Writing Workshop I Invention I Workshop

Read “A Declaration of Independence” (Handout) (Student Sample)

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Optional Assignment: Response 1 Redo (for students who did not complete Response 1 or who did poorly on Response 1). Don't waste my time or yours. If you choose to do this assignment, you MUST follow ALL instructions and response requirements. If I find myself writing the same comments that I wrote on your original response (or if I detect a lack of effort/sloppy mistakes), I will not continue grading it.

Response 1 Redo: Requires additional reading (different essay) and contains different questions. See Response page for complete  assignment details.

warning: this is (purposely) a tough read and a tough response. If you want a better grade, you'll really have to work for it.

 

 

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Writing Workshop 1

 

 

 

1. Fragments: pg. 236 in Handbook

 

Exercise 24.1

 

 

2. Run-Ons: pg. 245-247

 

Practice: Complete Unit 3 Test Handout

 

 

 

3. Revising Agreement Errors: Chapter 26 (pg. 250)

 

1. Subject/Verb Agreement

Exercise 26.1

 

 

2. Making pronouns and antecedents agree (pg. 254)

a pronoun must agree with its antecedent--the word or word group to which the pronoun refers

 

Examples:

One of your roommates left their lights on.

 

Can a small child explain what they want?

Give this free sample to the first customer who comes in, and ask them to taste it.

 

If a doctor is well-trained, they will know how to handle many different situations.

 

 

 

 

4. Maintain consistent tense and point of view.

 

Examples:

 

When we arrive at the station, we saw all of the family, and you wouldn't believe how excited I was.

 

I understand the lesson, but I hated doing the homework.

 

 

 

Point of View Handout

 

 

5. Modifiers: pg. 257

 

A modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that describes, limits or qualifies another word or word group in a sentence. A modifier should be placed close to the word it modifies.

 

 

Identify Modifiers:

• The bridge across the river swayed in the wind.

• Walking along the shore, Mary watched the boats.

 

 

Examples of Misplaced Modifiers:

 

• Venus de Milo is a statue created by a famous artist with no arms.

• He approached the lion with fear in his heart.

 

Other examples:

Exercise 27.4

 

 

Dangling Modifier: a word or phrase that cannot logically modify any word in the sentence (page 262)

 

Example:

Using this drug, many undesirable side effects are experienced.

 

Fix this problem by adding a subject to the sentence.

 

More examples:

Exercise 27.6 (page 263)

 

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Student Samples Doc

 

English 1180                           Writing Workshop I                Student Sample Sentences

 

Basic Sentence Structure: frag/cs/ro

 

Written by Megan Elliott on May 3, 2015 acknowledges the skills that will be needed to get a job after finishing college.

 

Let me explain, that's my biggest problem with reading.

 

While my weaknesses are my inability to read quickly and my short tolerance toward certain writers topics.

 

Become more intelegant and gave to him self ability to escape.

 

Following steps like finding the ideas that have huge meanings when I write my paragraph.

 

In conclusion to that, some graduates are lacking in certain areas, she feels that there are 5 certain things that graduates need in order to be able to land and keep a job.

 

According to the text it should be easy for the grads to get a job, but they also expect a higher pay.

 

In this series, kids are thrown into this maze and they have no recollection of memory, no known way to escape.

 

I do enjoy reading, when I was younger I enjoyed reading and getting read to.

 

Whether I'm deciding what to wear for the day or which classes I should be taking in school to help me reach my end goal.

 

 

 

Semi-Colons

 

Although my curiosity for reading started for me as a child, I am still an avid reader till this day; intrigued mostly by informative writings.

 

I have a hard time concentrating on what I read, therefore, I often have to re-read material several times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modifiers

 

Up until I got a job, you'd only ever catch me in my room, wrapped in a blanket squinting at the pages of a book I've been reading for 8 hours straight.

 

My primary strength of reading is that I can retain information well, but my biggest weakness is that I do skim material when I am reading on occasion.

 

With those 5 skills in hand, it would be easy for employees to communicate and interact with clients, be able to solve problems in a efficient and beneficial way, know how to orally communicate appropriately depending on the situation at hand, be bale to take the reign and lead a team when they are needed to, and be able to compose a well written resume or report.

 

I know I will have to write out plans and charts for my clients daily.

 

I'd much rather think about ideas or write them down on a piece of paper then have to figure out what someone is trying to tell me by looking at specific details within a story or book.

 

Miscellaneous issues with clarity, wordiness, formal writing, and awkward sentence structure

 

When applying for jobs one needs to not only have a degree but also be able to hold conversations, use complete sentences, make eye contact, listen and use recognition.

 

When this happens, there is so much that I want to write about and that is what leads m to write so much about whatever I write about.

 

To be a successful student, I have to push myself and pray to my God every night if I want to thrive and if I have the faith and believe I will, I will.

 

Douglass statement reminds me so much of the world of politics.

 

Some parts of the world don't have access or are restricted from learning to read and write.

 

Every time I read now I read out of curiosity.

 

This article was very informative and a great read before applying for a job after college because it helped the reader understand skills needed to get a job out of college.

 

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