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    This document provides instructions for a group activity assigned in an English course at the University of Puerto Rico. The activity requires groups to take sentences and phrases from a textbook and make them clearer by adding descriptive words and details. The groups will submit three drafts - a handwritten first draft, a typed second draft, and a third draft incorporating feedback from peers. The final submission will include a title page, all three drafts, and a rubric. The goal is for students to practice improving the clarity of their writing.

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    This document provides instructions for a group activity assigned in an English course at the University of Puerto Rico. The activity requires groups to take sentences and phrases from a textbook and make them clearer by adding descriptive words and details. The groups will submit three drafts - a handwritten first draft, a typed second draft, and a third draft incorporating feedback from peers. The final submission will include a title page, all three drafts, and a rubric. The goal is for students to practice improving the clarity of their writing.

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    Great Writing 3: From Great Paragraphs To Great Essays

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    This document provides instructions for a group activity assigned in an English course at the University of Puerto Rico. The activity requires groups to take sentences and phrases from a textbook and make them clearer by adding descriptive words and details. The groups will submit three drafts - a handwritten first draft, a typed second draft, and a third draft incorporating feedback from peers. The final submission will include a title page, all three drafts, and a rubric. The goal is for students to practice improving the clarity of their writing.

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    UniversityofPuertoRicoatBayamn

    English3201
    Fall2015
    Prof.DavielizVillafaeColn

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    InstructionsforClarityGroupActivity

    Eachgroupwillcreateclearsentencesforthephrasesandsentencespresentedonactivities6
    and7frompage48of
    GreatWriting3:FromGreatParagraphstoGreatEssays
    .Sincethe
    objectiveofthisworkisforeachoneofthesesentencestoprovidementalpicturesforthe
    reader,youmustapplydescriptive(precise)wordsandadequatepronounreferencestothe
    bestofyourcapabilities.Youcanusethelistsofsensewords,pronouns,adjectives,and
    adverbstoapplyclaritytoyourwriting.Includeasmanydetailsasnecessarytocreategood
    mentalpictures.
    Thisgroupworkactivitywillrequirethesubmissionofthreedrafts.Thefirstdraftwillbea
    handwrittenroughdraft.Oncethisdraftisfinishedinclass,oneofthemembersofthegroup
    willberesponsibleoftypingtheinformationoncomputer.Thiswillbeconsideredthe
    seconddraftoftheactivity.
    Theseconddraftwillbereadinclassbyallmembersofthegroup.Whileonememberofthe
    groupisreading,therewillbeanothermemberwhowillwritedownthesuggestionsthatthe
    audiencewillmaketoimprovetheclarityofeachoneoftheproposedsentenceswhen
    necessary.Onceeachofthesentenceshasbeendiscussed,thegroupwillincorporatethe
    audiencessuggestionstoimproveclarity.
    Thethirdandfinaldraftwillincludearevisedversionofthesentencesyoucameupwithasa
    group.Thistime,theywouldhavebeenimprovedbasedontheaudiencessuggestions.
    Afterthelastpresentationofthisactivity,everygroupwillsubmitthethreedraftsatthe
    beginningofthenextclasssession.Thisworkwillincludeatitlepagethatisgoingtobe
    availablefordownloadonthecoursewebsite.
    Thetotalnumberofpointspossibleforthisactivityis60points.Arubricwillalsobeposted
    onthecoursewebsiteundertheRubricssection.Thiswillbethelastdocumentyouwill
    includeattheendoftheactivity.Inotherwords,yourgroupactivitywillbecomposedof:
    a. atitlepage
    b. afirstdraft(handwritten)
    c. aseconddraft(norevisionsfromtheaudience)
    d. athirddraft(includingrevisionsfromtheaudience)
    e. rubric

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