October 1, 2014

Welcome to ENG 1450Writing and Reading for Problem Solving

***Please keep homework & report at your desk.***

Tonight’s agenda• Brief presentations – Katelyn, Ryan M.• Writing strategies – controlling voice• Return & review quiz #1• Quiz #2 study guide• K.T. situation appraisal• Break (10 min.)• K.T. problem analysis• Fishbone diagrams• Reading strategies – critical viewing (8-8:40)

• Homework, report

Brief presentations

• Katelyn, Ryan M.

Writing strategies – controlling voice

• What is voice?• What is point of view?• What are the different types of point of view?

– First person (“I, we”)– Second person (“you”)– Third person (“he, she, they, it”)

• What does informal writing look like?• What does formal writing look like?

Writing strategies – controlling voice

• What does present tense look like?

• Past tense?

• Future tense?

Why are talking about this?

• By requiring ourselves to think about the features of our writing (point of view, tense, formality), we are thinking about our own mental processes.

• When we think about how we do something, we understand it better.

• If we understand how we write, we will grow accustomed to writing more effectively.

Writing strategies – controlling voice

• In-class essay #2– Write a three-paragraph essay that introduces

you to your team.• Paragraph 1 = Write informally in the first person.

Use the future tense.• Paragraph 2 = Write informally in the second

person. Use the present tense.• Paragraph 3 – Write formally in the third person.

Use the past tense.

Review quiz #1

Quiz #2 study guide

• You should have a good understanding of the terms, ideas, and concepts from the following reading assignments:– ch. 6– ch. 8, p. 188-94– ch. 5, p. 103-11;– ch. 7, 157-59

K.T. situation appraisal

• Terms– Problem– Timing– Trend– Impact– Next process

• Problem analysis• Decision analysis• Potential problem analysis

K.T. situation appraisal

• p. 215-17, ex. 8.1, 8.2, 8.3

Break

• See you in 10 minutes …

Fishbone diagrams

• Work in teams of 3-4 people.• Think of a problem—so long as it fits within our

working definition of problem.• Brainstorm all the potential solutions to the

problem. Simply list all of your group’s ideas.• Then, using your brainstormed ideas, create a

fishbone diagram.• Key idea: How can you organize your ideas into

separate categories?

Homework, report

• There is no homework or report this week.

Reading strategies – critical viewing

• Watch “The Surplus,” an episode from the fifth season of The Office.

• As you watch the episode, take notes on everything you see that is related to our course’s content.

• Be prepared to share.

Reading strategies – critical viewing

• Some questions to get your mind working in the right direction:– What is the problem?– What are the conflicts among the

stakeholders?– What complications arise?– Who makes the final decision?– What factors contribute to the final decision?