Extra Credit Opportunity from Writing with Example Workshop

We completed an IN-CLASS Writing with Example Workshop on Tuesday, 10/11. 

At the bottom of that assignment is an EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY--

You can see that workshop handout and extra credit opportunity (at the very bottom) here.

You can submit your extra paragraphs here as well--or on paper by OCTOBER 27.

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WRITING WITH EXAMPLE WORKSHOP

DUE:  Today

You may work with your peer edit group—ONE paper with all participants names.

OR

You may work on your own individual paper, but get input, inspiration, suggestions, etc. from your group.

Writing with Example, Illustration, and Anecdote

     Examples, illustrations, and anecdotes (An anecdote is just a little story.) provide more information.  They clarify ideas, create interest, convince the reader that the author is invested, make ideas more concrete.

     Examples, Illustration and Anecdote come from...

• Personal Experience
• Imagination and Hypothetical situations
• Interviews/Surveys
• Research

    Examples can be formatted as multiple examples--a list of several examples.  Or they can be formatted as an extended example--one item is selected and a longer, more in-depth development or discussion of that item is created using anecdote, description, etc.

In class we will practice outlining strategies for multiple and extended examples based on personal experience, imaginary or hypothetical situations, interviews or surveys, and research.  Below is an example of what we may come up with in class.

Topic:  Winning the Lottery

1.  OUTLINE BASED ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

-  I won---$7

- I don't play regularly

-I know about gambling--the house wins

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2.  OUTLINE BASED ON IMAGINATION OR HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION

-if I were to win the lottery...

-beach house definitely

-Audi

-donate to education causes

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3.  OUTLINE BASED ON SURVEY OR INTERVIEW

-How many people have played the lottery?

-How many have won?

-how many have gambled in any way?

-how many lost?

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4.  OUTLINE BASED ON RESEARCH

---do research and find interesting facts

MAKE SURE TO GIVE CREDIT TO SOURCES!

- see a tax advisor before you cash the ticket https://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahljacobs/2012/02/11/10-things-to-do-when-you-win-the-powerball/#6d88c5173775 Links to an external site.

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GROUP WORKSHOP ASSIGNMENT  (Required – 20 points)

Choose a topic. 

Suggestions:  New Technology, Climate Change, Homelessness, or other.

Part 1 - For that one topic create 3 outlines filled with example, illustration, anecdote:  

    1 based on personal experience

    1 based on imagination or hypothetical situation

    1 based on interview, survey, or research

Part 2 -  Choose ONE of your outlines and create a draft quality paragraph based on that outline.

            Include topic sentence (topic + controlling idea for this paragraph).

            Paragraph should be 5 or more complete sentences.

          Your paragraph may contains multiple examples or it could focus on and extend one example.

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INDIVIDUAL EXTRA-CREDIT OPPORTUNITY  DUE BY OCTOBER 27

AS AN INDIVIDUAL, you may choose to complete additional draft quality paragraphs for the other outlines or extended examples.  You may create up to 3 extra paragraphs; each paragraph is worth up to 10 points of extra credit.