Please post the list of the writing issues you plan to work on for the rest of the semester in response to this post, making sure to include at least one, and no more than four issues in each of the following categories: Argument/Structure/Clarity.
Here is a sample writing inventory:
Argument
Title
Structure
Topic Sentences
Sentence Clarity
Comma Splices
Faulty Parallelism
Commas
Attending to connections between sentences
Here is a complete list of possible writing issues that could be included in your writing inventory:
Argument
Title
Thesis Statement
Argument is well represented and reader is able to easily follow points being made
Argument is logical
Generalities avoided
Structure
Topic Sentences
Body Paragraph Focus
Body Paragraph Development
Body Paragraph Order
Introduction
Conclusion
Sentence Clarity and Sentence Transitions/Relations
SWE Sentence Integrity
Fragments
Run-Ons
Comma Splices
Fused Sentences
Shifts in point of view or tense
Modifier/Clause issues
Faulty syntax
SWE Diction
Verb issues
Dropped endings
Faulty Parallelism
Pronoun issues
Word Choice: Ambiguous or incorrect
Articles
MLA Guidelines for author names and/or titles
Punctuation
Periods
Commas
Apostrophes
Semicolons
Colons
Quotation Marks
Sentence Transitions/Relations
Using transition words
Attending to connections between sentences
argument -title
structure- topic sentences, ending sentence
sentence clarity- comma splices and run-on’s
Some of the writing issues I’m going to focus on for the rest of the semester deals with punctuation, and word choice. I now understand how to use a semi-colon and dash correctly. From correcting these errors, my writing should gain clarity and correct SWE diction.
Nina,
I greatly appreciate that you posted both a description of your writing inventory as a paragraph and as a list. I was going to ask everyone to do this, but I did not want to confuse anyone by doing that. This is just to say that rather than being a “mistake,” what you posted is actually a model for anyone interested in including a description of his/her writing inventory.
All best,
Prof. Rodgers
I realized I did this wrong so correction
Argument-
Title
Structure-
Topic sentence
Body Paragraph Focus
Clarity-
Run-Ons
Shifts in point of view or tense
Faulty syntax
NIna, This looks great. I’m afraid my category of “faulty syntax” is fairly broad. I’m curious to know which issues, specifically, you are are planning to work on in that category.
All best,
Prof. Rodgers
The following are the issues I have in my writing:
Arguement-
Making sure the reader is bale to understand points being made
Thesis statement
Structure-
Topic sentences
Body paragraph focus
Body paragraph development
Conclusion
Clarity-
Fused sentences
Proper punctuation and word choice for the genre of writing are also points that I need to fix in my writing.
When constructing a sentence i have difficulties in
Introduction:
* Establishing a well understood thesis in 1 to 2 sentences without causing a run on.
where it is appropriate to place semi colon.
Body:
* Connecting sentences so that they work together. Eg: each sentence pickups on the last and also setup the next, working like clockwork.
* Partially odering in body paragraphs
SWE:
*diction
*verb issues
*Parallelism
Punctuation:
*Comas
*apostrophes
*Semicolons
Argument –
Title
Generalities avoided
Structure –
Topic Sentences
Introduction
Conclusion
Clarity –
Fragments
Run-Ons
Comma Splices
Fused Sentences
Shifts in point of view or tense
Modifier/Clause issues
Faulty syntax
Argument
Argument is well represented and reader is able to easily follow points being made
Generalities avoided
Structure
Body Paragraph Development
Body Paragraph Order
Introduction
Sentence Clarity and Sentence Transitions/Relations
SWE Sentence Integrity
Run-Ons
Shifts in point of view or tense
SWE Diction
Articles
MLA Guidelines for author names and/or titles
Punctuation
Semicolons
Colons
Quotation Marks
Semicolons
Sentence Transitions/Relations
Attending to connections between sentences
Structure: Topic Sentence, Body Paragraph Development
Argument: Argument is well represented and reader is able to easily follow points being made, Thesis Statement.
Sentence Clarity and Sentence Transitions/Relations SWE Sentence Integrity: Run-Ons.
SWE Diction: Word Choice.
Punctuation: Commas, Semicolons.
Argument:
Title
Thesis Statement
Argument is well represented and reader is able to easily follow points being made
Structure:
Topic Sentences
Body Paragraph Development
Clarity:
Fused Sentences
Shifts in point of view or tense
Dear Rodrigo, Daytona, Eddie, Ping, Barry, Adia, Nina, and Michelle,
Thank you very much for these posts. If you have the time, it will be helpful to each of you to explain what specific issues you plan to work on in each category. (You can see Nina’s post as a model of this). Finally, although I hope this goes without saying, all of the issues that you’ve identified are part of the REVISION, not the DRAFTING process. If anyone has any questions about what I mean by that sentence, or why I am reminding you of this fact, please let me know.
All best,
Prof. Rodgers
Dear Rodrigo, Daytona, Eddie, Ping, Barry, Adia, Nina, and Michelle,
Thank you very much for these posts. If you have the time, it will be helpful to each of you to explain what specific issues you plan to work on in each category. (You can see Nina’s post as a model of this). Finally, although I hope this goes without saying, all of the issues that you’ve identified are part of the REVISION, not the DRAFTING process. If anyone has any questions about what I mean by that sentence, or why I am reminding you of this fact, please let me know.
All best,
Prof. Rodgers
Argument:
Thesis Statement
Argument is well represented and reader is able to easily follow points being made
Argument is logical
Sentence Clarity and Sentence Transitions/Relations
SWE Sentence Integrity:
Fragments
Run-Ons
Comma Splices
Punctuation
Periods
Commas
Semicolons
Colons
Quotation Marks
Sentence Transitions/Relations
Using transition words
Topic Sentence
Comma Splices
Faulty Parallelism
Attending to connections between sentences
Argument is well represented and reader is able to easily follow points being madeBody Paragraph Focus
Body Paragraph Development
Conclusion
Verb issues
Arguement-
Making sure the reader is bale to understand points being made
Thesis statement
Structure-
Topic sentences
Body paragraph focus
Body paragraph development
Conclusion
Clarity-
Fused sentences
Arguement- Thesis statement
Structure- Topic sentences, Body paragraph focus, Conclusion
Clarity-tenses
Argument-
Thesis statement
Structure-
Conclusion
Body Paragraph Order
Clarity-
Comma Splices
Punctuation-
Periods
Commas
really need to focus on periods and commas and when it is appropriate to use them