Sensibly Structure ii and expand your essay with Ephemera iii
ESSAY 1 CONFERENCE D RAFT:
VISION AND REVISION
PROJECT OVERVIEW:
Compose the first and second drafts of a self-directed, thesis-driven, rhetorically powerful essay.
Prepare for Conferences
BIG FIVE QUESTIONS:
1. Practice Right Speechi
2. Select a Prompt & Triangulate Elements
3. Sensibly Structure ii and expand your essay with Ephemera iii
4. Compose your Essay in MLA Formative with a Strong Thesis as directed in the prompt. Make
careful use of the Rhetorical Situation and Appeals vi and highlight them in your essay.
Include an MLA Works Cited Page. Print and annotate this First Draft, then annotate and
revise. Print a fresh copy of the Second Draft.
5. Compose by hand a single page process memo, detailing what you’re proud of, confused by, or
need help with.
OBJECTIVES:
• Write Fearlessly
• Revise Wisely
• Practice Right Speech
• Embrace Negative Capabilityvii: Just Be in the Lake and Live in the Mystery
• Intuition: The Balance of Instinct and Logic
• Think and Write Effectively, Beautifully, and Well
• Master MLA standards
• Improve Note Taking, Rhetorical, and Structural Skills
• Learning to ask and answer your own Questions and to make your own Decisions
• Focus on the Rhetorical Situationviii and Rhetorical Appealsix
• Practice Inductive Inferencex and Deductive Reasoningxi
• Rely on Valid and Reliablexii Data
EXTRA CREDIT:
• Reference to any unrequired text written to display mastery of its ideas.
• Particularly Large or Elaborate Ephemera system (Like the notes)
• Writing in lyric verse.
• Something spectacularly creative, brilliant, and/or brave.
• Going the extra mile in whatever way you can
SUBMISSION:
1. Compose in GOOGLE DOCS only. The account MUST NOT be associated with previous school.
2. Title the Document and Save to a Google Docs folder specific to this class.
3. Click Share in the Top Right Corner
4. Click Get Shareable Link in the Pop-Up
5. Select “can comment”
6. Click Get Shareable Link again. This will automatically copy exactly what you need. COPY
NOTHING ELSE
7. In Canvas, Navigate to the Essay 1 Conference Draft Assignment and follow the directions
there.
8. In Canvas, Navigate to the Essay 1 Discussion board and follow the directions there.
9. Staple in the following order: Second Draft, Annotated First Draft, Process Memo, Ephemera
10. Turn in during class