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reminder about the term you
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line summary of the story in
your own wordsāname the
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quote in parentheses after the
quote. Make sure you proved
your point, by the end, even if
you feel you're stating the
obvious, because you probably
are not stating the obvious.
Finish with a restatement of the
topic sentence.
revise and fix any glitches before uploading by Sunday night ...
1302 Notes ā 06 ā February 4, 2021 Writing about Fiction (&
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Writing about Fiction (& Exam)
1. Putting the āCompositionā into Composition II
(how to start and end paragraphs with your topic sentence)
2. The Academic Paragraphāwith an Example
(it starts and ends with the same topic sentence)
3. Analyze First
4. Letās Practice Topic Sentences (which will start and end the paragraphs)
5. Letās Practice Finding Support (for the topic sentences which go where?)
6. Drafting the Paragraph Assignment (establishes todayās attendance)
7. Homework Help (Paragraph & Exam 1: Fiction)
8. Checklist of Graded Assignments, Week 3
HOMEWORK for NEXT TIME: 1- ANALYZE a short story. 2-DRAFT an
academic paragraph of 8-24 sentences, communicating one writing technique in that
story. 3-REVISE the paragraph, then UPLOAD it by Sunday night. 4-TAKE Exam 1:
Fiction any time until next Wednesday (note: no new readings).
1. Putting the āCompositionā into Composition 2
ā¢ You are LEARNING ABOUT FICTION in order to WRITE ABOUT FICTION
ā¢ The skills you use to write about fiction, you can then use in real life
to write about incident reports, peer reviews, etc.
ā¢ We will start by writing an ACADEMIC PARAGRAPH
ā¢ Next week, we will write an ESSAY, which will include:
ā¢ An introductory paragraph
ā¢ 2 or more academic paragraphs, and
ā¢ A concluding paragraph
2. The Academic Paragraph (with an Example)
ACADEMIC PARAGRAPHS, in literary analysis, exist to communicate ONE (1) specific
insight about a story, poem, or play. This time, weāre doing short stories.
WHY WRITE? Consider Comic-Con, book clubs, and fandoms (like Trekkers or
Browncoats). Also, this develops your ability to look at evidence and build a theory
based on that evidenceāa good skill to have in law, in medicine, in business, etc.
HOW & WHEN TO WRITE? Use todayās class time to write an academic paragraph
explaining one (1) insight about one (1) short story. You will then have a chance to
The paragraph starts and ends
with the same point. This "topic
sentence" is the whole reason
the paragraph exists. Be sure to
name the author & title. If you
think a reader may need a
reminder about the term you
are using, define it. If you don't
use your own words, you must
use quotation marks and cite
your source! It's a good idea,
toward the start, to give a one-
line summary of the story in
your own wordsāname the
main characters. You should
have points to make that
support your topic sentence. Put
them before the quotes that
support them. Support can be
given as quotes and as facts
from the story. If you use a story
with page numbers, remember
to put the page number of the
quote in parentheses after the
quote. Make sure you proved
your point, by the end, even if
you feel you're stating the
obvious, because you probably
are not stating the obvious.
Finish with a restatement of the
topic sentence.
revise and fix any glitches before uploading by Sunday night ...
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