MbShea@PWP@English@UMCP

Good morning.  I can see such good sentence work, as well as sorting through information (details) that can and should appear in the short definition memo for a specific context. Recall that audiences may not always have full digital capabilities.  Jane is on low bars, in a parking garage, and about to head into a meaning.

This means that dropping in visuals or attaching a PDF or requiring her to hit links is not helpful Some of you will complete your Review Task tonight.  You do NOT need to address what we will talk about today; stay focussed on the Review Prompt task.

Now, to new material to help with the next round, which will be due in an Eli Review Writing Task (will open on Wednesday) due Friday. Two linked documents will help us consider a few style points, as well as overall goals -->

First, a Checklist! (preview of what will be required in the final version; use this as a lodestar or navigation guide). For now, I am reminding you of what you have been learning (looping back) and applying in this memo. We can this situated learning.  You are more likely to remember how to use these critical thinking and writing craft skills in the future. For now, you can focus on the topic sentences and general sentence ideas.  For example, think bout what we have already discussed often, this semester.

Topic sentences/transitions sentences

• SV early, let detail trail
• SV together
• Short concise, as per Mb "free" sentences

Second, a google discussion guide here, for rain garden revision. I noted some of these small craft, language use, conventions, etc. 

New craft lessons, including the empty subjects mini lesson we did not have time for last week.

UPDATED due to link-fail on Monday (first two links are web exhibits).  Mea culpa, says Mb.

• Empty subjects (there is/are; it) READ THIS ENTIRE PRESENTATION FOR WEDNESDAY
  • BLUF? 
    • NO ITs in the document, period.
    • No There is/there are subject
• Shorter definition of dummy subjects (British term) with a case for when to use them (phrase subjects, often).
• Short google doc on empty subjects in science, whichh features a handy table of substituions.

Paragraph work. Let's start with the sentences that signal/announce new information, which will live in a paragraph.

• Topic sentences (you are experts now) 
• Transitions/paragraphs example (google doc)

You have seen how others are dividing their details into paragraphs.  I want to focus first on the Illustrating paragraph. Basically, you are also using the compare and contrast structure. Do this by dividing the above ground details from the below ground details.  Then, craft a pivot sentence that will mark the division between these categories. You know how to gather like with like.  This is a critical thinking strategy -- like counting the parts -- that you learned long ago.  Here is Bob McGrath singing to remind you-->

Free pivot sentences/phrases:

• Let's turn now to the underground portion of...
• In addition to the living or biotic material of plants, rain gardens rely on...
• These carefully selected plants work with four-seven layers of ...

Order does not matter in this Illustrating paragraph.  You choose.  Now, a source for this information that you can reference with a referral link: The 2014 Prince George's County Bioretention Manual (caution HUGE PDF, over 300 pages). Now, this 2009 resource is hosted by the MD Department of the Environment in a combined web exhibit with links to PDFs and sometimes other digital format.s

While we are on sources, you can use the Low Impact Development Center for the Classifying or "kitchen sink" paragraph.

About Allen Davis? We will take this up on Wednesday.  You can, however, skim his website for some details.  We are going to cite one of his works --without even reading this work -- but also find a link we can curate for Jane that helps her trust us and the two or three specific details that will support this evaluation paragraph.

Second draft due Friday.  I will craft a prompt for you.  The Checklist from Monday guides you toward the final version, should you wish to work ahead or at least, THINK A HEAD.