Physics 496-Writing Workshop

Writing Workshop (WW) Assignments

These exercises will be completed during class time on the day indicated and uploaded to the my.physics portal at the conclusion of that day's session.

The purpose of WW is to help you improve your critical reading and rhetorical skills, and they will be graded as "showed up and made a sincere effort" = full points; "no show" = 0 points. In addition, your thoughtful and enthusiastic participation in WW and completion of the exercises will contribute to your "participation" points, as shown in the course grading scheme.

The writing workshop assignments are password protected and are available only students enrolled in PHYS 496. Please treat these exercises as confidential; they are not to be reposted or distributed to others outside the class.

WW #1—Finding the Right Word—September 13 Ms. P Solutions

WW #2—Using the Right Word—September 20 Solutions

WW #3—Four-Letter Words in Science Writing (no, not those words)—September 27 Solutions

WW #4—Ambiguous Pronouns—October 11 Solutions

WW #5—Them Thar Indirect Openings—October 18 Solutions

WW #6—The Three-Preposition Rule (3PR)—October 25 Solutions

WW #7—Making Verbs Work—November 8 Solutions

WW #8—Parallel Construction—November 15 Solutions

WW #9—Shooting for Shorth—November 22 Solutions

WW Bonus—Putting it All Together—Editing Ms. P Style **Bonus** (25 pts)—Submit by December 10 Solutions