English 1010 Summer 2017

Summer 2017 English 1010 Short Essay #4 In a page of text, reflect on yourself as a writer.  You should develop a reflective claim (a point) and support it. Start by looking over the graded copies of all the major essays. Try remembering your first memory of writing.  How do you feel about writing?  What writing are you most comfortable with? What is most difficult?  What are your strengths in writing? Weaknesses? How has your writing changed as a result of your work in this course?  What do you still have to work on in your writing? Use these observations as support for your claim! What point can you argue about your writing—and how can you use these observations as evidence or support for this claim. This should be in MLA format (think of a good title), be around 250 words (a whole page of text).  

What are your first memories as a writer?  What about your first memories of writing in school?  How do they affect your feelings about writing today? Are there parts of your life you enjoy writing?

English 1010 Summer  2017 Final Portfolio As stated on the syllabus and throughout the course, your “final” for this course is a portfolio of your writings. The portfolio consists of the following : All final drafts for the Narrative, the Rhetorical Analysis, and the Proposal Letter. A significant revision of ONE of your Major Essays.  This is called your “Portfolio Paper.” Include ALL drafts of this paper. A reflective letter that explains your progress in the course and your revision process for the portfolio papers. 1. Final Drafts Because this is the course final, the portfolio will be revisiting the body of your work over the course of the entire semester. This gives you a chance to show how you have progressed, and what issues remain. Include all final drafts of the three major papers– submit the versions with my comments . 2. Significant Revision: Portfolio Papers For this portfolio, select ON

Start with the post 4 down-- Friday 7/8. Work your way up the posts from there. OWL Grammar will be your last one.

Please follow the link to the Purdue OWL's grammar explanation. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/5/  Explore the tabs on the left banner. Focus your time on one of these items-- whichever seems to be an issue for you. In a response here, explain the grammar issue in your own words, what you learned about it and how you will try to avoid issues with it in the future

Paramedic Method: A Lesson in Writing Concisely Summary: This handout provides steps and exercises to eliminate wordiness at the sentence level. Contributors: Allen Brizee Last Edited:  2010-04-17 05:35:15 Use the Paramedic Method (originally developed by Richard Lanham in  Revising Prose ) to edit any kind of professional writing. Editing your professional writing using the Paramedic Method will make your prose easier to read. Sentences that are easy to read are more persuasive and more  user-centered . Professional writers understand the need for clear, concise prose. An industry standard for helping workplace writers achieve user-centered, persuasive, and clear prose is the Paramedic Method. When you use the Paramedic Method, you will reduce your word count by eliminating unnecessary words. The Paramedic Method also helps you activate your sentences by eliminating passive voice and redundancies. The Paramedic Method is an easy to learn, systematic way to make your se