Workshop, cont. + Grammar!

1. Journal-  

However you can, using whatever resources you can, define:  Cliche,  Dead Metaphor, Concrete Word, Abstract Word.

2. Quick Descriptive Chat....  Some notes and to dos and don'ts.

2.5  No Way Errors...   Brief intro and discussion.

1.  Fragment.
2.  Comma Splice
3.  Run on
4.  Tense shift.
5.  Verb tense agreement.
6.  Parallelism.
7.  Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
8.  Comma after introductory elements-
 



3.  Groups and Editing.  Questions for readers to answer, below.


1.  Does the essay begin in the middle of the story?

2.  Does the essay seem to have a beginning, middle, and end?

3.  Would the essay be interesting to some people?

4.  Does the writer have a voice?  Do they sound unique?

5.  Would you tell this story to another person?

6.  Was anything left out of the story?

7.  What's the topic of the story?

8.  What's the purpose of this narrative?

9.  Write a compliment...


4.  Closing and what's up-

Your final draft is due for submission on Friday.