Task 4 – Revising

Carolina Torres Ramírez

Group 10

Cristian Felipe Canon

Tutor

Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

English Language Teaching Program

English Composition

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 November 2022

Table of contents

1. Webconference Participation Evidence ……………………………Pag 3 - 4

2. OREO table ………………………………………………………. Pag 5

3. Step 3 - Rough draft ……………………………………………… Pag 6

4. Essay.………………………………………………………………. Pag 7 -9

5. References ………………………………………………………….Pag 10

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 Step 1 - Web conference participation evidence

First it was said that it was the last web conference of the course, and then some explanations

were given before starting the web-conference as such, then Professor Milly began to give a

small introduction of task 4, (minute 4) and also of the activity of the extra points since she

commented that she knew it was a difficult course, So an activity was done that gave 50 extra

points to the students. (Minute7:00) The teacher explained that task 4 consists of 4 points which

are, 1, the web conference, 2 the opinion paragraph, 3 the review that touches to make the draft

and 4, the PDF with the APA rules and well done, the teacher began to explain each point one by

one so that we all take them into account.

(Minute 11) In step 1 it was asked to take screenshots of the web conference, in case there is the

possibility that he could not be in the class the student must make a summary of 300 words that

explain what happened in the web-conference

(Minute 11:30) In step 2 he talked about the Oreo Table, showed us the lessons we had to read

and also told us that we should choose 1 lesson and from that lesson make an opinion paragraph,

then we have to share our opinion paragraph about the lesson we chose, saying if we liked it, or

we didn't like it, just the opinion paragraph. The opinion paragraph consists of 8 sentences, each

paragraph is a reason, a justification or a premise must be finished with a period.

(Minute 18:50) in step 3 talks about the content checklist, where we have to use the box to

review it and share it in the forum,

(Minute 21) some advice was given on what we need to do at this stage, how opinion paragraph

works, and some questions were answered.

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(Minute 27) we talked about the pictures we had to fill and how we had to fill them, Professor

Milly told us every important aspect of each table.

(Minute 34) talked about the checklist mechanic’s table.

After talking about the checklist mechanisms. We already talked about what we should post in

the forum, the revisions work in a way in which we can greatly improve our way of writing.

Then in the 46th minute we talked about the delivery and the references of the work. Then some

final recommendations were given and finally the class was dismissed.

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Step 2 - OREO Table and Opinion Paragraph

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 Step 3 - Rough draft, Checklist, Clean Copy of 5-paragraph essay

Checklist Items Long Answer

Content: What the essay says
Does the paper show what the title says? the article does not have a title.
Does the introduction clearly explain whatthe The introduction convinces the reader to
paper is about? Does it prepare the reader for continue reading, as it presents the thesis
what comes next? statement and concludes its
introduction with a quote which is consistent
with the body of the essay.
Is the thesis statement clear and easy to Yes, it contains key points to know what
understand? the reading is going to be about
Does each paragraph relate to the thesis The thesis is solid and responds to thegeneral
statement? content of the text
Are the main ideas (subtopics) — topic the main ideas are within each of the
sentences — related to the thesis paragraphs and make it possible that it isnot
statement? Do they back it up? necessary to read the entire text to
extract the central concept
Do the paragraphs support the thesis statement? Yes, the paragraphs are consistent with thethesis
Is the support specific? Is it
convincing?
Does the conclusion logically end the paper? The conclusion accomplishes the objectives
Does it give a take-home message such as summarizing main ideas
that stems from the rest of the paper? and gives a take-home message.
Structure: How the essay reads
Does each paragraph have a topic Yes, each paragraph has a thematic
sentence? sentence
What is the main idea of each paragraph? first paragraph: Writing was a rather
troublesome process at the beginning butlater
there was a better connection with writing
second paragraph: writing has important
steps, but this could not be distinguishedat the
beginning of writing
third paragraph: the writing process did not
have a significant structure, but afterwards
you could enjoy the process when you have
continuous learning Fourth paragraph: the
writing competence
is in process and the fundamental

characteristics of a good writing must be

fostered.
fifth paragraph: excellent writing is
obtained with perseverance

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Do all the sentences in the paragraphsupport the All sentences have to do with the main idea
main idea?
How are the sentences in the paragraph The paragraphs are organized sequentially
organized? Is this the most effective way to according to the writing process of theperson
organize them? Explain why or why not. who did the essay.
Are there any sentences that don’t follow the All sentences are found logically
organization or that just don’t flow logically?
Give examples and explain what
the problem is.

Mechanics: How the essay is written

Is the spelling correct? Did you use the Use the dictionary to find out which wasthe
spell check on the computer or look up correct word in the text.
words you weren’t sure about in a
dictionary?
Is the grammar correct? Are there any sentence This could be a sentence fragment
fragments or run-on sentences? (Without a doubt, the writing process isnot
as easy as you think.)
Has the author used punctuation The text has some punctuation errors
correctly?
Has the author correctly used capital There are some omissions of capital letters.
letters?
Has the author used words correctly The writer used correct words in the text
throughout the paper?

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 My written production processes

Writing was quite a troublesome process in my initial training, but when I discovered

my vocation, it sparked my interest to focus on the world of letters and word formation.

Without and a doubt, the writing process is not as easy as you think, it is important to note that

a good writer must consider certain characteristics so that his writing can be successful. For

this reason, I want to rescue a phrase that argues the above "there is a moment when all

obstacles collapse, all conflicts fall apart, and one comes up with things that one had not

dreamed of and then, there is nothing better in life than write" Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Conversations with Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza "(report)

As it was said at first, writing takes into account some important characteristics, for

this reason writing does not depend on certain steps, but on a constant process, which develops

the necessary skills to apply them at different times (before, during and after). The writing

process was initially frustrating since I wrote texts without the necessary observation to obtain

a good writing, normally in school they taught us only to write depending on a theme or topic,

so, in the development of the body of the text it could be messy and without the correct

structure.

The beginning of my writing process was unstructured, my writing was messy and

without meaningful structure; this moment I can say that I have improved in each of the

stages, I consider that writing is a continuous learning, I think that it resembles the reading

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process since, as time, from what you learn and what you study you can have sufficient skills

to develop you as a good writer. Therefore, it is important to highlight that the teacher or

guide's feedbacis constructive for writing and progressively positive changes can be noticed in

the assignments promoting the enjoyment of this process.

My competence as a writer is in process, considering the 4 stages mentioned by

Anthony Seow in the book "The Writing Process and The Writing Process", It is necessary to

apply the stages of writing so that you can have a good result such as we need to find or ask

ourselves what we want to write, focus on the thesis statement so that you can have a correct

direction at the time of reading a piece of paper Also, the thesis not only guides the reader, but

also the writer, since this sentence keeps the article organized. If I look back from the

beginning of the writing process, I can say that I have improved in my writing skills. This

course really fulfilled all the expectations I had about writing in English, without a doubt, I

can see the progress I have made in writing my own assignments.

Thinking about writing today is one of my greatest satisfactions because I feel that it

has been a constant work, difficulties have arisen from the beginning, but I am sure that every

day is a time of learning to improve and have skills to become a very good writer. Every

process of knowledge is difficult, but with perseverance positive results can be obtained. "If

you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot”

Stephen King.

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 References

Muñoz, M. (2022). Opinion Paragraph [Virtual Information Object]. Universidad Nacional

Abierta y a Distancia. https://repository.unad.edu.co/handle/10596/48652

Muñoz, M. (2020). Unit 3: Post-Writing. In A Practical Guide to Writing (pp. 60-91).

Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia. https://repository.unad.edu.co/handle/10596/37392

VIMEP. (2020). Instructivo para la usabilidad de Normas internacionales de citación APA 7a

Edición [PDF]. Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia.

https://repository.unad.edu.co/static/pdf/Norma_APA_7_Edicion.pdf

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