Timed Writing Visual Evaluation Professor Danielsen Warm Up

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Timed Writing & Visual Evaluation Professor Danielsen

Timed Writing & Visual Evaluation Professor Danielsen

Warm Up: How do you approach a timed writing/essay?

Warm Up: How do you approach a timed writing/essay?

Timed Writing A common method for evaluating how well you think on your feet

Timed Writing A common method for evaluating how well you think on your feet Common in college classes, entrance exams, exit exams, placement exams, etc.

Before the essay Get a good night’s rest. Don’t psych yourself out. Make sure

Before the essay Get a good night’s rest. Don’t psych yourself out. Make sure you eat a light meal before hand are not hungry/too full before your essay.

True/False: During the essay Use clichéd language Read the prompt carefully Write as much

True/False: During the essay Use clichéd language Read the prompt carefully Write as much as you possibly can Underline, highlight, star anything in the prompt that seems to be important or required Rely on the 5 paragraph model Go through the beginning of the writing process!

Remember the Writing Process?

Remember the Writing Process?

Timed Writing You only need to brainstorm and get through a single draft. Don’t

Timed Writing You only need to brainstorm and get through a single draft. Don’t worry too much about grammatical mistakes/spelling- cross things out if you need to! Graders will be looking for development of ideas, not necessarily correct spelling.

Timed Writing Budget your time! Budget for brainstorming Budget for drafting Budget for major

Timed Writing Budget your time! Budget for brainstorming Budget for drafting Budget for major revising at the end

Visual Evaluation We will be evaluating a film, and thus it is important to

Visual Evaluation We will be evaluating a film, and thus it is important to understand some basic film terms: Dialogue/Script (Screenwriting) Acting Cinematography/Photography Film Editing Costuming Music/Film Score Director

So, let’s practice! We’ll watch two visual texts and evaluate each. Text #1: https:

So, let’s practice! We’ll watch two visual texts and evaluate each. Text #1: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=r. Gxe 83 l. Xg Jg Text #2: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=x. R 0 x. GN 826 z. U

Evaluate these skits: The Beygency versus Traffic Stop Dialogue/Script Acting Cinematography/Photography Film Editing

Evaluate these skits: The Beygency versus Traffic Stop Dialogue/Script Acting Cinematography/Photography Film Editing