Monday, Nov. 8, 2010
1. Roll
2. Questions about BA6?
3. Discuss Ch. 3 Introductions – pgs. 77-83
4. Revision of Sample Introduction – Group Activity and Voting
5. Discuss BA 7
Reading 9: Textbook Ch. 3 Introductions pp. 77-83
Objective: To develop new strategies for writing effective introductions for academic papers and to expand your understanding of what makes an effective introduction.
Purpose: The introductory paragraph of a document plays a key role in how readers respond to the entire text. In this assignment, you will attempt a revision of your introduction to Draft 1.1. Keep in mind that your original introduction may remain the better of your two efforts.
Description: To complete this assignment, review the strategies for writing introductions on pages 77-82 of your textbook. Then, copy and paste your original introduction from Draft 1.1 draft and re-read it. In a brief sentence or two, identify and explain which of the strategies from the textbook you used in composing this introduction. If you cannot identify one of these strategies in your introduction, then describe the strategy you had in mind.
Next, revise your introduction using one of the strategies from the textbook. Make sure that your new introduction is different from the one you wrote for your original introduction. Also make sure that you revise your thesis and focus of your draft, if necessary, in this new introduction.
Finally, write a short summary and evaluation of your revisions. Identify and explain which new strategy you used from the textbook and explain how this new strategy will influence your readers’ response to your analysis. Also let readers know which introduction, your original or the revision, is the strongest and why you believe that to be so.
Total length of this assignment should be between 500 – 650 words, including the original introduction, the revised version, and summary and justification
6. Grammar Games
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