signal verbs and sentence variety

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Signal verbs and Sentence Variety

Signal Verbs

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Lets look at a paragraph. Tell me what signal verbs are in each sentence What are your go-tos? In small groups come up with a list of as many signal verbs as you can

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Signal Verbs

Now group them into categories of your choosing. Word of caution Circle or underline in your draft.

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Sentence Variety

Sentence Variety

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Read "Shitty First Drafts" Highlight each sentence in the color coded for each sentence variety.

Highlight your draft in the same manner.

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Greatness eludes precise definition, and historically it has been approached in different ways. In ancient times, greatness had spiritual connotations, and geniuses were viewed as divine.1 Kant thought talent was an integral ingredient of the emergence of greatness, as geniuses use their natural talents to produce something original and exemplary (Kant, 1790/1952). According to Kant, since genius was inborn, it cannot be taught; it can only be imitated by inspired non-geniuses.2 The English dramatist John Dryden echoed Kant’s sentiment, declaring, “genius must be born, and never can be taught” (Dryden, 1693/1885, p. 60). Since the beginning of this debate, both extremes have been represented. 3 Sir Joshua Reynolds, an influential 18th century British painter, warned his students at the Royal Academy thatYou must have no dependence on your genius. If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency. Nothing is denied to well directed labour; nothing is to be obtained without it. Not to enter into metaphysical discussions on the nature or essence of genius, I will venture to assert, that assiduity unabated by difficulty, and a dispo- sition eagerly directed to the object of its pursuit, will produce effects similar to those which some call the result of natural powers. (Reynolds, 1966, p. 37) While it seemed everyone had an opinion, the topic started receiving scientific treatment with the publication of Francis Galton’s Hereditary Genius in 1869.4 Based on his analysis of eminent lineages, Galton, who was Charles Darwin’s cousin and was greatly influenced by Darwin’s ideas, argued that genius is primarily born.5 While Galton acknowledged the importance of passion, zeal, and persistence, he argued that regardless of environment, those with exemplary natural abilities inevitably rise to the top (Galton, 1874).