Writing+Handouts


 * WRITING & STYLE HANDOUTS **

Coherence, Unity, Content Words: [|PURPOSEFUL REPETITION - content words cohesion unity.pdf]

Diction, Description, Detail: [|Words Diction Description and Details.pdf]

Titles, Introductions, Conclusions: [|TITLES_dull vs dashing first words.pdf] [|INTRODUCTIONS_good and bad first impressions.pdf] [|CONCLUSIONS_happy vs crappy endings.pdf]

Paraphrasing: [|Paraphrasing Sentences Correctly.pdf]

 Transitional Words Phrases: [|Transitional Words and Phrases.pdf] [|Transitions Homework Worksheet.pdf]

Strategies for Success on a Timed Writing Test [|Timed Writing_Strategies for Success.pdf]

The Three Appeals: Logos, Pathos & Ethos (PowerPoint, examples, questions for analysis) : <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|The Three Appeals -- Logos Pathos Ethos.ppt] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Worksheet for Brainstorming Logos Pathos Ethos for Paragraph.pdf] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Harris_A Jerk.pdf] (example of an "extended definition" essay)

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Argument Strategies & Organizational Patterns: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Rhetorical Strategies and Organization Patterns.pdf] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Example Paragraphs Demonstrating Strategies and Patterns.pdf

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Audience, Genre & Tone (what to think about before you write...): <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Audience Attitude Genre and Tone.pdf]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Thesis & Outlining: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Writing a Good Thesis.pdf]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Examples of Opinion Essays: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Example_Being an Organ Donor.pdf] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Example_American vs Chinese Education.pdf]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Examples of Paragraphs: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Elements of an Effective Paragraph.pdf] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Examples of Paragraph Assignment.pdf] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Model Peer Review with Comments by Teacher.pdf]