College Writing

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Chapter 3( rough draft due friday)

Tone Reveals an attitude

Patterns of Reasoning - Inductive and dectuctive reasoning

- inductive: specific/ general

- begins with specific information and moves to a general conclusion

- deductive: general/specific

- moves from particular information to a generalization that explains the particulars.

Essay Strattegies - 4 dominant essay

- narrative

- descriptive

- compare and contrast

- expository

- explains using research

- argumentative

Essays - paragraphs

- introduction should get your reader ready

-perticular language and sound

- conclusion

- 1 paragraph in length

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Compare and contrast

Topics Sports/ countries/holidays/ private vs public

Literary styles: Poetry vs fiction/ book vs movie

Stay away from opoinions

MLA final page is the works cited page

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Reliabity Check List

Content: Currency- current

Fairness

Evidence: Evidence presented fairly

compare compare contrast contrast

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Slang Cliche

Cause and Effect

Answers two basic questions

Cause Answers the why?

-Reasons

Effect Answers the what?

-Results

Philo Love

Sophia Wisdom

Topics Boston tea party

-Reasons: Tax

-Results: Threw the tea

Cause effect 1.Intro-thesis

2.Causes-Present 2

3.Cause-Minor

4.Effects-Major

5. Effects-Minor

6. Solution

7.Conclusion

False Cause h

Compare and Contrast Essay

2 sources sites + in text citations 2

MLA format

quotes in the text with author and page number

work cited page Authors last name,first name

Etymological DIctionary def

Stipulative Definition by writer

Extended fuller definition

Greek Underlying Concepts of Logic

Logos Logoc, quality of arguing soundly - Information

Pathes Emotion, feelings expressed - Emotion

Ethos Ethic, honesty, credibility - Integrity

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CAUSE AND EFFECT

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Process Analysis

Informative process analysis Research

Directive Process analysis explains how to do something, gives directions

Topics Making something/Food

Steps Choose a topic Informative or Directive

Epistemology The study of knowledge

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Classification + Division

Classification Particular--->General

Inductive

Division General---> Specific

Deductive

Dramatic fiction

KEY COMPONENTS:

Setting Overall design,where it takes place

Characters

Tone The writers attitude about the subject, or the chararacters reveal through the language

POV

Theme The main idea/controling idea

Narrator A character telling the story, not the author

Metaphor

Imagery Sensory impression

Style/Structure

Plot Pattern of events

Conflict The tension or struggle with characters

Reso./ Climax

Literary Analysis

Do not summarize

Not a book report

use the key components

2 to 3 citations

primary source

and secondary source

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