ENC 1101 Fun Sheet 6 for Week 6 Preparation for In-class Timed Essay Writing

Unit 2: Example and Classification: In-Class Analytic Essay Writing

Note: Both classes will meet on campus in Week 6: Monday class meets Sept 29; Wed class
meets Oct. 1.
Deadlines: Due dates for all reading and writing for both classes: Friday, Oct 3 by
midnight
Late grace period (for partial credit) extends to Monday, Oct 6 by Midnight.

Goals:
Learn strategies for brainstorming, writing and proofreading an in-class timed analytic
essay.
Learn how to Introduce, Integrate, and Punctuate Quotations correctly in essays.
Long-Term Goal: Write an effective, grammatically correct in-class timed essay for Essay 2.

Required Reading for Week 6 (all readings are in the Bedford Reader unless otherwise
indicated): To be done by the Deadlines at the top of this page:

Read “Classification,” p. 374-383 This section defines a classification essay and instructs
students in how to compose one.

Study: Tannen: “But What Do You Mean?” p. 390-399. Deborah Tannen classifies and
explores differences in conversation styles between men and women. Notice that she also uses
many detailed examples to help explain and illustrate her categories of communication styles.

Study: Sante: “What Secrets Tell,” p. 401-407. In this essay, Sante defines and classifies
types of secrets in a creative, somewhat philosophical way.

Note: The Tannen and Sante essays will be two of the essays you’ll have a choice to write
about for the Essay 2 In-class timed writing.

In the Bedford Handbook, study: ”Quotation Marks,” p. 413-421. (required)

Review: the Quotation handout posted in the Course Documents and Course Information
folder on the Lessons page. I’ll be passing out a hard copy and going over it with you in class in
week 6.

Recommended reading: Baker: “A Plot Against People,” p. 384-389. This satirical piece by
a famous newspaper columnist uses classification to create humor.

Mini Lecture (by Mini Me) Unit Two: Example, Classification, and Writing an Analytic Essay

Classification is a way of organizing knowledge or ideas about a given topic. It is an essential

academic skill to be able to break down and categorize a larger unit of knowledge into smaller
groups that can be defined, and that have something in common. The introductory material in
Chapter 10 explains clearly how and why we use classification in essays.
For this Unit, you will not be writing a Classification essay, but you will be analyzing one. You
will have a choice of 3 or 4 essays to analyze, and you’ll write your in-class Essay 2 on one of
those essays. The Daily Writing for this week, and the graded Discussion for next week will help
you prepare for this type of essay.
 You should have already studied Chapter 2 in the Bedford Reader on The Writing Process. If you
haven’t done so yet, you’ll need to go over that material carefully before attempting to write
Essay 2.
We will be covering the use of Quotations in essays this week in class. Please spend time
reviewing the material in your handbook and in the Quotation document on the Lessons Page.
I will be posting on the Lessons Page this week, sample essays and paragraphs on topics similar
to the one you’ll be writing about for Essay 2, along with detailed guidelines as to how to
prepare for this type of essay.

Required Writing for Week 6: (Daily Writing 5)

Deadlines: Due dates and Late grace periods for all reading and writing are posted at the
top of this document.

Note: please review the paper formatting guidelines posted on the Lessons page. Also
remember to format your assignment in Microsoft Word (doc or docx) format

You may download a free copy of Open Office, and save the assignment to a .doc
format, if you don’t have Microsoft Word. I’ve included a link to the Open Office
Website on the Announcements page.

Word count expectations: at least 200 words (minimum to pass): use as many words as you
need to explain and support your ideas thoroughly.

Submit your completed assignment directly to the Daily Writing 5 inbox on the Turnitin
Website.

On Tannen: “But What Do You Mean?”: After studying Tannen’s essay, and reviewing the
Quotation handout on the Lessons Page, review Tannen’s seven “areas of miscommunication” and
write at least one paragraph on the following topic:

Relate some examples from your own experience and/or observations in which you have observed or
participated in at least two of the types of miscommunication Tannen describes in her essay. Use very
specific examples or detailed scenes to support your ideas. Explain how your experiences could be used
to support or argue against the ideas in Tannen’s essay. If you have never observed or participated in one
of Tannen’s types of miscommunication, make up a hypothetical situation that would illustrate two
different types (a hypothetical example is something that didn’t factually happen, but could happen). Use
a total of three brief quotations from Tannen’s essay correctly in your paragraph(s). If you don’t
completely understand how to introduce, integrate and punctuate quotations, we will cover that in
class in Week 6. Your quotations should be of the following types:

1. A quote of a complete sentence from Tannen’s essay using a signal phrase, integrated smoothly
into your sentence.

2. Two quotes of parts of sentences from Tannen’s essay, integrated smoothly into your sentences, not
using signal phrases.

--All quotes should be punctuated correctly. Also proofread carefully for spelling and grammar errors,
especially those grammar areas we have covered in our grammar reviews.