Workshop Leaders: Jose and Sul

Objectives of the Workshop:
By the end of this workshop, you should be able to do the following:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Use at least one method of PREWRITING.
Understand the difference between a DRAFT and
REVISING.
Learn at least one method of REVISING.
Learn at least one method of EDITING.

 The Writing Process is made up of the
FOUR steps to complete a work of writing:
 1) PREWRITING
 2) DRAFTING
 3) REVISING
 4) EDITING

 Exercise 1
 You have just completed your prewriting on your delicious dessert.
 What did you come up with in your brainstorm?

 Clustering
 Listing
 Freewriting
 Outlining
NOTE: Try them all out. Choose the one that works best for you.

 You just composed of list of ingredients at the start of the workshop.
 Lists are easy to do, and our brains like to make lists, so it relaxes your mind as you do it.

 What kind of flan?
 Vanilla
 Eggs
 Condensed Milk
 Sugar
 Plastic little cups
 Small sauce pan
 Caramel

 Clustering is for visual learners.
 It allows you to “see” the connections easily.
 It prevents you from writing in complete sentences, reducing the amount of things you need to process as you start your brainstorming.

Here is some information you might not have known about FLAN:
 Flan is a French word that means “flat bread” or
“flat cake”.
 Flan can come in a different variety of flavors, including Vanilla, Chocolate, Pumpkin, Pineapple,
Coconut, and even Asparagus!

Preheat
Oven to
325º
Sugar
Eggs
Condensed
Evaporated
Milk
Ingredients
Caramel
Flan
Preparation
Process

 Now you try one!
 Go ahead and use a CLUSTER on your dessert.

 I. Flan
 A. Ingredients
 1. Eggs
 2. Sugar
 3. Condensed Milk
B. Materials
1. Plastic Cups

 In FREEWRITING, you write whatever comes to your mind without worrying about punctuation or grammar.
 You do write in complete sentences.
 You can handwrite it or on the computer if you are a strong typer.

 ROUGH DRAFT
 Typed using complete sentences.
 Organize into paragraphs as best as you can.
 Try to get to page requirement if you can.
 Don’t worry about grammar or punctuation.
 Remember, it’s a draft NOT a final copy ready to turn in.

 The MOST IMPORTANT step in the Writing Process.
 This is where your paper goes from being rough to almost complete.

 What to look for when Revising:
1) Check your THESIS Statement

THESIS STATEMENT WORKSHOP
On
3/30/11
6:00-7:00p.m.

 Check your ORGANIZATION
 Make sure you have written enough support for your ideas. If not, add more support or specific examples.
 REREAD the prompt if you have to. Make sure you are following the prompt requirements.
 Take it to the Writing Center with plenty of time!
 Show it to one of your peers in your class (someone you trust).

 EXERCISE

 Now you start looking at the PUNCTUATION and
GRAMMAR. This is where you POLISH your paper.
 Check all your commas.
 Make sure there are no FRAGMENTS.
 Check your VERB TENSES
 Check your other PUNCTUATION such as apostrophes, semi-colons, and dashes.
 Check your MLA FORMAT

RUN-ON SENTENCES
On
4/26/11
2:00-3:00p.m.

MLA FORMAT
On
4/27/11
6:00p.m.-7:00p.m.

 Bring your paper to THE WRITING CENTER at least a few days before it’s due.
 Spell check it. MS Word is mostly reliable.

THE PAPER IS FINISHED.
TURN IT IN AND RELAX!

PLEASE FILL OUT A WORKSHOP EVULATION FORM
BEFORE YOU LEAVE.