Introductory Writing Guide

Today you get the Introductory Writing Guide for the IC

department. It has a lot of useful information in it that will help
you become a better writer. We will look at the guide very
closely today, however, you should keep it with you and use it
whenever necessary.

Working with your partner, look at the Writing Guide and answer
the questions below.

1) What font should you use when typing your assignments?

2) What does S/V mean?

3) Write down three different kinds of essays.

4) What does w.f. mean?

5) What is one common error that many Japanese students make when writing?

6) What does brainstorm mean?

7) What information do you need to put at the top of the page for every writing assignment
that you hand in?

8) What the course goals for the IC Writing class?

9) Which of the five example websites do you think you will use to help you with your
writing? Why did you choose this site?

10) What is the difference between peer editing and peer revising?

11) Read the sample paragraph on pg.11 How to Write a Good Paragraph. Answer the
following questions:
a) What is the name of the writer?
b) Why do you need a good topic sentence?
c) How many supporting sentences should you have in a paragraph?
d) What does the concluding sentence do?

12) Look at the marking rubric and answer the following questions.
a) If you get 3 for your GRAMMAR score, what does it mean?

b) If you get 1 for your FORMATTING score, what does it mean?

c) If you get 1 for CONCLUDING SENTENCE, what does it mean?

13) What does sp. mean?

14) Where can you go at KUIS to get help with your writing?

You are finished!!!!