Wednesday, January 25
TO REVIEW THE INTRODUCTION TO ADJECTIVE CLAUSES CLICK HERE.
IN-CLASS WRITING
(Exam Writing)
When you register at or enroll in a new school, they will want to test your English writing. You will be given a topic, and then asked to write about it all at once, without any dictionary or help. This is called a "writing assessment."
You were given a diagnostic at the beginning of the class. Now is the time to take another writing diagnostic.
(Exam Writing)
When you register at or enroll in a new school, they will want to test your English writing. You will be given a topic, and then asked to write about it all at once, without any dictionary or help. This is called a "writing assessment."
You were given a diagnostic at the beginning of the class. Now is the time to take another writing diagnostic.
GETTING INFORMATION
As we saw before, you can use facts to help make your opinion stronger--if you use them correctly, and if they are "facts" which most people will accept.
There are various ways to do this. You can go online, and use a search engine, such as Google, but you need to be careful of the information you get. Here are some suggestions.
Before you start, WRITE the answers to this question:
Then:
1. Choose your search words carefully. Use KEYwords that focus on the real idea. WRITE THEM DOWN FIRST so the instructor can check.
2. Choose from your results carefully. Look out for advertisements--don't choose those. Choose one article. .
3. Study your article carefully.
4. Choose one or two quotes that support the reasons in your paragraph.
As we saw before, you can use facts to help make your opinion stronger--if you use them correctly, and if they are "facts" which most people will accept.
There are various ways to do this. You can go online, and use a search engine, such as Google, but you need to be careful of the information you get. Here are some suggestions.
Before you start, WRITE the answers to this question:
- Which reason in your paragraph needs a quotation? The first reason? The second, or the third? (Perhaps more than one?)
Then:
1. Choose your search words carefully. Use KEYwords that focus on the real idea. WRITE THEM DOWN FIRST so the instructor can check.
2. Choose from your results carefully. Look out for advertisements--don't choose those. Choose one article. .
3. Study your article carefully.
4. Choose one or two quotes that support the reasons in your paragraph.
When you find an appropriate quotation, you can write it in this worksheet in the correct place. (Download and save.)
WORKING WITH QUOTATIONS
Quotations are the words or other people that you put into your writing. Here is the explanation from the textbook about how to use quotations (LAWS-2, page 188):
Quotations are the words or other people that you put into your writing. Here is the explanation from the textbook about how to use quotations (LAWS-2, page 188):