1. WR115 An Introduction to College Writing Through Critical Reading: A Community of Scholars Examines Sports in Society
Monday, February 4, 2013
Noun Phrase Appositives
Subject-Verb Agreement, Ch 13,

2. Order of Business

3. Noun Phrase Appositives
Comparing two versions of the same story
Where are the differences?
Which is better?
What is an appositive? What is a phrase?
A noun and all its modifiers that names another noun
A phrase is a group of related words without a subject or a verb
When do we use appositives? (Text, p )

4. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Reflect on what you remember about pronouns.
Make a list of what you do know.
Compare your list with that of two other folks and make a composite list.
Putting together what the class knows as a whole--
Now let’s look in your textbook—p (Ch 15)

5. Take Five….
With Dave Brubeck

6. Using the Essay Rubric Review of the rubric In-class practice
Questions?

7. Essay Checklist Add examples for every major point you make
As you work on your final draft of your essay, add transitions & appositives.
Check subject-verb agreement.
Then check for pesky pronoun case errors.
Thoroughly check for unity & coherence (transitions)
Finally, use the essay evaluation standards we used in class.
Bring two copies of your essay to class, bring your flashdrive with your final copy saved to it, and a copy to yourself.