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The sense of reality: Although we might sense that Twain exaggerates the erratic movements of his watch and his imagination is often fantastic, we also sense the reality of his condition. There’s the shock of familiarity for you. We have heard automobile mechanics and computer technicians spout technical gibberish to us and been convinced that […]

Using Description and Example Instructions: Review this information to give you a sense of using description as a method of development.   Writing a Narrative composition appeals to one of humankind’s basic instincts, the impulse to share stories. Sometimes the aim of the story-teller is simply to entertain, to provide a moment of escape from

How Will Your Professor Evaluate Your Paper?   How professors will look at the technical aspects of a formal exposition paper: These criteria come from Modules, Evaluation Criteria. 1. Elements of Organization I. Opening paragraph: It needs both a thesis statement and an organizing idea. It should end with a statement of significance. _____Thesis _____Organizing

Sample Thesis Statements for P1 Instructions: Here are some sample thesis statements for P1.   Do not use “and” in the thesis statement…the main idea of Paper 1. Samples” Sample: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is devotes itself primarily to the failure of the American dream. Sample: F. Scott Ftizgerald’s The Great Gatsby is

Boldface refers to Evaluation Criteria 2.  Underlining refers to the organization of Paper One. Evaluation Criteria 1. Elements of Organization (These Arabic numerals in bold face refer to the Evaluation Criteria.) I. Opening paragraph: It needs both a thesis statement and an organizing idea. It should end with a statement of significance. (These Roman numerals

6. Paper 1 Preparation 6.1. Module 6.1: Getting Started–the Openng of Paper 1   Getting Started–Paper 1 Your topic is not a matter of life and death, yet the idea of the American dream is an important myth in American culture and history. Thus, your first paragraph (I), the opening, must have three elements: Thesis,

the usefulness of templates Our templates also have a generative quality, prompting stu- dents to make moves in their writing that they might not oth- erwise make or even know they should make. The templates in this book can be particularly helpful for students who are unsure about what to say, or who have trouble

Demystifying Academic Conversation H Experienced writing instructors have long recognized that writing well means entering into conversation with others. Academic writing in particular calls upon writers not simply to express their own ideas, but to do so as a response to what others have said. The first-year writing program at our own university, according to

P R E FA C E T O T H E F O U R T H E D I T I O N what’s new in the book New materials in the introduction reinforce the importance of listening carefully to what others say (what “they say”) and summarizing it in a way that does

what they’re saying about “they say / i say” “Many students say that it is the first book they’ve found that actually helps them with writing in all disciplines.” —Laura Sonderman, Marshall University “A brilliant book. . . . It’s like a membership card in the aca- demic club.” —Eileen Seifert, DePaul University “This book