ng topic ccntcnco3r' spcciflc troncitionill clcviccc' kj-ncls of rnmllol

J7. MAI(ING THE

J, ng topic ccntcnco3r' spcciflc troncitionill clcviccc' kj-ncls of rnmllol

otnrcturo, ^cnd othcr acpcctc

oi

Socd comp'ocition'

Rclatccl

to thlc i3

anothcr cssuoptlon supportctl W ^{rocont rccocrch}

ln

^tho pcychoJ-ogy

of

J'carni:1g' rnrcly

tlnt

^{pcoplo crc EDIo cpt}

^to

^lcarrt

from

thcir

^{succcsccs than}

thcir fcilurcc' ^thnt

^pocltlvo rcinforccmcnt of

rlghl

^choiccs

Ic

nost apt

to

incrcaco lcarnfurg

cfficicncy'

^{l'Iou1d you ogrco'} thon, that tnls'cuggoctc

ttrit

comlocltlon as3llnacr'tc ^ought

to

^{bo stucturod}

30 ac

to

^{lnsuro r1g-lrt} choic&

jn

_what

ic

^{bclng tought' ancl corroctlon}

ohoull lnvolvo ^Lhc tcachcrts ^scarch

for

^{cucccsccs rcthcr}

tlon

^{p ro f ircc dlt'€}

for

ulstakoc? rr trFlno inprovo&.cnttr on a corposition ^{covcrccl wl'th rcC mrks} 1c not vcry Iikclry

to

rcinforco ^thosc

right

cholccc.tho rtudont did ^Dnko'

ond tho considcmblo offcrb

of

^{tho tcachcr Lo}

flnrl

^{a1I tho rLictokoc lrt} thc coryosltlon ^{troy bc aLrDo!} totoLly wcstccl conciclcrlng ^how

cfflclont

pooplc orc

in forgctthg or

^{i8noring wkit thcy donrt hrant}

to

^rccognlzo'

An

olrcct

^{ldoa.I cyoton r,.oul.cl bc ono}

in

^{which thc tcachor r+ac frco}

^of

^tho cllcDittng rplc

of

thc arrct-huntcr

or

pcnallzing ^{Jucigo ond onotood} ma ablo

to

^{as 3ulno}

^a

coopcmting' praicing

rolo'

ocpcci'a}]J wlth ^{thooo Hockor}

ctu<Iontg ^{who nood} rcassurilncc and cncoumSc[cnt nD3t'

,lit thc ^corc

tlrrc'

^{though' a (iooimblo c- stcm should-*}

T:lt tt

should nbt mlolcacl a ^ctuclont

into

^thinklng

tlr'rt

hc hos nactorod rcro ^thcn

In fact

^{hc tlad' Orodcs shou1d}

rcflcct

achiovolrcnt agalact conc obcoluto

'\''.--.-4;4

4(.)b

ctanclard; ^LhcY sr,c.,ldr, ^{1 bc irri:rccL up} lrith cncouragulrcnt anil thus ^bo rc-ndcrc<l

rcaning1ucG. Iclca}ly cach ruLurncd conpocition ^{shouLcl show what} thc ^studcnt

hacl donc wcl-I agai.nst a bfcl(l'roun'l of vhat hc ctil1 ^ncuducl to lcarn jrt _ordcr to complctu thc cc'tlisu cat::ri:rccoril1'

Thcrc arc clcarly ^Irr, ru cri"uria tkit ^{-'ru chou].cl} sct ^up lor a dccir -ablo _Syotcn of con4,osiLion co,'ructioli-antl I ^{am surr: you arc aw'aro} that I

havc chocon for mirrLion solrl; of thosu critoria I fccl a chcd<-list ic ^rcost

oucccscful ¹ⁿ full:i-ilirrg-but allow ^lnr.,;, j-f _you wiIL, to ^{go on clirc} ctly ^to

an @(planatior-i cf thc uoc of thu chcck-Iict ^{you havc} iI front of ^{you' onc} that ^hac Srown out of ^{prcviouc work} r'rith chcck-fist at Tuachcro Collcgc ^by

Gc ralcl Dykctra, ^Emnl l"uthcrforC, ^ancl othcrc'

TIIE CHEG(-LET ^{T'S [,SED} IN ^TEACHI:G

Thlo clcck-1ict hac bccn uccrl with intc rrurcliatc and ^advarr ccd ctuclcntc'

rcct of

^{whom tncl writtcn fcw} cr.rnposition bcforc takinS a couloc

ill'

coupo-cltion ln thic

country" Thcy hcd nnctcn:<l uDct

of

tho baotc ctructurcc of Engllah, but alroct al.l

of

t'hcso stuclcntc rctalncd scrious trcublcapotg

thatreflcctcdthoirrlctlvc]ansuagcbockErolrndc;articlosforOricntalcr porfoct tcrndc c

for

ldctcLlc--Ecctcnl, cnd stotcrEont-"ro r<I-ordc

r

^clauccc

j'ntrp-clucod by guoction ^I'ro rdc

(for

ocaoplc.,

I

^{clonrt }orow whon} <li<l hc ^go)

' for

al-rcr!. ovcrybody. l,oc! ^wcro -rlot awqrc

of

toplc cntcrrccc' supporting ctaLc:

@to. ^{focurln8 on} thc ccntraf ⁱ _'lco

of

thc ^paro 8rflPh'

trancitiornl

^c]'omntc'

orxl tho ^{IJ)<c, crvr-,n l-rl t} troir oln languagcq; 1n thcl,r lntrocluctory co:npocl-tlonp. thcy Soncriflly ^{poirJ' I1tt1.o} attontlon

t9

forcol rccruircrnontg or

ID--ctran icc I

:. ;thic

conpocitlon chockrli3t acts ^ac thc syl]abuc

for

thc ^6<rrso;

*eio ^{you''to adopt}

it.

for' your ^{ovn courso,} 1t Hduld ccrLainly ^{ncc<I ror'Isibn}

to flt

^{your orin '}

prticular

toachhg ^airos

' ^In

^{opordtlon copics}

of it

^arc

dlstrlbutod

to

^occh

^of

^{tho 3tudcnto}

^at

^thc bogirurrng

of

thc ^{cour3c wlth an} oreLliatlon 'ttrrit tno

finat

^{cT ahution}

^of

^{thc stuclcnt t c 'ncrk}

^at

^{tho cnd}

^of

tho'icourso

wlll

^{bc bocor] on how wcl1j ho}

lc

^ablo

tb

^show ovi<Icncc

i:r

clacs conposltlonc oi;havlng mstcrcd

aII

thc

itcm' It ic

^unclc

^clcar'

^though'

thb',;,r thc

flrai

-iccuposltlonc

wiII

^{focuc t n only thc 'fogr followlng}

^ltcrc

on thc chcck-Ilst: "A clcar thrjsic ^atatoncnt thot' ^{can bc cuppo rtc<I or}

pr9vg4^{rr qYulch}

is

^thc

first

^{ilcm undor Rou Outlino and tho itcmc that}

doal

rl th

mrgin3, lndcntotiorrr' ^and c16r ^{r.rriting t,hat comc un<lc}

r

thc

hcad-lng ^{l,!c chanlc} givo a ^{clcan, orCc} rl-v lqprccsion'

In

class thc ctudcnto ^''rculd

bc ^chown c)(aryI!-3

of

^wol }-<Ioni thccj.s ctatcmcn

ts

^ancl conpositionc ^wl-th odogu,ltc nxirgjx3i clcar paroq,raph i:''llcntation ard, oacy-to- rcad ^{handwrlti r^8}

or

^clcan typIng; thcn thcy coulcl Pmcticc ^rccognizirg thc itc]I}s-or- thc ^{10 ck}

- ^of

thc!"r-in hrrlttcn ^{Hork cupPlied}

to

th': ^clas:;

for crr'ination

^{(Pcrhops frotr}

last

^ycorrc colryocitionc). ^Ancl flna-l}y, bcforc thu;' rnjrc ^acslgnod thccis

-

ctatctrDntc ^an<l pemgraphc

for

holrc-r'rork thc studcnts ^16u1d practlcc writlng

and

critizing

^thccic ctatcrrcnts ^ancr cowj,,g paragraphc wlth ^{good cDchinlcc}

unt

i1

thq; ucrc clcar ^5

to

^{r''hat rroc cxpc ctc<l}

of

^ti'c

'

^{I1'1ry woultl bc ookcd}

to

^{mko chocks on thc} Composition Chcck-Llst ^ncxL

to

^thooc

ltcrtr

r'tl"ch kld

boon taught

jn

thct- claco ^3ccsion

(in tfig

^{caso tho tho315 statoncnt arxl}

tno ^,rq rg:rrs, lndcntatlon ^{and noatncss)}

to

rcnin<l thclrclvqJ that ^?hooo

-

_{Horo thc 1totrB thcl.} woul<l bc cxpcctcd

to

^{chow rnstcry}

^jn

^{whcn thoy turnod}

Jn tho ncxt clcss ^ccccion'

407

THE CHECK-LIST AS USED EY TI[i TiiAC}iEiI'

Ili

^COMICTI(,N

In

corroctl-ng thc ^conpr

cltion,

^{thc tca chcr has} thrco gocls' ^Tho

flrct

^1c

to

^{coo that tho} otuclcnt hac ^bson abio

to

^usc succcc3fil.ll;r thocc itons

whlch wcro clf,gl&I out

in

thc ^{cLlcoroon tcochlng (ancl}

in later

corrocLiono' also ^{thoco ltcms which} thc toachcr ^hatl prcviotcly ^covorod

in clr3c)' If

tho 3tudont ^{lrac <ionc wolL-and} thc ^toachcr

io

^{pncbabfy tryjng t,o 80 too fadt} or

i3

^glvlng lnrclcquctc irrcpomtlofl ¹

f

alsDot ^c11 tho ctudonts donrt ^do

wol1 on thoco itcms tsught-thc ^tccchc

r

^{markea rcd PIuc}

In

front

of

^tho

ltorn ^on thc Conpocition Chocl<-Llct to lnclicat o

thot It

^{wos wclf; <lonc}

'

^A

parblculorlv ftno Job nlght mtc ^{a do}ublo'pluc, but thore ^oro no ncgatlno

mrks ^and ttrorc

tc

^{no gcnc ra1 Sradc 81von tho popor'}

^In

^otch cuccoodJ:rg

clocs ^coccion, rcro

itcn'l

orc taught' ^{gn4 6jns6} tho proccos 1o cumrlatlvo, Ly d<l-torm ^probably

cl-l

^{thc itoroc cn thc top hall}

of

^thc ehcck-Llstt

to-gothor with lhooc

fistcd

^wclor ComcctLono and a fow ^undor Innr,lnatlvc.

ioo

of

^{Ia c chou].d rogularly bc} rocolvlng rcd plucoo' Ucually

tho otudcnL-arxl tho tcacircrcnjof o ^{sollcl ccngc}

of

ochicvorcnt ^{ac thtt} nrubor

of

^rcd Pluccc ^.5rowc frotr ^wcok

to

wcck. Bcoidco

thlc,

^{thc ctudont lo}

o},ayc ^conccloug

of

^{how much}

^of

^tho cylJabuc has bccn covorod and thuc ^hox rntch ho tns cchlovcd, ^{ovc:' agai-nst} hor+ m"rch

io

^oxpcctcd

of

hlm'

I

^{om curc}

lt

^{w1l-1 curprlco EDot t'achcrt tlLxt novcr}

ln

^{n'v oxporlonco}

wlth thc ^rroc

of

^{thcsc chc} c}<-Lict

'

^{cvcn wlth ctutlcntc}

r'rlth vcry 6mdo-corr.'

ocloui bocJrgrounclc, tr:s thcrc ^bocn

c

^rcqucat

for

^a

lottcr

^{grado' Somthlng}

sDrc manlngfuJ' has bccn cubctitutod

ln itc

^{ctcsd' Anothor SmtUYlng} rocult ^{1o frqucnt -ctuclcnt}

irrltictlvc

^{i:r ockhg}

^for

^{hclp on}

c opoclflc

^'

-

point

if

ono

of

thc itcrB thc ^ctuclcrrt

lc

rcsponolblc

for

^{ronrolns rrithout}

o rod ^pluo

aftcr

^{tvrc or throc}

tricc''iou

^{con in'ogilc how ruch rcrc}

frult-'

_l'r:1

thlc

^{mkoo thc} otu<lcnLtcachcr confclonco than ^l'hcn a studont' ^arxloua

to

<Icfoncl hls uork ^an<l 'norric<l about hi3 ^{poor gmtlco}

'

^cotrDc

^to

^sdk

^1f

:

thorc ^1o

prv

chancc

of

^gcttlIlg

^a

^rrcrr

lll

^{thc cour3c'}

q{c

l+o8

asklng thc ^ctuclcntc

to

^{usc rcmc}

of

thc acpccts

of

co--rn1o]tion

liotrcd.ruxlcr thc hcadirg Imasirntivc. ^{prr:cicc upc}

of

^lansu'lsc

in thbir

horcrrcr* coryocltionc.

I

havc fowrd

it

hclpful

to

^hcvc thcn ^uso tho nuobcrc trn trercnthoocs followJrg thc itcms ^on thc CorPocition Chcck;Llct, placlrigl"

tho .mrr:oaponcllng numbc.

in thcir

com.'osition whcro:thgy

focl

^{thcy havo I}

chorrt noctcry ^od thc itom.

Artful

^{phmcing or} paral.J.cl

ctructuro' 'for

o:o,ry)o, ca, hor+y bu ocpcctccl

ln

evc:y scntcnco, but

lf' ^pamllol

otrec-'turo-Eorg,thc:gonccln

of that

lcccon, tho ctudont riou].<I bc ackcd

to

^put

a _-(6),no:$

to

^{hig ucoo}

of

^pamILcI conctructlon

jl

_h1s coryocition' ^Tho toochor con

ldcntlly

^{what thc ctudcnt hopocl hc} was <Iojsrg' ^on<I vrith

rrc' '

^;

unccrLoln,

t!u>

concrudng ccnrch through tho cornpocltion'

PBO@DIIBESFORREUEDYI}IGI-JSTAKESONIMI'SNOTON'THECT{ECKT'TST

I

on curo 3o@ toachcm

rrjll

ront to aok, ^I'Ihat

ic

^{dono about rolctakcg?}

4To

ttoy

_Juct ^J'cft rrnnarkocl and ^unco moctodi with po inrllcation.

to

thc

. ^':

^'

'

studont

that

thorc

4y

^bo gcrious flawc 1n hic

rritlng?

^lUo

I tnfl rcfa

_:.

rytqp *

^{fa1r, or} honcct. Oftcn

it ic

^{not tho}

strlctlv

compooitlonal gc-pocLo,of,

vritilg

^{ouch ao thocc} listc<l ^on thoi chock-I1ct that rako forcign

otudont. vriti-ng unaccc,ptablc;

it lc

^crrors ln.pottcrn or ^cpoIIlng

oi

.

punctPatien. Togcthcr r+ith thc ^chc ck-I:lct ^{and pc rhap 3 corr: chort} nctg or

coEEpEt, on lttlot thc col4rocition cormunic'rtccl-concthlng

to

acknowlctlgo tbo

tha wrltcrro Pononallty ^ancl h:ic iclcas' as !^cIL a3

to

^{cstablich o}

coIDIIuni-cot.lrrg roJ4!|o4chip ^bctwcon thu icachcr' ^r'ncl thc ctuclcnt-thcro aro ^tuo othor.proccclurca. which havc bccn

hclpful,

^both

of

^thcro concorno<] wlth

out-'leht

^{.PahEEl .,_,.} _t.i

cARELEss; rrRED-y,A.F,Krt IJSTAKES

tho

flrit li

^a 'uRcd-rnrk Llct'r

of

itcus ^{which tho} 91asc' durf€. thc

f:'Et fc*

sdllonir'ogrcc3 ^{coul<I on$} bo carelccc d'ctakos Jnclicatlng ^cLoply

to*'-'not i*"

'""1t of i<rowloago or I'rcctlpo' F'orgotton ^tc rsdnal purctu' atlon, copltaic, ^or

-c

^o*U"c

^for

^{r'rc3cnt tcnso}

thixl

^{person cingu]ar}

vorts oro tho kihd

of

^t'dctokoc

f

rcan; ^{Thc tcachcr} undorlincs 'thcE ^{a3 a} mldnrlor

of

carolcccnccc ^anclrno f\rrthc

r

^lcaub

lc

rpdo

of

thon ^oxcop! In qLroB' co9o3 vrhon tho studont ^{!0oy bc askcd}

to

^{cor:nt tho nu'robor}

of

^rcd-

.

Bd(

^{lototokos arxJ pttt}

lt

in-thc uppbr rlghttian<I. iornor ac a conf-ccclop - ^,.

of

clopplnooo. Prrcbob\y'you wlLL agroc

that

contlnuocl ctrin6cnt

puniclt-Brt

on,tho3o'.:Iirltatlng ^cnd datmctirg tlot*rile, ^{ai ttrougtr}

lt

my ^{bc fuF} tondod'to ^mko 'tho stuclont ^pro ofrdcil ^mrrc carcfully

'

colcom dooc rcro thanoddto,toachorarrclctudontfrnstrntion'anclclcr'lcctattontlonaway

frcr

rcr6'llryortant things'that

rcall;'

^ncriL

attcntion'

^{A cautlon 1c}

-..|.,1*?41^nl

Il i

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