Second Draft Review

Unit 2: Argument

Lesson Materials: 1. PowerPoint Presentation

Learning Objectives: Review citation, vocabulary, and grammatical patterns relevant to argument writing

Connections to Major Paper/Project:  This lesson will focus on the citation, punctuation, grammar, and vocabulary aspects of writing that you will use in your major paper assignment

Connections to Course Goals: This lesson contributes toward the goal of using conventions appropriate to audience, purpose, and the overall rhetorical situation

Activities:

  1. Integrating Sources: Follow the PPT to review material that will help you understand how to integrate different sources, essential citation practices and paragraph transitions in your writing.
  2. APA Quiz: Take this quiz to test your knowledge of APA citation style.
  3. Hedging: Learn about hedging claims in academic writing.
  4. Draft Review Handout: using the handout, perform a peer review focusing on grammar, conventions and citations.
  5. Implement suggested changes: Use the time remaining to implement suggested changes to your document.

Homework:

Hedging: Using the handout, review information about hedging, reread your paper with hedging in mind, and use hedging to revise tone.