- In-class work on "rough draft" exercise for
newsletter article. Do a Lanham-like in-class revising of newsletter
article, including peer review. As you do this work on looking
up information in the handbook as you need it. The useful
lists page is useful.
- Talk about revising, focusing on getting started revising
- Talk about organizing an analysis
- Talk about organizing an analysis [sic.]
- summary of newsletter requirements
- At this point of time make an outline
- Be sure to incorporate appropriate observations and descriptions
- Use minimal references, but include at least one properly
referenced citation within the text
- (You do not always have to do this when you write an
article, but do it for this assignment for the practice of
properly referencing in a piece that does not normally use
in- text citations -- such as a personal communication or
class notes.)
- refer to useful lists
if you need a guide to looking up information in the handbook
- Discussion of common writing problems
- Preview of Paper #4, an analytic speech
for something like a "Coffee or Conversation" session, or for a "Brown
Bag" luncheon. This must be a report written out in full, not just
an outline for giving a talk. For Paper #4 choose your own topic,
or write on one of the topics listed below. Review Ch. 43 of The
New St. Martin's Handbook , "Writing a Research Essay."
- Then finish close-to-final draft of Paper
#3 newsletter. Do this using Ch. 43 of The New St. Martin's
Handbook. In the end you should have 2 - 4 pages
of well-written text.
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