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Workshops

Welcome!

  • Evals
  • Secret Identities
  • Transitions
  • Intros

Secret Identities

Secret Identities

QuickWrite:

What is the importance of clothing (dress) in our culture?

Secret Identities

Turn to a partner and discuss...

What are some examples of "dress" in other cultures? Give a few examples of how cultures are expressed through dress.

Secret Identities

In a group of 3-4, take out a sheet of paper and put everyone's name on it. Then address the following questions. Provide specific examples and page numbers.

1. According to Morris, how does dress influence dual identities? (251-54)

2. What is the ethical problem of secret identities? (254-56)

3. Why is Superman's secret identity different than all the rest? What can Superman's motivation for secret identity tell us about our own lives or culture? (256-61)

4. Explain how Batman serve as a counterpart to Superman (according to Morris). (262-65)

5. How do secret identities play a role in our lives? In our culture? In other cultures?

Gender & Sexism

In your group, think about the following...

Secret identities exist at times to protect. We protect ourselves, the ones we love, and in the case of our spandex-clad friends, the world. We don a special set of clothing to access identity traits and to perform those traits in our culture. Considering our conversation about Stabile and the "protector narrative"...

To what extent does dress and "masking" play into Stabile's problem with the superhero narrative? Think about the examples Stabile gave. Also consider Morris' short paragraph on page 253 about the differences between men and women in our society.

Gender & Sexism

Judith Butler is a leading voice on gender studies and they way we as individuals interact with and are perceived by the culture around us.

Watch the video and consider the two concepts Butler brings up:

Gender performance

Gender performativity

Gender & Sexism

In your group, discuss the two concepts Butler mentions:

Gender performance

Gender performativity

How do you see gender performance and gender performativity playing out in the world around you? How does dress influence gender performance? How does dress influence gender performativity?

Transitions

Transitions

Why should we use transitions in our writing?

Transitions

Transitions are a great way to also create paragraph unity.

TRANSITION

IDEA

Using Transitions Wisely

Identify the relationship between the ideas (find the "thread")

Choose an appropriate transition

Consult a dictionary, if needed

Do not overuse transitions...

Transitions

Public speaking is difficult for me because I often judge myself in the moment. For example, when I was in high school, I gave a presentation about baking. In fact, I was so self-conscious about the way I speak, in particular, how I say the word "cinnamon," for example, that I was constantly pausing to make sure I said the word correctly. As a result, due to the fact that I was pausing all the time, consequently, I started to stumble over more of my words. With this in mind, I was even more self-conscious about my speech and for this reason, I ended up pausing even more and forgetting what I wanted to say. Therefore, public speaking is and always will be, above all, difficult for me.

Transitions

Public speaking is difficult for me because I often judge myself in the moment. For example, when I was in high school, I gave a presentation about baking. I was so self-conscious about the way I pronounced the word "cinnamon" that I was constantly pausing to review whether I said the word correctly. Since I was pausing all the time, I started to stumble over more of my words. Then, I was even more self-conscious about my speech and I ended up pausing frequently and forgetting what I wanted to say. Because of experiences like this, public speaking is, and always will be, difficult for me.

Transitions

Working on Paragraph Unity

Step 1: Highlight or underline each topic sentence in the example -- wherever it appears in the paragraph.

Step 2: As a group isolate one body paragraph to work with at a time

Step 3: Read the topic sentence to determine if it is arguable. Does it need proving? Revise, if needed.

Step 4: Then, read through the paragraph one sentence at a time. After each sentence discuss how/why that sentence belongs in that paragraph:

  • What is the purpose of each sentence in the paragraph?
  • How does each sentence help to support the topic sentence?

Step 5: Look for places to insert transition words. Both at the paragraph level and between paragraphs.

Evaluating Transitions

1. As a group, pick one body paragraph and identify if the author has used transistion words.

2. Are there too many transitions? Are there not enough transitions? Brainstorm together how to incorporate transition words to help the paragraphs flow better.

3. Repeat these steps until all the body paragraphs have been looked through

Grande & Counter-Stories Workshop

As a group, DISCUSS the following:

1. Has the writer included relevant evidence (and enough of it)?

  • What other evidence could the writer include?

2. Has the writer included clear explanations and descriptions of that evidence?

  • Do you understand the evidence?
  • What else do you want to know about the evidence?

3. Has the writer sufficiently analyzed that evidence and connected it back to the claim (addressing the "so what?")

  • What does this evidence prove?
  • How / Why does it prove that?

Fair & Appropriate Use of Sources

You try

  • Google "The Lie about Diversity" by Frank Bruni or look at "The Trouble with Diversity" (Lunsford 725-730).
  • As a group pick out 1-2 quotes that may be helpful in the essay.
  • How would you use those quotes? (paraphrase, direct quote)
  • Write them into the essay.
  • Be prepared to share.

Fair & Appropriate Use of Sources

Tips for Success:

  • No matter how small the phrase---always cite!
  • Copy and pasting material is plagiarism--even if you list the entry in the Works Cited page. You must direct quote or paraphrase.
  • When talking about an author's idea---still cite!
  • When paraphrasing use an in-text citation
  • A quote is 3 or more words from source
  • Sources in the essay must match sources on the Works Cited

Fair & Appropriate Use of Sources

In your groups, examine the body paragraphs and answer the following questions:

  • Does the author use in-text citations to note direct quotes and/or indirect quotes?
  • Are there too many quotes per paragraph? If so, can the paragraph be broken up into 2 paragraphs?
  • Does the author vary the presentation of source material? (i.e. do they only use direct quotes? Do they paraphrase or summarize?)
  • Suggest 1-2 revisions to their quoting style

QuickWrite

QuickWrite

How can you improve your transitions?

Introductions:

Introductions:

  • Hook
  • Context (Briefly introduces key words and topic)
  • Thesis Statement
  • Takes a clear position
  • Clearly states specific community/family unit
  • Lists main points
  • Includes warrant: Addresses significance of essay’s topic, justifying argument’s existence (a.k.a - reasoning)

Introductions:

The most common mistakes made by students are:

  • not to include an introduction at all
  • to include an introduction, but one which is unrecognizable as such
  • to include too much background/historical information in the introduction
  • to make the introduction too long

Introductions:

A good introduction will:

  • show that you are going to answer the question or complete the task
  • show that you understand the issues and their implications
  • show how you are going to do this by indicating the structure of your answer and making clear the main areas that you are going to write about (your plan).
  • show evidence that you have carried out some research by making a reference to one of your sources
  • be totally relevant
  • be concise: 8-9% of the total number of words is usually recommended (eg 120 words in a 1500 word assignment).

Introductions:

So more specifically, how do you do this? Include a "topic sentence" which indicates the main thrust of your answer. For example:

This essay deals with the economic and political decline in Britain's world role.

This assignment will examine Britain's peculiar unwritten constitution.

Four major features of the influence of human behaviour on planning are considered in this report.

This report will analyse the relative advantages and disadvantages of the different operating systems.

This essay will first describe the recent changes in the tax system and will then go on to argue that these changes are unfair and impracticable.

Introductions:

Use words and expressions which clearly show the plan behind your writing, for example:

The essay is divided into four main sections.

It will first consider ...

It will then go on to describe ...

The third part compares ...

Finally, some conclusions will be drawn as to ...

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