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COMPOSITION WORKSHOP

Objective. To help the student write effective and organized essays and papers. Choose a Topic. Select a topic that you like or that is familiar to you See if there is enough information on your chosen topic. Brainstorming. Select a topicWrite down what comes to your mindGroup the ideas th

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COMPOSITION WORKSHOP

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    1. COMPOSITION WORKSHOP University of the Sacred Heart Department of Humanities Center for Language Development Across the Disciplines   LAD

    2. Objective To help the student write effective and organized essays and papers

    3. Choose a Topic Select a topic that you like or that is familiar to you See if there is enough information on your chosen topic

    4. Brainstorming Select a topic Write down what comes to your mind Group the ideas that are related Choose the group of ideas that interests you and are related to the topic Organize your notes into an outline

    5. Do Some Research… …on the topic by asking the –wh questions: who, what, when, why and how …use the library, Internet, TV broadcasts, newspapers, magazines, etc…

    6. Prepare an Outline Introduction Thesis statement (topic sentence) Body Main idea Supporting ideas (details) Main idea Supporting ideas (transition to next paragraph) Conclusion

    7. Starting Your First Draft

    8. Paper Format

    9. Essay Content Make sure to include the thesis statement in your introduction Develop your ideas according to the outline Close your argument with a conclusion Summarize information from the previous paragraphs Do introduce new information in the conclusion

    10. Writing Techniques

    11. Sentence Variety By using expansions (adjectives, adverbs, verbal and prepositional phrases and appositives) Example: Mary has a long, red skirt.

    12. Sentence Variety In structure – complex sentence Example: I saw the woman, who was killing the cockroach, scream crazily. In sentence arrangement Example: In the middle of the desert, Will Smith punched the alien.

    13. Other Techniques Achieve unity Use correct word order for emphasis Use occasional questions, exclamations, or commands Use connectives (and, but, therefore…)

    14. Also Remember Writing purpose Narrate Describe Compare / Contrast Persuade The tone (sad, humorous, serious, concerned…) Your audience (formal / informal)

    15. Avoid the Following Breaking one idea into short, monotonous sentences Including sentences with unrelated or illogical details Using too many details even though related

    16. Avoid the Following Redundancy Unnecessary changes in point of view Run-ons (A run-on sentence has at least two sentences. Each one should be written separately.) Incorrect: Do you see the man in the car he is my father. Correct: Do you see the man in the car? He is my father.

    17. Citation Short quotations (three lines or less) should be enclosed in quotation marks Example: “Don’t ask what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy

    18. Citation On a new line, indent longer quotations (four or more lines), and set off in single space without quotation marks. Return to the original margin when you finish the quote.

    19. Plagiarism When you use someone’s ideas without citing, you receive credit for someone else’s intellectual effort To avoid plagiarism, make sure to identify and document all your quotes, cites, and reference sources

    20. Save Your Work If you use a computer or word processor, make sure you save your work Make more than one copy !

    21. Go to the LAD Center! Proofread Check grammar Check work format Check essay outline Check quotations and citations

    22. Prepare Your Second Draft…

    23. Preparing Your Final Paper Make sure to include the following: Cover page with your name, student number, the title of your work, course and section, professor’s last name, and date Reference list at the end of your work Revise quotations and citations

    24. References Capital Community College Library. Available at http://webster.commnet.edu Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Available at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html The Research Paper. Available at http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/general_handouts/research_guide.html

    25. Questions? Prepared by: Thalia N. Nazario-Santiago Coordinator for the Center for Languages and Culture Center for Language Development Across the Disciplines (LAD) February 2003 Revised by: Patricia Kidd August 2004 Revised by: Prof. Delia Serrano January 2005

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