Engl 4057/ 5057

Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012

Preparing Essay 1 for Submission

(O'Donnell, ETSU, First-year composition course materials)

A. Housekeeping

1. Standard info: author, title, date, label; be sure pages are numbered

2. Just for this course: a. number the paragraphs (hand-write in the margins--lump blocks of dialogue together as one paragraph); b. write an approximate word count at the top of the page.

B. Criteria grid / self evaluation

Make one grid in your notebook, for your eyes only. Fill it out.

super OK poor

Focus

Order

Support and Development

Style

Grammar and Proofreading

C. Cover memo (to, from, date, subject )

UNC calls this a "writing feedback request form")

In complete sentences and paragraphs:

1. Describe your revisions, in detail: What, exactly, have you changed since I read the draft?

2. How many hours, total, did you spend writing this essay--from beginning brainstorm to final edit--approximately?

3. What are the best qualities of the essay you're turning in today?

4. If you had more time, what would you change about the essay -- if anything?

5. What are your three most common grammatical errors?

6. What questions or comments do you have for me?

D. In class today, leave me the following, all stapled or paper-clipped together:

1. cover memo

2. blank criteria grid (on the same sheet as the cover memo)

3. essay 1

4. copy of rough draft with my comments

5. outlining exercise

6. poetry exercise

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Preparing Essay 2 (Tech Writing) for Submission

Engl 4057/5057 Writing: Theory and Teaching

Weds, Feb 15, 2012