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Title: UIL Ready Writing Workshop


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UIL Ready Writing Workshop
  • Workshops for Student Writers
  • Tutors Tiffany Portewig, Lori Hughes,
  • and Loretto Jones

2
Overview
  • Ready...
  • Set...
  • Go...
  • Prompt An Athenian citizen does not put his
    private affairs before the affairs of the state
    even our merchants and businessmen know something
    about politics. We alone believe that a man who
    takes no interest in public affairs is more than
    harmlesshe is useless. Pericles Funeral
    Oration Athens, 5th century BC

3
Brainstorming a Writing Prompt
  • Ready
  • The prompt is read
  • All the meanings of the words in the prompt are
    clear to you
  • The subject is clear

20 minutes to go over the points 20 minutes to
write
4
Brainstorming a Writing Prompt
  • Set
  • The path is clear
  • The steps are clear
  • The examples are ready

15 minutes to go over the points 25 minutes to
write
5
Brainstorming a Writing Prompt
  • Go
  • The bumper sticker is clear
  • The hook is ready

15 minutes to go over the points 25 minutes to
write
6
Organizing an Essay
  • Check for a clear thesis statement
  • Check paragraph topic sentences
  • Check for transitions
  • Check for thesis support (echo words)
  • Check for clarity (adherence to the theme/bumper
    sticker)
  • Check for a conclusion that circles back

15 minutes to go over the points 25 minutes to
write
7
How to Make Essays Interesting
  • Use metaphors and analogies
  • Use a kicker
  • Show instead of tell
  • Write with attitude

15 minutes to go over the points 25 minutes to
write
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