extra credit that would probably help for some of us.I know it would help me big time!

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April Dawn SalasOctober 17, 2012 at 10:18 PM
Yay for the extra credit. It's okay cause I kept rewriting the same thing on y essay so I had to keep redoing mine.
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UnknownOctober 22, 2012 at 11:33 PM
extra credit really helped us all, or at least for the ones that were failing.
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10 QUICK TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING

Lead with your main idea. As a general rule, state the main idea of a paragraph in the first sentence--the topic sentence. Don't keep your readers guessing. 
Vary the length of your sentences. In general, use short sentences to emphasize ideas. Use longer sentences to explain, define, or illustrate ideas. 
Put key words and ideas at the beginning or end of a sentence. Don't bury a main point in the middle of a long sentence. To emphasize key words, place them at the beginning or (better yet) at the end.
Vary sentence types and structures. Vary sentence types by including occasional questions and commands. Vary sentence structures by blending simple, compound, and complex sentences.
Use active verbs. Don't overwork the passive voice or forms of the verb "to be." Instead, use active verbs in the active voice. 
Use specific nouns and verbs. To convey your message clearly and keep your readers engaged, use concrete and specific words that show what you mean.
Cut the clutter. When revising your work, eliminate unnecessary words.
Read aloud when you revise. When revising, you may hear problems (of tone, emphasis, word choice, and syntax) that you can't see. So listen up! 
Actively edit and proofread. It's easy to overlook errors when merely looking over your work. So be on the lookout for common trouble spots when studying your final draft. 
Use a dictionary. When proofreading, don't trust your spellchecker: it can tell you only if a word is a word, not if it's the right word.

http://grammar.about.com/od/developingessays/a/quicktips.htm

Fall 2012 EN067-01 Writing Workshop

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

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