TODAY’S GOALS• Introduce vocabulary for discussing closed form prose organization and

structure

• Practice transitions between ideas and paragraphs

• Analyze the unity, coherence, and structure of our WTE essays

CLASS DISCUSSION –CLOSED FORM PROSE

STRUCTURE• What are unity and coherence?

• What are topic sentences?

• What are transition words?

• What are some example transition words?

• What are forecasting and fulfillment?

CLOSED FORM PROSE VOCABULARY

• Topic sentence

• Unity

• Coherence

• Transitions

UNITY STRATEGIES• What is the main idea of my essay?

• Does every detail/piece of evidence support the main idea?

• Are any sentences unnecessary or repeating old information?

COHERENCE STRATEGIES• What is the last sentence of my preceding paragraph? What is the first

sentence of my new paragraph? Is there a clear link between these ideas?

• What part of the essay am I currently writing/reading? Is that clear from the topic sentence of that paragraph?

• Am I using transition words and phrases between paragraphs and ideas?

• Am I repeating too many of the same transition strategies?

TRANSITION WORDS AND PHRASES

• First of all• moreover• In addition• Furthermore• Even though• In conclusion• Nevertheless• As well as• The second criteria

• Despite• On the other hand• Building off of• Of equal importance• In the first place• Whereas• Initially• More importantly• Previously

GROUP ACTIVITY-WTE STRUCTURE EVALUATION

• Pair up with one (or two) you have not grouped up with before• Review each student’s essay and answer the following question1. What is the students’ thesis (take this directly from the text)? Are there any problems

with the thesis criteria we discussed on Monday? 2. What is the student’s forecasting? Is this fulfilled in exactly the same order in the body

paragraphs of the essay? 3. What transition words/phrase does the student use? Circle them in the essay and write

3 or more here. Are any repeated? 4. Is there any content in the essay that doesn’t seem related to or contradicts the

thesis? If so, what is it? 5. Are there any transitions between paragraphs of the essay that are difficult to follow?

(Hint: check the last sentence of the preceding paragraph and the first sentence of the new paragraph. You may simply write the paragraph numbers here)

HOMEWORK• WTE – Final Draft

• Final draft due to Turnitin.com by 11/12 at midnight• 750+ words• Should evaluate the podcast of your choice with 3-6 criteria you establish• Focused on evidence with quotes• Clear thesis, transitions, and structure• Semi-formal writing style