Explain the process you have used for writing papers in the past.

Create a series of short journal entry’s on the development of writing skills:

sept 1:

Reading and Writing Log:
Explain the process you have used for writing papers in the past.

Explain the process you have used for reading in the past.

sept 6:

Reading and Writing Log:
After reading this article: What did you already know? What surprised you? What do you wish you had known before? What do you disagree with? How will you apply what you are thinking about in class?
link: https://wac.colostate.edu/books/writingspaces1/irvin–what-is-academic-writing.pdf

sept 8:

Reading and Writing Log:
After reading the article.

What are some new things you might do when you get a writing assignment? How will you use what you have learned in this class and your other classes?
link: https://wac.colostate.edu/docs/books/writingspaces1/hinton–so-youve-got-a-writing-assignment.pdf

oct 6:

Reading and Writing Log:

Find a piece of writing that you were able to read through quickly and fully understand. Any piece of writing will do. What did the writer do that made it easier for you to read and understand?

Find a piece of writing that is difficult to understand. Once again, any piece of writing will do. What did the writer do that made it difficult to understand?

What can you apply to your own writing?

oct 13:

Reading and Writing Log:
Look at least two different types of writing from your other classes and one from outside of school. How do they structure the conclusions? As a reader, what was your impression? Use examples from the introductions to explain why. What can you apply to your own writing?

oct 18:

Reading and Writing Log:

After finishing a draft in the past, what would you do before turning it in? (Be honest.) Did the strategies you used work? Why or why not?

nov:

Reading and Writing Log:

How can you adapt your writing to different audiences and styles?

nov :

Reading and Writing Log:

How can you adapt your writing to different audiences and styles?

if the prompts seem ambiguous, or in need of specifics, just generalize. if you have any further questions, please inquire.

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