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COLLEGE PREP I

COLLEGE PREP I. VOICE, SENTENCE FLUENCY, AND CONVENTIONS. VOICE. Voice is the heart and soul, the magic, the wit, along with the feeling and conviction of the individual writer coming out through the words. This really sounds like me! I’ve been honest about what I think and feel.

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COLLEGE PREP I

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  1. COLLEGE PREP I VOICE, SENTENCE FLUENCY, AND CONVENTIONS

  2. VOICE Voice is the heart and soul, the magic, the wit, along with the feeling and conviction of the individual writer coming out through the words. • This really sounds like me! • I’ve been honest about what I think and feel. • Can you feel my commitment to this topic? • I’ll bet you want to read this to someone. • I know why I’m writing and who my audience is.

  3. VOICE • Think AMERICAN IDOL and the judges’ advice, “Don’t just sound like a karaoke version of the artist. Make it your own.” VOICE is the personality, the style. • When Ike Turner died, two newspapers showed voice in very different ways: • New York Times: (straightforward) "Ike Turner, Musician and Songwriter in Duo With Tina Turner, Dies at 76“ • New York Post: (bad pun) "Ike 'Beats’ Tina to Death.”

  4. SENTENCE FLUENCY Sentence fluency is the rhythm and flow of the language, the sound of word patterns, the way in which the writing plays to the ear – not just to the eye.It is the variety of sentence lengths, styles, and structures. • My sentences begin in different ways. • Some sentences are short and others long. • It just sounds good as I read it out loud. • My sentences have power and punch.

  5. SENTENCE FLUENCY-ADDING FLUENCY TO WRITING • Consider that the SOUNDS of words matters as much as their MEANINGS. • No two sentences begin with the same word (within a paragraph) • (high risk) Include a purposeful sentence fragment when stylistic and effective. • Examine sentences. Are some short, some long, and every where in between?

  6. BEWARE!!! It’s great to craft l-e-n-g-t-h-y, meaningful sentences, but avoid adding soooo many clauses that it’s hard to even, like, make any sense at all of what you’re saying because there are too many different ideas attached to the same root sentence and you’re just trying to fit too much into one poor sentence, you know, so like, don’t do that stuff, ‘kay?

  7. FRAGMENT BEE!! SENTENCE-STAND FRAGMENT-SIT

  8. After I spilled coffee all over my shirt on my way to work.

  9. My daughters, Zoe and Amanda, and sons, Trett and Jordan.

  10. Clean the toilet.

  11. Because Mr. Fanglestang wasn’t prepared for his classes.

  12. Help me!

  13. THE END! (of sentence fluency)

  14. CONVENTIONS • Conventions are the mechanical correctness of the piece – spelling, paragraphing, grammar and usage, punctuation, and use of capitals. • I don’t have many mistakes in my paper. • I have used capital letters correctly. • Punctuation marks are in the correct places. • Every word is spelled correctly. • My paper is ready for publishing.

  15. CONVENTIONS-IMPORTANT??? Dear John, I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we’re apart. I can be happy forever. Will you let me be yours? Gloria Dear John, I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever. When we’re apart, I can be happy forever. Will you let me be? Yours, Gloria

  16. PRESENTATION (THE +1) Presentation zeroes in on the form and layout of the text and its readability; it should be pleasing to the eye. • My paper looks neat and is legible. • My paper is free from stray marks, raw edges, and doodling. • Someone could easily read my paper.

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