Do You Work for the Department of Redundancy Department? January 25, 2018

Focus: How can we write with stylistic command?

1. Warming up by meeting your Academic Vocabulary, Set 3 (www.quizlet.com)

2. Eliminating redundancy and wordiness; click here for "Writing with Style"

*The rule: If you have two sentences, two adjectives, two phrases, etc. performing the same function, get rid of one of them. Keep the one that's doing it better.*

3. Enjoying a brief "Good Morning, A.P." session to explore the passage itself

• Breaking News: Summarize the dramatic situation in this passage. Don't leave out any dirty details.

• Your Spin: What's your take on what really happened here? This is your thesis.

• The "Facts": No fake news here--stick to the textual passages. Which ones are the most revealing? What literary language might you use to talk about them?

• The Wrap-Up: Lingering questions? Kudos to your fellow newscasters? Brilliant epiphanies?

4. Using the reflective rubric for peer feedback on your intro, structure, evidence, and style

HW:
1. Read the heck out of Invisible Man. We're through Chapter 13 for tomorrow's Socratic; be sure to print and bring your reading ticket to class.

2. Look through those Set 3 Academic Vocabulary words while you're waiting for your Starbucks.